Most of those tips were great! Do not use ANY OIL on your dash pad because is soaks in and eats away the foam padding inside and will eventually cause the bubbling from the inside. Anything you use on your interior should be water based. There are inexpensive water based interior cleaners.
Thank you so much for great tip to keep car clean and stain free. Question - you mentioned to use Dawn dish soap to clean wheels. Does it have to be Dawn or any other dish soap would work the same? Thank you again.
Ok, it's been years since I worked as an auto detailer, here's my spin.... Tooth paste can work on headlights that are fairly clean. Not so much on ones that have been neglected. Fur on seats, easier if you just take a dry brush to it, then clean it. Even easier for Dirty air vents? Just get the hose that fills your tires and shoot the air into the vents. Coffee filters are a great idea. A lot of your tips are great tips but they are superficial. A Detailer will do a deep clean not just surface clean.
As a car detailer myself, i can tell you how absentminded the creator of this video is. Glass cloths cost $1 and are reusable. There is no need to use newspaper because 1. It doesnt actually work well at all. And 2. Its less practical in the long run to use newspaper than just having one dedicated cloth. Aside from the vent cleaning tip, these are all ill-advised. Using inappropriate (savvy) ways to make your car look great for less money is lovely. But in the future you will wonder why your dash is heavily stained and warped (hint: they werent made for olive oil, and olive oil wasnt made for cars) if you care enough to clean your car, care enough to buy a $20 wash kit. It wont be the same as a detail, but it will prevent you completely ruining your car.
Olive oil may not be very good but u know whst is? Baby oil, it is a skin conditioner and im 44 and i dont ever believe anything else not only makes it beautiful but keeps it that way for the most part i use baby oil scrubbing bubbles liquid fab.softner and bleach for everything just about...
I learned never to use armor all on the dashboard, I always get this fog on the inside of the windshield and wondered why cause I don’t smoke or have smokers in my car...I found out the chemical breaks down and creates the foggy mist especially in the heat! So I just wipe my dash with a microfiber cloth and it’s never been foggy for years 👍🏻
Another trick for removing a foul odor from the car…charcoal briquettes. Depending on how bad the odor is, place a few in a plastic bowl inside the car near where the odor is the worst and close up the car overnight. I once had two quarts of milk break in my cargo area during summer. It was everywhere and the smell was horrible. I bought a small bag of charcoal, opened it and placed it in my suv. Closed up the car around dinner time and the next morning the smell was almost gone. One more overnight and the smell was completely gone.
I clean out my car every Friday when I get home, then go to a good carwash sometime over the weekend. I live in Los Angeles. Our cars are our home away from home, so it makes sense to clean the car at least as often as changing your bed sheets
Crud in carpet along edges of vinyl doorsills, especially years worth: Scrub with dry stiff scrub brush in one hand, which loosens dry bits. Suck up the loose grit with shop-vac vacuum cleaner with crack tool. That's 90% of dirt but doesn't get stains out. Do that first phase dry so that wet carpet cleaner doesn't dissolve it. Next step spray wet liquid or foam carpet cleaner onto edge between carpet & plastic doorsill, soak in, scrub a bit, sit a minute, vacuum up wet residue, then wet carpet cleaner again plus a bit of extra water mixed in to dilute dirt, a bit of scrub, vacuum up that dissolved crud. Finish with dry absorbent cotton rags. Use shop-vac because they are made to suck up water.Not your house vacuum.
for odors, there is a better way than baking soda, which doesn't always work on some smells. go to walmart and spend $18 on some odorban. you can use it mixed with water to clean your entire interior - from floorboards to even around the rubber seals. it will kill germs and deodorize even the mildew from a leak. you need to have the leaks fixed though, but if you left a window cracked during a rainstorm, this is a lifesaver. then you can use odorban in your laundry, on your floors in your house, and for smelly jobs all around your house. put some with water in a spray bottle and keep in your car for spills and stains. and about the goo for cleaning switches, you can make that at home. do a search for recipes
1. Clean headlights with toothpaste (non-gel) 2. Take stickers off with WD-40 3. Clean dog hair off seats with a spray bottle of water & a squeegee. 4. Clean vent with small foam brush, then use the vacuum to suction it out. 5. Clean dash dust with coffee filters. 6. Carpet stains clean with 1/3 hydrogen peroxide, rest of the spray bottle with water. Spray on your carpet let it soak, wipe it up with a clean towel. 7. Floor Mat's: use previous cleaning solution on your floor mat's, or put the mats in your washing machine on the gentle cycle. 8. Window streaks: use news paper on Windows. 9. Shine dashboard: pour a dab of olive oil on your rag/coffee filters to shine your dash. 10: Bad odors: sprinkle baking soda over seats/carpet. Let it sit a few hours, then vacuum up. 11. Removing stains from vinal/leather: use a Mr. Clean magic eraser in the stains, or use 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/4 cup of vinegar mix, gently rub it on the stains. 12: Wheel cleaner: half a cup of baking soda, one tablespoon of Dawn dish detergent, two cups of warm water.
