By late winter, most cars in Etobicoke wear a pale crust of road salt on the floor mats, door sills and carpet.
By late winter, most cars in Etobicoke wear a pale crust of road salt on the floor mats, door sills and carpet. It looks like chalk, but it is a mineral residue that draws in moisture and keeps the carpet damp. Our mobile service dissolves and extracts it right where you park. The sooner it is treated, the easier it comes out.
Vacuuming alone will not do it. We loosen the dry salt, spray a salt neutralizer that dissolves the crystals, then use hot-water extraction to rinse it out of the carpet fibre. We also lift the mats and clean underneath, because trapped moisture there can rust the floor pan and leave a musty smell. Salt that dries inside the padding is the reason rings keep returning.
Rubber mats get scrubbed and rinsed, while carpeted mats take extraction and a dry pass. Door sills and plastics get a wipe-down so the white film stops transferring onto trousers. Drivers in places like Sherway often find the front driver footwell is worst, since boots bring salt in every trip. Heavy-duty boots and wet snow make it worse through January and February.
For best results, book once the heaviest salt season has passed, then again in late fall if you want a head start. A set of deep rubber liners cuts the build-up in half. Visits typically take a couple of hours, and we can combine them with a wider interior detail if the rest of the cabin needs attention.
Want the full breakdown? Read our complete guide to salt stain removal.
Etobicoke blends high-rise condo towers along the Humber Bay Shores waterfront with detached and semi-detached homes with driveways in Islington, Kingsway and Long Branch, plus townhouse and apartment complexes in Rexdale and along Kipling, so we set up in a driveway, visitor lot or garage as needed.
Lake Ontario brings damp air and winter spray, and road salt from the Gardiner, QEW and 427 coats lower panels and wheel wells through the cold months. Spring pollen and construction dust from ongoing condo development along the waterfront settle on paint.
Getting from Etobicoke to a downtown shop means the Gardiner at rush hour, and nearby shops can have long waits. A mobile detailer works in your driveway or condo garage and saves the trip.
We regularly work in Sherway, Kingsview Village and Edenbridge, and every other part of Etobicoke.
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Everything is done on-site, at your location, with our own water, power and pro-grade products.
Straightforward flat prices, shown up front. Choose your vehicle size and book online in under a minute.
Add the exterior for +$100 (full interior + exterior). Extras: Heavy pet hair +$75, Vomit / biohazard +$150. We come to you, 24/7. Pay after the job by card, debit, cash or e-transfer.
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