A Smart Interior With Regular Car Cleaning Many may often overlook cleaning the car interior, but is worth noting that most of us spend a considerable amount of time inside the car during the day. So finding time regularly in the midst of our busy 24/7 schedule to remove the dirt, trash and mud would save a lot of time later when cleaning the interior. A vacuum cleaner and a few household products will help to clean up your car. Detailed cleaning becomes necessary after a trip to the beach or places where children and adults bring in a lot of dirt, however in other cases a regular vacuuming and dusting of your car's interior could help maintain the car’s interior. Investing in a good car vacuum like a Vac N'Blo Portable Vacuum from Metropolitan Vacuum which has two very important attachments (the crevice attachment and the dust brush attachment) and using it for about 30 minutes on a weekend would prove useful. A plastic crevice attachment is preferable considering that metal attachments may scratch and damage leather or vinyl upholstery. This attachment helps reach below seats, into tight seams, nooks and crannies and around seat beads. Vigorously rubbing it over the carpet helps to bring up sand and grit. Clean the interior of your favorite car starts with removing the floor mats and shaking them to dislodge any debris sticking to it. Once this is done, next pick up trash, empty the ash tray and storage bins. Then comes vacuuming. So if you do not have a car vacuum then you could use the hose attachment of a home vacuum. Use it to clean the seat cushions and crevices where cushions meet, the bottom and back making sure to check well beneath the seats for coins and trash before doing it. Then vacuum the car floor, including the areas beneath the car seats too. After that, scrub the floor mats and give them that final shake to make sure that they are clean. After this the mats can be put back in place properly. It is quite possible that there may be stains on the fabric seat cushions or carpets. Use a damp towel to apply a small amount of carpet shampoo lather gently to remove the stain. However, it proves important to know the details about the product you use in the car’s interior and so test the product on a small, inconspicuous patch. Once you have cleaned off the stains it is necessary to use a damp sponge to remove the excess shampoo. The carpet should then be left to dry. Using carpet shampoo is not advisable on leather. Next wash your windows and polish them with a window cleaner and newspaper or paper towels. Next vacuum or brush the dirt from the dashboard and doors. Spray a small amount of vinyl protector on a damp towel or rag and gently wipe the dashboard, door handles and all vinyl. This finishes the cleaning of the interior of your car.
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on many topics, but is at present involved with car detailing Calgary. If you want some tips on detailing cars go over to our website now at Detailing Car Interiors.