You can use WD-40 to remove stickers but Goof-Off works much better. It also helps if you have a plastic razor blade to help with your scraping. A plastic putty knife works, too.
You can clean off the oxidisation spots on your windows using a product that is normally used to clean kitchen glass hot plates. It seriously works brilliantly. Might need to do it twice then clean with a normal glass cleaner. They will look brand new.
Use a chamois for flawless shiny windows, and Cut & Polish for headlights - brilliant! NB: The ink on the newspaper (not the newspaper itself) used to be great for cleaning windows but they removed the toxic mustard type ingredient many moons ago so newspaper is no longer effective on windows.
Maybe something was removed, but newspaper still works just fine. Use it exclusively on all our car windows and never have an issue with streaking that isn't self imposed. Polishing compound or plastic polish works great on headlights.
I've found that the best thing to use on chrome (especially wheels) is an ammonia-based glass cleaner, like Windex. The ammonia will remove any fingerprints, or any oil, dirt or grease from the road. Not to mention any water spots or "dried soap marks" left behind after washing it. I mean, if you think about it, since you use Windex to clean glass/mirrors, and chrome is smooth just like glass and it reflects just like a mirror, then why wouldn't it do the same for chrome too? Well, I decided to try it on my chrome wheels one day and I was definitely surprised at how much shinier they looked. I even had people ask me how I got my wheels to shine like that. At first, they thought I was joking when I told them I clean them with Windex. Lol
Been using the newspaper trick on the windows for years and it’s better than anything I’ve tried before. Now I’m going to try the coffee filters on the dash.
I always use dryer sheets to dust with. As far as cleaning the windows, newspaper is good but so are coffee filters. A dryer sheet under each of the front seats keeps your ride smelling nice.
Wipe your tires down with Mop & Glow. It looks like you used Armor All except, it doesn't attract dust/dirt, it repels it instead. (An old truck show trick).
Yep, a leaf blower not only is a great way to get rid of dust and small debris, but after washing, it's a great way to quickly dry it - especially the trim and wheels!
@@Siggydawg @dark force @08FayFay Simply cleaning with any of these methods won't typically last very long. UV rays are the culprit on plastic headlight lens. Buy a headlight cleaning kit containing a UV-resistant spray, or the UV spray by itself. This will keep your headlights nice much longer, so less work for you!
use Murphy's oil soap multi use cleaner on vinyl seats, steering wheel and entire dash. It takes off stickiness and does not leave residue. Even safe for clear and black plastic parts of the dash!
Thank you about the plastic parts. Where my gear shift sits Iade a mistake and wiped with wipes made it dull. It's not too far gone that I cannot restore it. Have been trying to find a solution
Great tips! My tip for cleaning carpet mats and cloth seat covers is a Bissell pet stain cleaner in a foam formula with its own applicator/brush. It works very well.
I ued to be a smoker. I sprayed my vents and wiped my car down with white vinegar and non smokers could not detect a cigarette odor in the car. to remove insect gunk stuck on my car, I also use a used dryer sheet and spray peroxide on them. Takes them right off with a single wipe. I imagine a coffee filter would be just as good.
This is likely just not true, and your perception of your non smoking friends "not detecting" a cigarette odor in your car is just them being polite. Cigarette smoke attaches to literally EVERYTHING, not just your vents. Did you shampoo the fabric on the ceiling in your vehicle? Doubt it. It's embedded in there too. Did you unbolt your seats and shampoo the carpet around where those bolts attach? Likely not. Shampoo your seats and the seat backs? I have a knitted football doll my grandmother made me over 30 years ago. She was a smoker. She's been dead for 16 years now, but that doll STILL smells like how I remember her and her house, laden with cigarette smoke.
