How Do You Clean Your Car?

[CarCar]

What is the best product to clean a car's beige interiors specially dash and door pads which are stained ?

If available online, please give the links.

Use distilled water + VIM Dishwasher solution in empty Colin spray bottle. Spray mixture on dirty place, agitate the target area with soft brush or moist cloth. Immediately wipe with clean dry cloth. Roll down windows, let it dry.

On black part of Dash/Door pads, simply use Plastic/Leather Spray Polish from reputed company like Pidilite, available on local stores. Avoid Waxpol etc.

 

[VipinLJ]

Lol I also got confused after reading your query.

Clean it with mild detergent + cold water and let it air dry.

Are you sure about that? Because I read in many different forums that the duster loses it's ability to pick up dust once you do that. Not completely but it reduces and if you wash it a couple of times then it becomes useless.
I have a Jopasu duster too and I know it is almost impossible to remove the dust in the duster. Try shaking it vigorously. That removes a lot of the dirt but some significant amount still remains.

Regards,
Vipin

 

[VipinLJ]

Exteriors

Equipment

1. 1x washing mitt
2. 3x Microfibre cloth
3. 2x buckets
4. Meguiar's Car shampoo
5. 1x Colin glass cleaner
6. Collinite 845 (for waxing the car)
7. Meguiar's Quick Detailer (to maintain the just-waxed look)

I first pre-soak my car with water and if there is dried dirt or bird gung, I spray some shampoo on it and let it soak.
Fill the first bucket with shampoo diluted in water and the other with clean water.
Soak the mitt in the first bucket and wash the car panel by panel, each time cleaning the mitt in the second bucket before proceeding to the next panel (it keeps the grit out of the mitt and helps prevent swirls). Keep changing the water in the second bucket once it becomes too dirty.
After washing the entire car and the alloys (done with an old microfibre cloth I have), I dry the car using a clean, dry microfibre.
I clean the glass with the Colin glass cleaner, using a new, fresh microfibre cloth.
Then using another microfibre (folded into a quarter), I apply Collinite using one side and buff it using the other.
Keeps my car clean and shiny.
I get rid of the dust by running my Jopasu duster lightly over it.
I use the QD every week to keep up the glossy look.

Interiors

1. 1x Microfibre
2. 1x Vacuum cleaner (the one I use at home)
3. Leather wipes my girl brought from America for the leatherette
4. Dashboard polish (I use it alternate weeks as it can get too shiny at times)

First take out the rubber mats and use dish washing liquid to clean it. Now I've got fake 3D mats which I clean with a wet cloth.
I first use the vacuum cleaner to get rid of all the dust and what-not from the seats and centre console (the area where the handbrake and gearlever are housed) and floor.
Then wet the microfibre and clean the dashboard. Get rid of all the dust from the dash and the door pads.
Then spray the dash polish and wipe it down.
Clean the leatherette using the leather cleaning wipes.

I only clean the tyres with the car shampoo. No polish on the tyres as it won't last a single day.

Regards,
Vipin

 

[allhyundaicars]

Are you sure about that? Because I read in many different forums that the duster loses it's ability to pick up dust once you do that. Not completely but it reduces and if you wash it a couple of times then it becomes useless.
I have a Jopasu duster too and I know it is almost impossible to remove the dust in the duster. Try shaking it vigorously. That removes a lot of the dirt but some significant amount still remains.

Regards,
Vipin

Yes i'm sure. I read that when I was buying online.

A point comes even after shaking the duster doesn't help in picking up dust and you have to wash it. Many people have reported that even after washing the duster works normally.

 

[anshuman8]

Yes i'm sure. I read that when I was buying online.

A point comes even after shaking the duster doesn't help in picking up dust and you have to wash it. Many people have reported that even after washing the duster works normally.

The key is cold water, never use warm/hot water.

 

[pradeep_wheelz]

Yes I agree with anshuman . Hot water makes the microfibers hard(just like any cotton clothes) and inturn it loses its capability to pick up dust .

 

[allhyundaicars]

The key is cold water, never use warm/hot water.

Yeah I wrote cold water above

 

[tai_newbie]

Atlast found some time to get my Camry detailed. My family is in India for a vacation and are returning this week. Hence thought of getting my both cars detailed. Setup an appointment on 15th Feb for my Camry and 22nd Feb for my Odyssey - but had to reschedule as it was raining. Took in my Camry on Saturday. Got the exterior washed manually and waxed. Interior detailing included Carpet wash and upholstery wash with soap and steam. Overall satisfaction was okay. Could have done better. Paid 100$ for this.

 

[anshuman8]

I guess $100 is very cheap for this kind of work in US. The same would not have cost you less tham INR 7-8K in India which is more than what you paid there.

 

[VipinLJ]

My car's paint two months after I got her. No signs of any swirl marks yet *touchwood* The photos are of two different areas on the car.

Planning on taking her to a newly opened detailing centre in TVM called Travancore auto spa for a paint protection. Let's see how it works out.

Regards,
Vipin

 

[tai_newbie]

I guess $100 is very cheap for this kind of work in US. The same would not have cost you less tham INR 7-8K in India which is more than what you paid there.

Yup. That was a deal they were running. It usually costs between 200 - 300$ as a regular price. But more often they run these deals close to 100$.

 

[anshuman8]

Yup. That was a deal they were running. It usually costs between 200 - 300$ as a regular price. But more often they run these deals close to 100$.

Wish 3M also gave such deals in Bangalore.

 

[Civic]

My car's paint two months after I got her. No signs of any swirl marks yet *touchwood* The photos are of two different areas on the car.

Planning on taking her to a newly opened detailing centre in TVM called Travancore auto spa for a paint protection. Let's see how it works out.

Regards,
Vipin

Any update on their service Vipin?

 

[Sidd7hartha]

Friend the car vacuum cleaners available for purchase on site, are they reliable? Does anybody has any experience in this matter? Is such machine available from regular car accessory dealers. Pl advise.

 

[swiftkolkata]

Friend the car vacuum cleaners available for purchase on site, are they reliable? Does anybody has any experience in this matter? Is such machine available from regular car accessory dealers. Pl advise.

you can buy these product from ebay or from snapdeal as well as its also available in local car accessory shop.I have personally purchased Tyre infiltrator,jopasu duster,jopasu magic wipe from ebay and all of them are working absolutely fine.