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How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by CastroLubeNg: 11:41am On Dec 13, 2016
Have you tried to add up the hours you spend in your car... It’s a lot, isn’t it? Commutes, errand runs and road trips can have you sitting in those bucket seats for hours on end, and during that time, you and your passengers are actually living in the interior. That means smudges on the windows, scratches on the dash and food in the seat crevices accumulate and leave you wondering what happened to the spotless interior you swear it had when you first bought the car.

A Quick Clean
Luckily, it’s not that difficult to keep a car’s cabin from looking a little too, well, lived in. First things first, get something to stuff your trash into. Just use a plastic bag or a container you don’t use around the house and throw it in the backseat. You can even affix a temporary hook to the door or seat to keep things even neater. Every once and awhile, take it out and relish in the fact that you haven’t spent an hour cleaning up. Keeping trash off the floor also preserves your carpets, which can get stained from any number of items.

The idea of taking a rag to your dash and leather seats is made easier if you have them on-hand. The key here is to just use a little bit of soapy water to wipe the surfaces of your car – some cleaning products contain alcohols that prematurely dry and age the materials by reducing the flexibility in the vinyl. Store a small spray bottle of your homemade cleaning fluid and a rag under your seat or in a storage bin for access when you’re waiting for your kids to get out of school or sitting in that crazy-long drive-through line. This will also come in handy when an emergency spill happens. Lastly, keep your car smelling like roses (or at least a laundromat) by adding dryer sheets under the seats.

Weather Resistant
You can’t discount the impact weather has on your vehicle either. In summer, sandy feet can quickly make a mess of an interior, and dare we mention the destruction caused by mud and snow? If you spend a lot of time ducking in and out of the elements, you might want to grab some all-weather floor mats. They’re easy to clean and do a great job of keeping the muck in one place.

The sun’s rays can also wreak havoc on your car’s surfaces, causing vinyl to crack over time and materials to fade. A simple solution is to regularly put a sunshade on the windshield. They’re inexpensive and help to keep your interior looking new.

Saving money on repair work and cleaning comes more easily when you take the time to make preventative care a priority. Not only will these tricks make your car a nicer place to be, keeping grime out of your ride will cut down on large maintenance costs in the future and will help to retain its value over time.

Time spent looking after your Car can save you a lot!!!

Source : http://www.carcare.org/how-to-protect-your-cars-interior

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Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by veekid(m): 6:35am On Dec 14, 2016

how to protect foot0four should be next
Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by nony43(m): 6:36am On Dec 14, 2016
Noted
Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by RichDad1(m): 6:38am On Dec 14, 2016
What's so special in what the op wrote?
Someone wake nw up when there's something meaningful here. angry
Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by tiswell(m): 6:41am On Dec 14, 2016
Sure tips we all know already
Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by Godfullsam(m): 6:42am On Dec 14, 2016
Always polish ur dashboard with vegetable oil every morning .

Thank me later.

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Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by Opinedecandid(m): 6:46am On Dec 14, 2016
More pls, just two looks 'buharist'
Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by perfectwazobia1: 7:30am On Dec 14, 2016
Nice one

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Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by Exponental(m): 7:40am On Dec 14, 2016
ok
Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by upuphim(m): 8:09am On Dec 14, 2016
Op, thank for the reminder.

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Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by neweraomo: 8:16am On Dec 14, 2016
OK she but op wait o....do you have a car? grin
Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by bettercreature(m): 8:23am On Dec 14, 2016
Godfullsam:
Always polish ur dashboard with vegetable oil every morning .

Thank me later.
I don't think you have a job if you are able to do that every morning,the only solution is to on AC 24/7
My interior is as clean as a new car and i wash it once in a month
You will spoil the leather if you wash it often
Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by Bartels01: 11:22am On Dec 14, 2016
does vacuum cleaner work at all?
I hardly see people use it
Re: How To Protect Your Car’s Interior by twilliamx(m): 12:06pm On Dec 14, 2016
Interesting

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