@@RichardTurlington well I spray vinegar around house on curtains and drapes carpets and furniture. Stinks like vinegar for 30-60 mins. But after the smell dissipates your left with fresh clean smelling house or car. Try it. It's pretty amazing
@@jeanna7851 No I agree, vinegar is absolutely amazing and kills pretty much all smells. However it only works 100% if you get it physically on the actual source of the smell. For smoke, that means literally everywhere. Unfortunately in a car you cannot possibly wipe the insides of where your AC air blows out of. It's unlikely you'll unbolt your seats and clean the carpets thoroughly where you can't reach without unbolting. You can likely do a great job with vinegar but your mileage will vary depending on how medieval you get in your regimen. Some people think simply spraying vinegar in the air is going to eradicate smoke smell. Not gonna work that way.
I figured as much! Any tips for getting dirt/dust out of the tight seams on leather seats? the vac nozzle doesn't get in tight enough. I'm thinking blue tack (what you stick posters up with) might get in to the nooks and crannies.
I watch a lot of car detailing videos and some of the pros use (1) a general degreaser to clean almost everything inside. (2) car wash soap (not expensive) to clean the exterior without stripping off the wax. (3) I use polish intended for paint and sandpaper to restore the headlights, its far more effective than toothpaste. (4) I use carpet shampoo, a drill brush and a Bissell Green Machine to clean carpet and it works on fabric too.. People say I do a great job cleaning a vehicle and don't buy all the crap sold at the auto parts store.. I really like ONR to wipe down any surface (inside & out), Turtle Wax Ice Spray Wax is one of the best products I have used to detail the paint.
@Edgar Smithingston what's the problem whit some little help? Also handed to you? I bet you've been given something once in life whitout having to do anything or atleast doing something very simple that takes seconds like opening yt and clicking on this video
@Edgar Smithingston .... excuse me Mr Smithsonian!! He who has all the greatest and most obvious things to say...!?! Listen here you pilchard!! I wasn't aware that you knew so much about me...and my incessant need for things to be handed to me without doing any research myself, oh ye who has a museums sized head full of knowledge! Let me guess...? Your that person who always has an answer for everything!!?? Must be hard being a charming bugger like yourself.
@Edgar Smithingston who mentioned the word everything?? Huh? I just said a little help doesn't hurt also it's a like a tutorial video it's meant to help people what's the problem whit that?
I am guessing this person has NEVER cleaned a car. Olive oul on the dashboard!!! Really!!! Great idea until the sun comes out magnifies the sun, traps the heat and ages the plastics quicker. Micro fibers are designed to hold onto small particles and will remove the dust and not "push dust around". They are also very good at cleaning windows although if you use cheap glass cleaner the can smear regardless, tooth paste is only a temporary fix and not a permanent one to the point where your car will use more toothpaste than you. There are just so many things here which are bs it is unreal as anybody with any experience cleaning cars will know.
Headlamps have a clear coat uv protection on them the minute you polish them with anything gritty the uv protection is removed so they will go yellowy very fast, for best results sand the whole lamp with 1500 then 2000 grit wet sandpaper then clean, dry, mask the car, degrease and paint with clear coat/lacquer, that’s the right way to do it.
Here's a great method I use every time I clean my car. I open all the car doors and remove floor mats and any other stuff. Next, I get my ELECTRIC leaf blower and start blowing all the duct from one side out the other. The accelerated air finds and removes dust you just can't get to. After I'm content with my leaf blowing air cleaning job I start with my regular cleaning method. Cleaning is now easier because loose dust has been removed! You will be amazed by the results of the leaf blower method to start your car cleaning tasks. People may think your nuts. But, your car will be cleaner and you actually save time during your cleaning process! You are welcome. ;) Jeff. Let me know if this works for you!
Many professional detailers use an air compressor for this same task. I'm just now diving into the world of auto detailing and several youtubers I watch do this, either with a leaf blower or a compressor. Its solid advice. Thanks for sharing.
Same here - leaf blower for the car. Mine is electric and far easier than gas. I also use it in the house - placing a few window fans in the windows and blow everything. Also hit the curtains with the blower. And since I run a pellet stove I also run the blower through it from inside and it cleans everything out.
