Keeping your car’s interior clean is more than a matter of pride; dirt contains grit and chemicals that can eat away the surfaces of your car’s interior.  Most people spend a significant amount of time in their vehicles. If you are one those that basically live in your car and, especially those with kids and pets, you know how dirty your car can get. Little messes can add up easily within your car after day-to-day driving. By staying on top of these small messes and fixing those pesky stains immediately, keeping your car’s upholstery clean is rather easy. Remember food, drinks spills and pet dander if left alone for a long period of time can cause harmful bacteria.  Keeping it clean is good for both your health and peace of mind. 

The most effective thing you can do on a regular basis:

  • ·         always remember to remove any trash and debris from your car
  • ·         vacuum your seats
  • ·         remove and clean the floors mats
  • ·          vacuum the carpets
  • ·         Dust the dashboard, rear window shelf, and other surfaces
  • ·         use swabs or a toothbrush to get into A/C vents, around dashboard knobs, and other tight places
  • ·         Spray antibacterial spray all over the seats, carpets and dash

If you do get stains on your interior, simple quick fixes:

  • Pick –up coffee spills with cool water and blot with paper towel. If a stain remains after the spot dries, spray on a glass cleaner soak the area
  • Most greasy carpeting and upholstery stains can be removed by rubbing on paint thinner with a cotton cloth.
  • Hairspray is good to lift ink stains on carpeting or upholstery
  • Carsickness from children, pets or adults, club soda or a mixture of baking soda and water
  • Blood stains on carpet or upholstery, whether animal or human, use dry laundry starch and cold water into a paste

If you have done everything you can to maintain your car upholstery and nothing seems to work, it’s time to hire a professional.  A professional car upholstery cleaner can remove all the dirt and grime that has been building up for years.  They can remove all the drink and food contamination along with all the bacteria that has built up in your car for years.  It’s almost like getting your car back to that new stage.  Always make sure they do extract the contaminants out of your car for good.