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Salt Exterminator™ 4WD Wash

The ultimate all-in-1 4WD wash made to remove salt, mud, red dirt & more. Simply foam on & rinse off!

Lifts, loosens & dissolves mud with Deep Expansion Technology
Dissolves & dislodges surface salt & salt deposits
Chemical + physical rust inhibitors keep protecting after you rinse
One wash for every exterior surface, from paint to chassis rails
Safe for Ceramic coated & PPF wrapped vehicles at a 1:10 dilution

1L · Try It

~10 washes

$2.49 per wash

$24.90

Watch a filthy 4WD come back to life

Caked-on mud, salt & road grime foamed off in one go. No scrubbing & no editing tricks. Simply spray, soak & rinse!

Foam it onBlanket the whole vehicle: panels, arches & underbody.

Let it soak2-3 minutes. Never let it dry on the surface.

Rinse it offSalt, mud & grime let go without touching the paint.

Simply spray, soak & rinse

What makes it different

What your current wash isn’t doing

Made, bottled & tested in QLD for Aussie beaches & mud. Here it is side by side with what you’re probably using now.

Benefits	Salt Ext.	Ordinary wash	Plain water
Dissolves water-insoluble (ionic) salt	✓	✗	✗
Breaks down packed clay & bog mud	✓	✗	✗
Leaves active rust inhibitors behind	✓	✗	✗
Safe on ceramic, PPF & wraps (1:10)	✓	~	✓
One product: paint, glass, wheels, trim, underbody	✓	Rarely	✗
No-scrub foam clean	✓	✗	✗
Made for Aussie beaches + mud	✓	✗	n/a
Cost per wash	$1.30	$2-4	the rust bill

Trusted by the 4WD community

The wash the 4WD 24-7 crew uses on their own rigs

Shaun Whale, Graham Cahill & Jesse Gleeson from 4WD 24-7, the biggest 4WD channel in the world with over a billion minutes watched. They all use Salt Exterminator on their own rigs!

Shaun Whale · 4WD 24-7 · “No pressure washer? No problem!”

Graham Cahill · 4WD 24-7 · “Why you should NEVER use a broom at the car wash”

Jesse Gleeson · 4WD 24-7 · “Salt Exterminator VS extreme caked-on mud”

@fongs_gq · giving his GQ a 4WDetail

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Got footage of your own rinse-off? Send it to help@4wdetail.com. Best clip each month gets a free 5L.

One bottle, whole rig

One wash. Every surface.

Paint & clear coat

Ceramic, PPF & wraps (1:10)

Glass & mirrors

Alloys & tyres

Plastics, trims & checker plate

Canopies & roof racks

Chassis & underbody

Engine bay (as directed)

Plus the daily driver and the gear it tows: camper trailers, caravans, painted & alloy boats, bikes. Weekend rig or school-run hatchback, it's the same weekly wash. Gelcoat or fibreglass hull? Use our Marine Series, the same chemistry made for those surfaces. Heavy brake dust? Pair with Wheel Wizard for the deep clean.

Why 4WDs rust after washing

Think hosing it off is enough? Unfortunately not...

There's a variety of different salt compounds in the ocean. Some wash away with water & some do NOT. These water insoluble compounds are called Ionic Salt compounds & their structure cannot be broken up with just water! They sit in your chassis rails, seams & bolt threads, drawing in moisture & corroding your 4WD from the inside out. That's why almost every beach-driven 4WD has some degree of surface rust!

And it's not just a beach problem. Clay & bog mud pack into your chassis rails like wet concrete. They hold moisture & dissolved salts against bare steel for weeks, block your drain holes & keep corroding long after the outside looks dry. Victoria's High Country is one of the biggest 4WD destinations in the country without a single beach run & clay-packed rails rust rigs there just the same.

That's exactly why we engineered Salt Exterminator: to dissolve the salts water can't touch, break down packed mud with Deep Expansion Technology & leave chemical + physical rust inhibitors working on the surface after you rinse!

So when you come home from the beach or the bush, there are no nasty rusty surprises waiting underneath!

Salt dissolving agents
Break up the ionic salt compounds plain water can't touch, so they rinse away instead of staying in your rails.

Chemical + physical rust inhibitors
Left working on the surface after you rinse, your first layer of defence between washes.

Deep Expansion Technology
Swells into packed mud and clay, lifting and loosening it so the pressure washer can carry it away.

100% biodegradable · Made, bottled & tested in QLD

Cost per wash

$45-55 at the drive-thru. $1.30 at home.

Drive-thru wash

$45-55

Every visit. High-pressure recycled-water jets pushing yesterday’s salt back into your rails. Sand and mud still left behind.

Salt Exterminator at home

$1.30 per wash (5L)

You control every pass. Rust inhibitors left working when you’re done. One 5L bottle is about a year of proper washes.

How to use it

The 10-minute clean-up (no scrubbing)

Mix

Match the mix to the mess (full table below): salt & sand 1:9, mud & red dirt 1:3 to 1:1, coated rigs 1:10. Park in shade, panels cool.

Foam

Blanket the whole vehicle: panels, arches, underbody. Let it dwell 2-3 minutes. Never let it dry on the surface.

Rinse

Pressure-rinse top to bottom in slow overlapping passes. Salt, mud and sand let go without touching the paint.

Underbody

For deep cleans run it at 1:1 or full strength through the Sand Assassin or flusher wand to purge rails and seams, where rust starts.

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THE MIX, BY JOB (FROM OUR DIRECTIONS)

Salt & sand: mix 1:9 · dwell 2-3 min · pressure rinse
Mud & red dirt: mix 1:3 to 1:1 · dwell, don't let it dry · pressure rinse
Road grime: mix 1:9 to 1:5 · dwell, don't let it dry · mitt pass at 1:9, rinse
Ceramic, PPF & wraps: mix 1:10 · dwell 1-1.5 min · gentle rinse, away from PPF edges
Underbody deep clean: mix 1:1 or full strength · dwell, don't let it dry · flush through the Sand Assassin or wand
Golden rules: shade, cool panels, never let it dry, towel dry

30-Day Guarantee

Use it as directed on your next trip. If you’re not happy with the results, email us within 30 days and we’ll refund your bottle in full*.

350,000+Litres sold

70,000+Aussie 4WDers

★★★★★ 4,800+ Reviews

*The fine print (it’s short)

First purchase of Salt Exterminator 4WD Wash, sizes up to 5L. One claim per customer, household and delivery address. Use as directed. Email help@4wdetail.com within 30 days of delivery with your order number and a quick note on how you used it (mix ratio and method; a photo helps). We'll try to make it right first, because nine times out of ten the fix is the mix. If we can't get you the result, the full product price is refunded within 5 business days. Original shipping not refunded. 20L trade drums excluded. AU & NZ orders. Claims we reasonably believe are fraudulent may be declined. In addition to your Australian Consumer Law rights.

FAQ

Your questions, answered

Thousands of real 4WDers. Here’s what they reckon.

✦ WHAT REVIEWERS SAY

Reviewers consistently say mud, dirt and grime rinse off without scrubbing, washing takes about half the time, and the finish stays cleaner for longer between washes. Plenty bought sceptical after seeing the ads and now restock in bulk, using it on boats, caravans, bikes and the daily car as well as the 4WD. A handful note baked-on bugs still want a quick mitt pass, which is exactly what the directions say.

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Salt Exterminator™ 4WD Wash

Watch a filthy 4WD come back to life

What your current wash isn’t doing

The wash the 4WD 24-7 crew uses on their own rigs

One wash. Every surface.

Think hosing it off is enough? Unfortunately not...