To get all the bug guts off of your windshield (and clean your windows in general) use 000 or 0000 steel wool. It takes all the bugs and grit and grime off, but is fine enough that it won't scratch the glass.
@movingonandup773 they are a bug in Florida that is the devil incarnate!! They fly slow, a bit bigger than a mosquito, snd they stick together......but...in certain months they become insane!!! The whole front of your car will be covered in them!!!! And on top of these awsome issues, they smell!!! And if you leave them on the paint too long they mess up your paint!!!
Good info Thanks ! So I have one; Try some Holloway House Quick Shine floor finish, for the the plastic licence plate frame holder and also for the bottom and side vinyl door paneling. It leaves a lasting and long protective shine. And for some great Antidepressant music, listen to that Great Swedish pop group, ABBA! 👍🎶❤
I have found that after washing your car, instead of drying everything with towels or shammy, use a squeegee on the entire car. It's fun and saves allot of towels.
1. If you own a drill, there's a headlight polishing kit that works well, and it's cheap. You can also do it by hand with sandpaper and polish for almost nothing, it just takes some work. 2. WD-40 won't remove a vinyl decal, just the adhesive that's left behind. Use a hair dryer to heat the decal to peel it off. 3. A rubber glove works much better than a squeegee for removing pet hair from your seats.. 4. A paint brush actually does pretty well at cleaning the visible dust out of the vents, but not a foam brush. Use a chip brush. 5. Coffee filters don't leave lint, but they also don't grab and hold dust unless you're wiping off excessive protectant that's taking the dust with it. If you don't treat your dash, use a microfiber cloth. 6. Get a can of Tuff Stuff for bad upholstery stains. 7. DON'T put your floormats into the washing machine. You will destroy either the floormats or your washing machine. (If you use washable bathroom mats in your car, it's fine to wash them.) The best way to get them clean of dirt and pet hair is to just run an upright vacuum over them. 8. Newspaper really does work for cleaning windows, but not for what was said. Streaks are from the cleaner drying, or it's too strong. So still bullshit. 9. Don't shine your dash (It will let the sun reflect off the dash and you won't be able to see as well). Don't put olive oil on your dash either, that's just idiotic. Use Armor All matte finish protectant, it blocks some of the UV that damages the dash. 10. Foul odors are caused by something. Baking soda may make it smell better for a while, but you have to remove whatever is causing the odor or it will just come back. 11. There are special leather cleaners for stains. Tuff Stuff or mildly soapy water is fine on vinyl. Or mix an anchovy and an egg with the olive oil and vinegar so your car will smell like a Caesar salad. 12. Wheel cleaners are cheap and much more effective on brake dust than baking soda and soap.
1. Tooth paste is technically an abrasive it’s just a weak ass compound. 2. Rubbing hydrogen peroxide and water doesn’t remove a stain it just spreads it out use a water extractor. 3. Say you put olive oil on your dash, your said olive oil gets heated by the sun what happens to the leather dash? Put 2+2 together.
1) I have no cavities on my headlights 3) It becomes an extra virgin sun reflector on the windshield...except for when I'm making paninis on the dash.😁
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Most of those tips were great! Do not use ANY OIL on your dash pad because is soaks in and eats away the foam padding inside and will eventually cause the bubbling from the inside. Anything you use on your interior should be water based. There are inexpensive water based interior cleaners.
I agree with you 💯percent.
1. 0:40 clean headlights(toothpaste)
2. 0:54 remove bumper stickers(WD40)
3. 1:24 Remove dog fur from seats
4. 1:49 clean air vents
5. 2:18 dust your dash (coffee filters)
6. 2:41 remove carpet stains
7. 3:06 cleaning floor mats
8. 3:29 avoid streaks when cleaning windows(newspaper)
9. 3:50 shine your dashboard (olive oil)
10. 4:18 get rid of odors(baking soda)
11. 4:42 remove stains from leather/vinyl seats(magic eraser or vinegar/oil mix)
12. 5:08 clean your wheels(baking soda/dish soap water mix)
Wow! Awesome!
Thank you so much and you gave a blessed day!
Thank you so much for great tip to keep car clean and stain free.
Question - you mentioned to use Dawn dish soap to clean wheels. Does it have to be Dawn or any other dish soap would work the same?
Thank you again.
@@hera7409: Specifically, Dawn Platinum dish soap real is better than the other dish soaps on the market. I promise! Good luck!
