Tips for Car Cleaning

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There are several things you must do to keep your car in immaculate condition and retain its value. Apart from regular mechanical servicing and maintenance, your car must also be groomed regularly to keep it looking like new. This means more than simply putting it through the carwash each week. Although it takes a bit longer, you’ll find that hand grooming your car achieves a far better result. There’s no need to spend a lot of money on car care products, however you will need to buy a few. These are some tips I use every time I clean my car.

Bird droppings and tar are equally difficult to remove from the paint and chrome. Bird droppings are actually acidic and will etch the paint or even chrome if left on too long, especially in the hot sun. Most bird droppings will break up with a little soap and water. Some may require soaking by placing a wet, bunched up paper towel directly on top of the spot and leaving it there until it becomes easy to remove. This is better than picking at it as this can cause paint to chip or come off on older cars. Tar requires use of a special tar removal spray. These are made so they will not be caustic to your paint and will quickly remove the sticky tar.

Get Rid of Odors in the Carpet and Upholstery - Sometimes spills or other things can cause odors to happen in your car. That is something you don't want to have, because most of the time, our cars are closed up and we breathe the same air until we get out! To fix it, sprinkle baking soda on the carpet and seats and allow it to sit for an hour or so. After the hour is up, vacuum your car thoroughly to remove all traces of it. The odors will absorb into the baking soda and when you vacuum them, the odors will be gone!

Car detailers love microfiber for its cleaning and buffing abilities. Microfiber is great for getting the bugs off, just wet your rag and rub, microfiber has awesome scrubbing abilities. Use a terry microfiber towel for scrubbing and suede microfiber cloth for buffing your car after waxing.

Check your anti-freeze before the winter begins. The antifreeze should be able to endure about 30 degrees below the coldest temperature. It important to not have your antifreeze gets frozen or else it will crack the block of the engine which would cause you thousands of dollars in repair cost.

Your engine air filter should be changed one time every two years if you drive about 6,000 miles per year and once per year if you drive 10,000 miles per year.

One of the toughest things about owning a car is taking out the seats to have them washed. It's a tedious job and it gets worse every time. In addition, it's impossible not to dirty the seats, especially with children. You really need to start thinking about investing in seat covers.