Salt

[RangerDetails]

I hate the smell of vinegar but it`s the only thing that remotely works. But without an extractor, you just can`t have a perfect result.

[Accumulator]

RaskyR1- Your work there was impressive as all get-out, but i simply don`t understand how/why people let their stuff get so nasty...what`s *with* people?!?

[grungy]

Rasky - did you pull the seats at all? I`d think that is the best way to get all of the carpet cleaned, especially under the seat and rails.

-grungy-

[ShaneB]

Yep... This is exactly the type of crap that led me to start this thread. I figured there just had to be an easier way to clean this up! I`m at the point where I think I need to start carrying a small hammer to break up super heavy salt buildup!

[Lonnie]

RaskyR1:
That`s an EXTREMELY neglected Audi S4. Like Accumulator asked, "How does anyone let it get that bad?"
If the owner is a salesperson who gets in-and-out of the car frequently AND lives in the upper Midwest (like Minnesota), then, yes, I understand how it happen. So I gotta ask, What steamer and extractor do you use to do such an amazing job on salt-blocks like that pictured??

ShaneB:
If you come up with a "better" manual method than a hammer-and-screw driver to "chisel" you way through the salt-block residue, let me know: I`m all for an easier way to remove that stuff. It`s one of the reasons I use a microwave to boil the water-vinegar mix to clean those spots: kind of a poor man`s steamer.

[RaskyR1]

RaskyR1:
That`s an EXTREMELY neglected Audi S4. Like Accumulator asked, "How does anyone let it get that bad?"
If the owner is a salesperson who gets in-and-out of the car frequently AND lives in the upper Midwest (like Minnesota), then, yes, I understand how it happen. So I gotta ask, What steamer and extractor do you use to do such an amazing job on salt-blocks like that pictured??

ShaneB:
If you come up with a "better" manual method than a hammer-and-screw driver to "chisel" you way through the salt-block residue, let me know: I`m all for an easier way to remove that stuff. It`s one of the reasons I use a microwave to boil the water-vinegar mix to clean those spots: kind of a poor man`s steamer.

This S4 actually belongs to one of my best clients and he typically brings the car to me every 6-12 months. I know he wears a lot of combat style boots and does a lot of driving so I think it was from all the getting in and out of the car and snow was able to melt and get down below the WeatherTech matts. The salt on the back seat came from snow melting up front.

I actually a cheap Mcculloch steamer and my Mytee lite II.

[RaskyR1]

Rasky - did you pull the seats at all? I`d think that is the best way to get all of the carpet cleaned, especially under the seat and rails.

-grungy-

I did not, wasn`t in the budget but I would agree.

[danlc95]

Meguiar`s All Purpose Cleaner, and an Aqua scrub brush on the PC.