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Ok, it's been years since I worked as an auto detailer, here's my spin.... Tooth paste can work on headlights that are fairly clean. Not so much on ones that have been neglected. Fur on seats, easier if you just take a dry brush to it, then clean it. Even easier for Dirty air vents? Just get the hose that fills your tires and shoot the air into the vents. Coffee filters are a great idea. A lot of your tips are great tips but they are superficial. A Detailer will do a deep clean not just surface clean.
then make some coffee with it for a real treat
As a car detailer myself, i can tell you how absentminded the creator of this video is. Glass cloths cost $1 and are reusable. There is no need to use newspaper because 1. It doesnt actually work well at all. And 2. Its less practical in the long run to use newspaper than just having one dedicated cloth. Aside from the vent cleaning tip, these are all ill-advised. Using inappropriate (savvy) ways to make your car look great for less money is lovely. But in the future you will wonder why your dash is heavily stained and warped (hint: they werent made for olive oil, and olive oil wasnt made for cars) if you care enough to clean your car, care enough to buy a $20 wash kit. It wont be the same as a detail, but it will prevent you completely ruining your car.
lewis taylor I used newspaper once and scratched my windshield. A bunch of really fine scratches. Don’t see them until bright sunny day,then look out.
Olive oil may not be very good but u know whst is? Baby oil, it is a skin conditioner and im 44 and i dont ever believe anything else not only makes it beautiful but keeps it that way for the most part i use baby oil scrubbing bubbles liquid fab.softner and bleach for everything just about...
Yes I’ve found newspapers and the toothpaste trick to both be useless.
Add another dash of vinegar as well he forgot to mention (along with olive oil).
I learned never to use armor all on the dashboard, I always get this fog on the inside of the windshield and wondered why cause I don’t smoke or have smokers in my car...I found out the chemical breaks down and creates the foggy mist especially in the heat! So I just wipe my dash with a microfiber cloth and it’s never been foggy for years 👍🏻
Another trick for removing a foul odor from the car…charcoal briquettes. Depending on how bad the odor is, place a few in a plastic bowl inside the car near where the odor is the worst and close up the car overnight. I once had two quarts of milk break in my cargo area during summer. It was everywhere and the smell was horrible. I bought a small bag of charcoal, opened it and placed it in my suv. Closed up the car around dinner time and the next morning the smell was almost gone. One more overnight and the smell was completely gone.
Thanks for watching, S Love!
Pine oil will also work; used car dealers use it to remove smoking odor.
I clean out my car every Friday when I get home, then go to a good carwash sometime over the weekend. I live in Los Angeles. Our cars are our home away from home, so it makes sense to clean the car at least as often as changing your bed sheets
True. I hve to and want to be better
Crud in carpet along edges of vinyl doorsills, especially years worth: Scrub with dry stiff scrub brush in one hand, which loosens dry bits. Suck up the loose grit with shop-vac vacuum cleaner with crack tool. That's 90% of dirt but doesn't get stains out. Do that first phase dry so that wet carpet cleaner doesn't dissolve it. Next step spray wet liquid or foam carpet cleaner onto edge between carpet & plastic doorsill, soak in, scrub a bit, sit a minute, vacuum up wet residue, then wet carpet cleaner again plus a bit of extra water mixed in to dilute dirt, a bit of scrub, vacuum up that dissolved crud. Finish with dry absorbent cotton rags. Use shop-vac because they are made to suck up water.Not your house vacuum.
Thank you for this video. I lease a vehicle and these tips will prove valuable -
Just tried the toothpaste on my headlights. It didn't work on mine as well as it did in the video but they are Minty Fresh and Cavity free now!
Try W-40 and paper towels. Cleans the oxidation off better then anything I’ve ever tried.
@@Pinrod93 better *than
@@Pleaseopenyoureyes Thank you for the correction.
It worked for me. Tooth paste and backing soda mix it scrub with tooth brush leave over night. Then wipe it off.
