Top 10 car cleaning tips
70CAR CLEANING TIPS
cars can be a nightmare to get clean and cleaning products can be very expensive, my top tips use things you may already have in your home and clean just as effectively.
1)Vacuum in hard to reach places if you get yourself a length of hose pipe. Your hose pipe is probably long enough that you can spare 20", all you need to do is place one end of the hose between thumb and fore-finger and cup your hand over the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner. This narrow extension not only enables you to get into those hard to reach areas down the side of the centre console, but it actually has more suck.
2)Use baby wipes on car dashboards, they clean like new and leave an anti-static layer.
3)For detail cleaning on the dashboard, the best thing to use is a soft paintbrush. It gets into all the grooves .
4)If you have ink stains on the leather, you can remove it with cuticle remover -- not nail polish remover! Just put some on the stain and let it set in anywhere from 10 minutes to overnight and then wipe it off.
5)A big old soft sock makes a perfect hand mitt for buffing the wax on your car.
6)When your windshield starts blurring when you turn the wipers on, dampen a cloth or rag with some full-strength white vinegar and run it down the full length of each blade once or twice.
7)To help restore a license plate that is beginning to rust, spray it with WD-40 and wipe with a clean rag. This will remove light surface rust and will also help prevent more rust from forming.
8)Freshen up - To rid of stale odors from the ventilation ducts, try spraying odor eliminator into the system's air intake, which is usually located at the base of the windshield. Then run the air conditioner full blast for at least 10 minutes.
9)Battery Cleaner(Removes built-up acid)Baking soda and Water Sprinkle baking soda onto battery terminals. Spritz with water to dampen. Let set for about one hour. Sponge off with water. Air dry.
10)Engine Degreaser: ¼ cup washing soda and 1 gallon warm water pour on engine areas that need degreasing. Rinse thoroughly. Excess should not be stored -- discard all leftovers.
if you know of some more please let me know in the comments box thanks.....jimmy
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thanks torre i will try that one too.....jimmy
newspaper and vinegar works even better
thanks for the tip andrew...jimmy
How do you clean off scuff marks on the interior side of doors and door sills made by poeple's shoes when they get in or out of the car???
try a little vinegar with water let it soak for about 5 mins then wipe off
I need tips on how to remove smoke stains on the ceiling of my car without loosening the fabric.
Thanks!
to get dog hair off of mats in the car,use an old shoe.it works fine
of course my favorite tip here is the vinegar on the blades. . but I also like to make sure that I always have plastic bags in the car. .they are good for all the garbage that seems to accumulate on trips. . I keep them neatly stowed in an old bounty tube. .the plastic bags stuff well into the tube (i decorate it with contact paper. .it makes it pretty while at the same time makes the cardboard tube stronger)
Great Hub as usual james!
Great tips, the insides of cars can be tricky to keep clean as many of the gaps are too small to clean easily just with a cloth or vacuum cleaner.
Drove through puddle of tar on road any tips on how to get it off
to get rid of bugs on the front of your car you can take some panty hoes and soak it in 7 up and wipe it should wipe the bugs right off. Don't scrub too hard though!
Any response to dealing with the tar would really be appreciated.
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do you have any advice for the best way to get dog hair out of your car? vacuuming never gets it all!
To remove dog hair mix fabric softener with water. Usually 10 parts water to 1 part fabric softener. Spray where dog hair is (this gets rid of the static) Then take a yellow glove ( the ones usually used for cleaning) and rub in circles to loosen, then vacuum.
Torre 5 years ago
What about using newspaper and Windex to clean the glass? I thought that was pretty interesting when I read about it, and to find that it actually works was amazing.