Salt

[dmeech]

So the other night I decided to vacuum my car and clean out the salt thats accumulated over the winter.
Anyone got any pointers on how to clean out the salt? I vacuumed as much of the loose stuff I could then scrubbed with soap and water and a stiff bristle brush but there are still areas where the carpet is hard.

Also before I soaped u the carpet I pulled it up, and on the driver's side I noticed that aside from salt seeping through the carpet(which I vacuumed up) the foam sound deadening was soaked with water, so I had to vaccum that too. I really need to get bigger rubber floor mats.

[Nemasys]

Yeah, ive got a couple spots too that would need scrubbing, ill have to check my local car store too see what they have/recommend for washing carpets without soaking them too much

[Ron-E-Babe]

just hose them off good and let them dry in the sun???

[khan4rtist]

salt accumulates in a car after winter??? wtf?? i wouldnt know i dont live in a snowy area...

[ontarian_frog]

because we put salt on the roads and pathways so we don't slip and kill ourselves.

[khan4rtist]

ahh i see, i never knew that, snowy places are such different worlds O_o o_O

[ontarian_frog]

yup, you guys don't get rusted cars like we do!

[dmeech]

yup, you guys don't get rusted cars like we do!

Yeah I I want to really clean out my carpet and rid it of salt so I dont rust out my floor board like ive seen done on many cars.