Yeah funny
for odors, there is a better way than baking soda, which doesn't always work on some smells. go to walmart and spend $18 on some odorban. you can use it mixed with water to clean your entire interior - from floorboards to even around the rubber seals. it will kill germs and deodorize even the mildew from a leak. you need to have the leaks fixed though, but if you left a window cracked during a rainstorm, this is a lifesaver.
then you can use odorban in your laundry, on your floors in your house, and for smelly jobs all around your house. put some with water in a spray bottle and keep in your car for spills and stains.
and about the goo for cleaning switches, you can make that at home. do a search for recipes
All Meguairs products work exceptionally well I swear by them
I heard Mouthwash works pretty good also; & Spic & Span Spray & Windex & of course Clorox & Lysol Wipes.😂🎶👀🕪⚘
1. Clean headlights with toothpaste (non-gel)
2. Take stickers off with WD-40
3. Clean dog hair off seats with a spray bottle of water & a squeegee.
4. Clean vent with small foam brush, then use the vacuum to suction it out.
5. Clean dash dust with coffee filters.
6. Carpet stains clean with 1/3 hydrogen peroxide, rest of the spray bottle with water. Spray on your carpet let it soak, wipe it up with a clean towel.
7. Floor Mat's: use previous cleaning solution on your floor mat's, or put the mats in your washing machine on the gentle cycle.
8. Window streaks: use news paper on Windows.
9. Shine dashboard: pour a dab of olive oil on your rag/coffee filters to shine your dash.
10: Bad odors: sprinkle baking soda over seats/carpet. Let it sit a few hours, then vacuum up.
11. Removing stains from vinal/leather: use a Mr. Clean magic eraser in the stains, or use 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/4 cup of vinegar mix, gently rub it on the stains.
12: Wheel cleaner: half a cup of baking soda, one tablespoon of Dawn dish detergent, two cups of warm water.
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You can use WD-40 to remove stickers but Goof-Off works much better. It also helps if you have a plastic razor blade to help with your scraping. A plastic putty knife works, too.
You can clean off the oxidisation spots on your windows using a product that is normally used to clean kitchen glass hot plates. It seriously works brilliantly. Might need to do it twice then clean with a normal glass cleaner. They will look brand new.
Use a chamois for flawless shiny windows, and Cut & Polish for headlights - brilliant!
NB: The ink on the newspaper (not the newspaper itself) used to be great for cleaning windows but they removed the toxic mustard type ingredient many moons ago so newspaper is no longer effective on windows.
Maybe something was removed, but newspaper still works just fine. Use it exclusively on all our car windows and never have an issue with streaking that isn't self imposed. Polishing compound or plastic polish works great on headlights.
I've found that the best thing to use on chrome (especially wheels) is an ammonia-based glass cleaner, like Windex. The ammonia will remove any fingerprints, or any oil, dirt or grease from the road. Not to mention any water spots or "dried soap marks" left behind after washing it.
I mean, if you think about it, since you use Windex to clean glass/mirrors, and chrome is smooth just like glass and it reflects just like a mirror, then why wouldn't it do the same for chrome too? Well, I decided to try it on my chrome wheels one day and I was definitely surprised at how much shinier they looked. I even had people ask me how I got my wheels to shine like that. At first, they thought I was joking when I told them I clean them with Windex. Lol
Been using the newspaper trick on the windows for years and it’s better than anything I’ve tried before. Now I’m going to try the coffee filters on the dash.
I always use dryer sheets to dust with.
As far as cleaning the windows, newspaper is good but so are coffee filters.
A dryer sheet under each of the front seats keeps your ride smelling nice.
Wipe your tires down with Mop & Glow. It looks like you used Armor All except, it doesn't attract dust/dirt, it repels it instead. (An old truck show trick).
D C The floor cleaner? How exactly? Do you use it straight from the bottle, same as when you put it on the floor?? Thx!
What method do you use to apply it?
Coffee filters with a spray of vinegar is great for doing windows streak free :)
Yep, a leaf blower not only is a great way to get rid of dust and small debris, but after washing, it's a great way to quickly dry it - especially the trim and wheels!
We also do that!
Hi, some of the tips are helpful, thanks.
I bought a headlight cleaning kit at Harbor Freight for $14 and it worked great. The trick was using a high speed drill with a foam pad.
Love FactsVerse - and the narrator is top notch
This video was awesome thanks👍
I use a thick microfiber towel to remove dust from the dashboard and inside the car. It grabs the lint and holds it till you shake it out.
I like to use tuff stuff foam spray on the interior panels with a hard bristle scrub brush with little pressure it gets the dirt out real good
Thanks very much for sharing I love it!
Wonderful ideas! 💓 I'm going to try each one over the next two-weeks & will report my findings!
