Carpet road salt

[67's]

Anyone have a really good method to remove the crusty salt from drivers side carpets? while i havent been driving from surgery, my wife missed a couple of cleaning trips, Now I need to remove the salt where she missed the Weathertech mats.

[shane@detailedreflections]

There’s a few years. Some people say vinegar diluted will do it. 

 

We use a combination of steam and hot water extraction with a good carpet cleaner and agitation. 

[8675309'SS]

If you don’t have the extractor or steamer, you can get good results with vinegar and distilled water.  I had great results with the situation below.  I think it mixed it 50/50 for the salt crust below (I posted it somewhere on here.  I’ll edit here when I find it.).  It was a matter of soaking and blotting/wiping repeatedly. 

 

[falcaineer]

38 minutes ago, 8675309'SS said:

If you don’t have the extractor or steamer, you can get good results with vinegar and distilled water.  I had great results with the situation below.  I think it mixed it 50/50 for the salt crust below (I posted it somewhere on here.  I’ll edit here when I find it.).  It was a matter of soaking and blotting/wiping repeatedly. 

 

 

Found it, Jen...you were right...

 

 

[67's]

Thanks for the replys and info, will the CUC work?

[falcaineer]

22 minutes ago, 67's said:

Thanks for the replys and info, will the CUC work?

 

I'd try the method above. I think the CUC is a saline-based product, so using it on salt is counterintuitive. 

[Rich]

You guys beat me to it.  White vinegar and water. I don't know about distilled water, what the difference is.  But it will work.   Soak it good, let it dry, use a brush to loosen the junk, then vacuum.  After that, if you need to use Carpet Cleaner to clean the whole rug (if you get a light spot from the cleaned area) then do it up. 

[67's]

Thanks all for the info

[falcaineer]

14 minutes ago, 67's said:

Thanks all for the info

 

Sooooooo... how'd it go?!

[67's]

Have to wait until the weekend

[Thrawn]

This is perfect timing as I was just looking for an answer to this question as well.

[Thrawn]

I can confirm that the vinegar/distilled water method worked for me.  The vinegar smell is strong though.

[falcaineer]

9 hours ago, Thrawn said:

I can confirm that the vinegar/distilled water method worked for me.  The vinegar smell is strong though.

 

That's what Odor Neutralizer is for 😁...

[Rich]

1. You used WHITE vinegar didn't you?  And sprinkle baby powder or baking soda over it overnight and vacuum it up in the morning.  That'll take care of the smell.  

[Thrawn]

Yes, I used white vinegar.  I don't have any odor neutralizer but the febreeze I had didn't work.  I'll try the baking soda next.

[67's]

White Vinegar and warm water in a old DS bottle worked for me.