Before you try anything: always speak to a professional before cleaning, treating or applying any product to your stone. Every slab is different, and the wrong product can cause permanent damage. Contact us or a qualified stone restorer first.
Quick answer
Red wine does not soak into porcelain because it is non-porous and does not react with acid. Blot it, wipe with warm soapy water and dry. Any tint left behind usually comes off with a non-abrasive cream cleaner.
First, check what you are dealing with
- Colour sitting on the surface: dried wine. It cleans off.
- A faint tint after cleaning: give it a cream cleaner and a day of light.
What you need
- Paper towel
- pH-neutral dish liquid
- Soft cloth
- Non-abrasive cream cleaner
Step by step
Blot, do not wipe
Soak up any liquid with paper towel straight away. Wiping spreads it across a bigger area.
Wash the area
Clean with warm water and a few drops of pH-neutral dish liquid, rinse and dry with a soft cloth so you can see what is left on the porcelain.
Lift any tint
Work a little non-abrasive cream cleaner over the area with a damp soft cloth, then rinse and dry.
What not to use on porcelain
- Scourers, steel wool and abrasive creams on a polished surface.
- Mixing cleaning chemicals, especially bleach with anything else.
When to call a professional
If a mark will not lift, ask a repairer before using anything stronger. A porcelain repairer can fill chips with colour-matched resin; scratches through the printed layer cannot be polished back.
Understanding red wine stains on porcelain
Porcelain is fired to a dense, non-porous body, so liquids stay on the surface and nearly all marks can be cleaned off.
A porcelain repairer can fill chips with colour-matched resin; scratches through the printed layer cannot be polished back.
Good to know
Wine cannot get into porcelain, but on textured or matte finishes the colour can sit in the surface texture. A soft brush helps.
Stop it happening again
Whether yours is large-format marble-look and concrete-look porcelain slabs, repairing it fixes today's mark; protecting it stops the next one. Our clear Stone Protection Film sits over the surface, so marks stay on the film, not the surface. Choose Gloss for polished porcelain or Matte/Satin for honed and matte finishes. The protection is identical. It is installed across Sydney with a 10-year written warranty.
How we protect porcelain · Stain removal guide · Red wine stains on every surface