I loved your video but I'd like to know instead of olive oil can you use mineral oil to shine the inside of your vehicle
I cannot believe anyone caught the California bumper sticker to take off. That was subtle.🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for your information..it was very helpful
Great ideas. Thanks
Thank you the toothpaste worked for my headlights very well😁
I'm gonna try that. Did u use like a rough rag or a soft one?
Doug styles a soft one
Tried it. But it shine not very long
@@08FayFay thx!
@@Siggydawg @dark force @08FayFay Simply cleaning with any of these methods won't typically last very long. UV rays are the culprit on plastic headlight lens. Buy a headlight cleaning kit containing a UV-resistant spray, or the UV spray by itself. This will keep your headlights nice much longer, so less work for you!
use Murphy's oil soap multi use cleaner on vinyl seats, steering wheel and entire dash. It takes off stickiness and does not leave residue. Even safe for clear and black plastic parts of the dash!
Thank you about the plastic parts. Where my gear shift sits Iade a mistake and wiped with wipes made it dull. It's not too far gone that I cannot restore it. Have been trying to find a solution
Thanks for a really useful video.
Very helpful!
Great tips Thank u !! Very helpful 👍🏽
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This is great tips thanks
Great info , thanks verrrry much !!!
NEWSPAPER for glass cleaning works excellent. been using it for years on auto glass and mirrors and windows at home too.
Great tips! My tip for cleaning carpet mats and cloth seat covers is a Bissell pet stain cleaner in a foam formula with its own applicator/brush. It works very well.
Wow...AWESOME. THANK YOU.
Thank you so much for the information
I ued to be a smoker. I sprayed my vents and wiped my car down with white vinegar and non smokers could not detect a cigarette odor in the car. to remove insect gunk stuck on my car, I also use a used dryer sheet and spray peroxide on them. Takes them right off with a single wipe. I imagine a coffee filter would be just as good.
Thanks for watching, Jada!
This is likely just not true, and your perception of your non smoking friends "not detecting" a cigarette odor in your car is just them being polite. Cigarette smoke attaches to literally EVERYTHING, not just your vents. Did you shampoo the fabric on the ceiling in your vehicle? Doubt it. It's embedded in there too. Did you unbolt your seats and shampoo the carpet around where those bolts attach? Likely not. Shampoo your seats and the seat backs?
I have a knitted football doll my grandmother made me over 30 years ago. She was a smoker. She's been dead for 16 years now, but that doll STILL smells like how I remember her and her house, laden with cigarette smoke.
Congratulations on quitting smoking. 🎉🎊🎉
@@RichardTurlington well I spray vinegar around house on curtains and drapes carpets and furniture. Stinks like vinegar for 30-60 mins. But after the smell dissipates your left with fresh clean smelling house or car. Try it. It's pretty amazing
@@jeanna7851 No I agree, vinegar is absolutely amazing and kills pretty much all smells. However it only works 100% if you get it physically on the actual source of the smell. For smoke, that means literally everywhere. Unfortunately in a car you cannot possibly wipe the insides of where your AC air blows out of. It's unlikely you'll unbolt your seats and clean the carpets thoroughly where you can't reach without unbolting. You can likely do a great job with vinegar but your mileage will vary depending on how medieval you get in your regimen. Some people think simply spraying vinegar in the air is going to eradicate smoke smell. Not gonna work that way.
5:15 at the dollar tree thay have car wipes you should use them on tires clean good
Good vid and good help i got some tips i can use. Thanks heaps for sharing that 😀👍
Thank you for sharing.🥂
The thumbnail made me click looks like someone is cleaning with a jellyfish
Magic Eraser eliminated scratch marks from my nav screen. Took a few minutes, but they were all gone
Nice, thanks! Newspapers can be used on top of the floor mats to keep them clean.
Thanks, for the advise
Lemon pledge, works well on the dash. As always, spray the rag you're using, not directly on the dash.
As a detailer, these are almost all lies
Exactly lol
I figured as much! Any tips for getting dirt/dust out of the tight seams on leather seats? the vac nozzle doesn't get in tight enough. I'm thinking blue tack (what you stick posters up with) might get in to the nooks and crannies.
@@joeyree22 if you have any access to an air compressor. Even a small one and a blow gun tip for it, that's what we use at the shop
Thanks very much! I don’t have one, but I do have a can of forced air for cleaning a keyboard I’ll try first.
