Remove Salt Stains

[Rick (8)]

Any idea how to remove salt stains from the floorcarpeting of a vehicle? I had someone suggest Vinegar?

Thanks

 

[dbaron]

Use white vinegar

 

[TeGGeR®]

Any idea how to remove salt stains from the floorcarpeting of a vehicle? I had someone suggest Vinegar?

Vinegar is not a good idea. You can damage the color of the carpet with that.

Scrape off the loose, crusty salt with a popsicle stick or something and vacuum up.

Wet a rag to near-dripping with plain water. Place on top of salt stain, press in lightly and leave until the salt has dissolved (an hour or so).

Once the salt has dissolved, use a fresh rag with more water to press it in and dilute the salt. You can rub a bit. Now get a DRY rag, and press/wiggle it into the wet carpet to soak up the water. Keep pressing with the dry parts of the dry rag and most of the salt will be removed.

At this point, if you want an extra nice job done, you can use a wet-dry ShopVac while that part of the carpet is still wet.

 

[dbaron]

Vinegar is not a good idea. You can damage the color of the carpet with that.

No damage to carpet, I've seen white vinegar solution used on persian rugs. Just have 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup of water and you'll be fine.

dave

 

[Jo]

test in a non-visable area...

No damage to carpet, I've seen white vinegar solution used on persian rugs. Just have 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup of water and you'll be fine.

dave

 

[Rick (8)]

Thank you all for your input

test in a non-visable area...