11 Genius Tricks for Keeping Your Car Clean

A clean, well-maintained car will impress everyone who gets to ride in it. It plays a key role in making a great first impression and just makes for a more pleasant passenger experience. Regardless of the car you drive daily, these 11 pro-tips for keeping your car clean are lifesavers. Read on to know more.

Maintaining the perfect car interior

For most people, a car’s interior can say a lot about the owner’s personality and hygiene. You can tell how clean a person likes their surroundings to be by how they maintain the cleanliness of their car. It’s a subtle, yet crucial detail that speaks volumes about how you are as a person.

Also, a dirty and unmanaged interior depreciates the value of your vehicle. Sure, people with small kids or pets may find it a bit hard to maintain. Nonetheless, there are a few hacks that you may implement to help make the job easier.

1. Don’t procrastinate. Always keep the seats clean

Procrastinating on cleaning your car seats will only lead to the accumulation of more and more dirt and dust, and before you know it – your car doesn’t just look dusty, but it can also smell like it.  For what it’s worth, you should clean the interior (at least) once a month to prevent the accumulation of dirt. In case you’re too busy, there’s always a car wash centre around the corner.

2. Apply Protective Creams

Even if your car has its windows tinted, the sun’s exposure can make the vinyl or plastic-covered shield brittle, dry, or prone to cracks. We advise that you apply a protective lotion to safeguard them. Note that the protective cream should not be used on the steering wheel or pedals as they may become slippery.

3. Use Vacuum Cleaners

Cleaning those unreachable areas under your car seats or carpets, with just your hands, is impractical and also less efficient. Even if you manage to do so, you’d end up wasting your precious time. So, as an alternative, a vacuum cleaner will come in handy – big time. It can suck the grains, sand or stones in, that you can’t see with your own eyes. You can find small-sized handheld car vacuum cleaners in the market that run on batteries, perfect for storing in your car boot.

4. Remove the stains ASAP

Stains can be such a pain! The sooner you get rid of them, the better. Stains on leather seats are easy to clean, while on cloth-lined interiors or carpets it needs more effort and time. Sometimes requiring deep cleaning that can only be done by professionals.

There are DIY remedies for stains though. For example: To remove coffee stains, dilute the stained area with cold water before soaking it in a glass cleaner. Grease stains, on the other hand, can be removed using paint thinner, salt, and a vacuum cleaner.

5. Headliners and visors

The headliner is the protective sheet used to cover your car’s ceiling. The visor helps to screen off the distracting sun rays, especially when you’re on the road. If not taken care of, both of them will start to deteriorate. Make sure to carefully and routinely check on both components to spot and repair any little tears before they become a problem. If you do notice any problems, book an appointment with your nearest vehicle servicing centre.

6. Trash bin

Keeping a trash bin inside your vehicle may not be for everybody, but it definitely helps to keep the inside of your vehicle cleaner than a whistle. You can easily dispose of candy wrappers, used tissues, empty cans, etc. Remember that tossing garbage out your window might attract a fine (and harms the environment).

Exterior car care tips

The paintwork on a car’s exterior is quite sensitive, and if you don’t manage it correctly, you’ll probably damage your car. To make your car extra shiny, It’s not as simple as just washing your vehicle. Make your vehicle appear as if it just rolled out of a showroom with these exterior car care tips

7. Wash The Car Weekly

Hygiene maintenance is something that should be executed daily. If you travel to work every day, cleaning your vehicle once a week is essential to remove the dust, mud, and grime that has been collected. It’s worth noting that you should only use a car cleaning formula, since some household liquid detergents and dish cleansers may do more damage than good to your car’s paint.

8. Wax At Least Twice A Year

There’s something quite appealing about a waxed car. Perhaps it evokes the vibe or shine of a brand new automobile. Aside from making your car seem nice and glossy, car wax also protects it from UV radiation. We advise that you wax your car at least twice a year.

9. Schedule Annual Professional Detailing

Professional detailing entails completely washing your car both inside and out, covering every inch of your vehicle that can be cleaned or washed. Sure, it’s more expensive than a standard vehicle wash, but it’s well worth it. Still not convinced? How about doubling your resale value and making your car spotless? Professional detailing should be accompanied by a waxing treatment.

You can contact us for any help with this or any vehicle servicing in Christchurch. 

10. Keep The Car Under Cover

This point especially helps in the car’s upkeep, therefore restoring your car’s resale value. If you use a car cover, it not only protects the exterior from the harshness of the UV rays, hail storms, bird droppings, etc. but also ensures that it will stay clean. 

11. Spot Check The Paint Frequently

After continuous exposure to rain, sunlight, dirt, and wind, car paint naturally fades away. Even oxygen contributes to the accelerated disintegration of paint, and there is nothing you can do about it. You may, however, inspect the paint and arrange a painting service before it becomes too bad. Discoloration, black stains, flaking, dents, and scratches are all symptoms that your automobile needs paintwork.
Whatever be your reason for car maintenance, make sure they’re in the right hands. For zero-hassle vehicle servicing in Christchurch contact us today.