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By Alexa Erickson, The Family Handyman
If you live where winter is a five-month-long ice and snow storm, wait
until the melt is over and then give your car a well-deserved deep
cleaning. While cleaning out the interior, you may notice unsightly road
salt stains. Here is how to get rid of salt stains in your car. You may also be interested in how to get rid of salt stains on shoes.
One option for how to get rid of salt stains in your car is to use vinegar.
Step 1: Gather your supplies
1 spray bottle
1 bottle of household distilled white vinegar
Hot water
Scrub brush with hard bristles
Dry cleaning cloth
Wet/dry vac
Step 2: Make the solution
1. In the spray bottle, make a cleaning solution consisting of 50-percent vinegar and 50-percent hot water.
2. Spray the solution onto the affected areas (carpet and floormats will likely have the most salt stains).
3. Let the solution sit for a few seconds, then scrub vigorously with the scrub brush.
4. Soak up the remaining mixture with a dry cleaning cloth.
5. Use a wet/dry vac to suck up any remaining solution and salt residue.
6. Hang floor mats to dry. If parked inside, you can keep the windows rolled down to air out the vinegar smell.
Another option for how to get rid of salt stains in your car is to use foaming carpet cleaner.
Step 1: Gather your supplies
Foaming carpet cleaner (like Chemical Guys Foaming Carpet Cleaner)
Scrub brush
Wet/dry vacuum
Step 2: Apply foaming carpet cleaner
1. Spray the foaming carpet cleaner generously on the salt stains.
2. Use the scrub brush to gently work the salt up to the surface.
3. Allow the cleaner to dry.
4. Vacuum up the dried residue.
