Tips to clean car interior
Clean interior not just looks great, it also better for your health. Whether you are preparing your car for sale or simply want to keep it clean, below are few tips how to clean the interior of your car.
• Vacuuming: Remove the floor mats. Vacuum the seats, and the carpet. Using the proper attachment, reach under the seats, around the pedals and the area between front seats and central comfort. Vacuum floor mats separately. Use soft brush attachment to vacuum the dashboard and doors. Leather seats are very easy to damage, be careful no to scratch them with the vacuum pipe.
• Cleaning fabric seats and door: There are number of upholstery cleaning agents available. Here I used a spray cleaner from Turtle Wax. Simply spray evenly on the seat or door upholstery and rub forcefully. Then, wipe it thoroughly with a dry cloth.
If you don`t have an upholstery cleaner, simple laundry detergent will work as well. Just mix some detergent with warm water, dip a clean cloth into it, wring out good and then just wipe the seat. Work harder on dirty areas. Then, rub dry with a clean, soft cloth. Don`t soak the seat with water, it will cause stains on the seat.
• Cleaning the carpet: Clean the carpet the same way you cleaned the seats. Spray evenly with the carpet cleaner and rub forcefully. Then, wipe it thoroughly with a dry cloth. The laundry detergent will work on the carpet as well. Don`t soak the carpet with water, it will cause mould smell and corrosion under the carpet.
• Cleaning and polishing the dashboard: Clean a dashboard, central console, and other plastic parts with a slightly damp cloth. Use very small amount of laundry detergent to remove the stains. Dry with a clean soft dry cloth. To make it shiny, spray plastic polish and spread it evenly with soft brush.
Polish not only makes the dashboard shiny, it protects the plastic. All you need to do after is just use a soft duster periodically and your dashboard will look like new for a long time.
• How to get rid of musty smell from the air conditioner: If you experience that unpleasant musty smell from the vents when the air conditioner is turned on, you can try one of the odor treatments you can buy in your local car accessories store. It kills the bacteria and removes that smell.
Blocked air conditioner drain tube and accumulation of leaves and other garbage under the cowl cover also may cause damp yeast smell. Ask the mechanic to check it when you do your next oil change.
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