Removing salt from floor mats

[PatrickSponge]

Anyone know how? My floor mats are caked with hardened salt and it's near impossible to get off now. Any tips?

[Kloubek]

Take them to a spray wash and shoot the hell out of them?

[Mitsu3000gt]

Warm water, soap, and a toilet brush or something similar. Then I put 303 on them, and its easier to get the dirt/salt off the next time.

EDIT: I assumed you had rubber mats because its winter. I re-read your post and it looks like you may have regular mats. Next winter, buy some rubber mats. Anyways, to clean your carpet mats get one of these:

http://reviews.canadiantire.ca/9045/...0P/reviews.htm

I have one and it works awesome on carpet/upholstry.

[em2ab]

Don't scrub them too hard or you'll ruin the carpet.

[ExtraSlow]

Warm water will do it, but you may have to soak them.
Once the salt is gone, you'll be left with dirt, so some kind of cleaner is a good second step.

[SilverBoost]

Soak'em in the tub and use a brush to remove the caked in stuff. Car mats (good ones) are pretty durable and will almost look new again after a good wash if they aren't trampled to shit.

Rubber mats FTW. Carpet ones get stored in the trunk in the winter.

[CelicaST-162]

WeatherTech mats FTW!