How To Deep Clean Your Car
Cleaning out your car regularly keeps your car looking new for years to come. Properly cleaning and maintaining your car is essential for the resale value of your car as well. The interior of your car can sometimes become very dirty, especially if you have children. You can restore your car’s interior to its original condition in no time.
Items needed:
- Mild detergent
- Water
- Large sponge or rag
- Garrden hose
- Large lint-free terry cloth towel
- Leather and vinyl cleaner
- Rag
- Vacuum
- Carpet shampoo
- Windex or vinegar solution
- Air freshener (optional)
Instructions:
- Wash the outside of your car with a mild detergent and water using a large sponge or rag. Wash in all of the cracks and crevices such as your front grill and tire wells. These are areas that tend to get really dirty while driving, especially at high speeds.
- Rinse your car using a standard garden hose. Be sure to rinse off all of the soaps suds so that your car is clean and shiny.
- Dry your car with a large lint-free terry cloth towel to remove all excess water. Dry the windows carefully so that they do not develop water spots during the drying process.
- Allow your car to air dry the rest of the way while you work on the inside of your car.
- Remove everything from your car and sort through it. Place the garbage in one pile, items that stay in the car in another, as well as the items that go into your house. Bag up these piles and set aside for later.
- Remove your floor mats and shake them out, set aside for later.
- Wipe down your dash and seats with a leather and vinyl cleaner using a clean, dry rag. Knock any dirt or debris onto the carpet so you can remove it when you vacuum.
- Vacuum the interior carpet of your car; be sure to get under the seats and other hard to reach area.
- Vacuum your car's floor mats and set in a safe place where they will not get dirty again.
- Shampoo the carpet inside of your car using a standard handheld carpet cleaner. Remove as much of the moisture as you can so that it dries quickly.
- Clean the inside of your car's windows using a commercial cleaner or vinegar solution.
- Dry your windows with crumbled up newspaper for the best finish.
- Replace the floor mats into your car once the interior of your cars carpet is dry.
- Replace the items that go back into your car and put them where they belong.
- Throw away any garbage.
- Bring items from your car that belong in the house inside and put away.
- Spray down your car’s interior with an air freshener and deodorizer, especially if you smoke or allow smoking in your car.
- Add an air freshener to your rearview mirror if you would like. You can find many different styles at your local auto parts store.