Very nice 👍 thanks 🙏
Most welcome 😊
What other types of videos would you like to see?
Great video👍
I wouldn't use cooking oil while cleaning it is going to leave a residue which in time will become sticky. Not a good move.
I've also heard that the oil will eventually make the dash "cook" in the sun and crack and be damaged quicker.
Yeah I wouldn't recommend either
WD40 inventor should be given Nobel prize. That thing saved my life on so many occasions.
Little Star what all have you used wd-40 for?
Why did you use it to get rid of your pimples?
Removing plastic/vynal stickers is not one of them.
Pls give examples
That would be the US government!!! The military had it formulated during WW2!!!
thanks. I have a large mirror that no matter what i have used, streaks. even with a squeegee. will try the newspaper trick tomorrow!
THANK YOU!!!!
I watch a lot of car detailing videos and some of the pros use (1) a general degreaser to clean almost everything inside. (2) car wash soap (not expensive) to clean the exterior without stripping off the wax. (3) I use polish intended for paint and sandpaper to restore the headlights, its far more effective than toothpaste. (4) I use carpet shampoo, a drill brush and a Bissell Green Machine to clean carpet and it works on fabric too.. People say I do a great job cleaning a vehicle and don't buy all the crap sold at the auto parts store.. I really like ONR to wipe down any surface (inside & out), Turtle Wax Ice Spray Wax is one of the best products I have used to detail the paint.
ONR ?
Wouldn’t olive oil + sun =cracked dash?
Thanks
Nice thanks
The “goo” in the thumbnail is slime. It will pick up things in small crevices that are hard to reach.
It will be all slimy after too
Glad I stumbled on this one, some handy ideas
Thanks Edgar... great idea!? How silly of me but what is this thing you call Google...??
Y r u so rude god
@Edgar Smithingston what's the problem whit some little help? Also handed to you? I bet you've been given something once in life whitout having to do anything or atleast doing something very simple that takes seconds like opening yt and clicking on this video
@Edgar Smithingston .... excuse me Mr Smithsonian!! He who has all the greatest and most obvious things to say...!?! Listen here you pilchard!! I wasn't aware that you knew so much about me...and my incessant need for things to be handed to me without doing any research myself, oh ye who has a museums sized head full of knowledge! Let me guess...? Your that person who always has an answer for everything!!?? Must be hard being a charming bugger like yourself.
@Edgar Smithingston who mentioned the word everything?? Huh? I just said a little help doesn't hurt also it's a like a tutorial video it's meant to help people what's the problem whit that?
This was helpful. Thank you!
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Awesome ideas.
WD-40 cleans rims and tires too.
Simple Green will take tough to clean tree sap off your car, and won't damage the paint.
Cold water too.
Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol is the best for this.
great video
To help my car look good I will try this
Great tips. I also use WD40 to shine my headlights
YES! WD40 works MUCH better than toothpaste! Use a paper towel, spray the paper towel (not the lights) and wipe! Flip the towel and dry.
I am guessing this person has NEVER cleaned a car. Olive oul on the dashboard!!! Really!!! Great idea until the sun comes out magnifies the sun, traps the heat and ages the plastics quicker. Micro fibers are designed to hold onto small particles and will remove the dust and not "push dust around". They are also very good at cleaning windows although if you use cheap glass cleaner the can smear regardless, tooth paste is only a temporary fix and not a permanent one to the point where your car will use more toothpaste than you. There are just so many things here which are bs it is unreal as anybody with any experience cleaning cars will know.
David Smith, very true. I've purchased a few bags of micro fiber towels and they clean wonderfully for many things including the dashboard.
I would never clean my dash with olive oil. Nope
Not only that but the film that olive oil leaves behind acts as an ATTRACTANT rather than a deterrent for dirt and dust. Don't use olive oil !
Headlamps have a clear coat uv protection on them the minute you polish them with anything gritty the uv protection is removed so they will go yellowy very fast, for best results sand the whole lamp with 1500 then 2000 grit wet sandpaper then clean, dry, mask the car, degrease and paint with clear coat/lacquer, that’s the right way to do it.
I love this experience 👍
Awesome tips!!!!
Here's a great method I use every time I clean my car. I open all the car doors and remove floor mats and any other stuff. Next, I get my ELECTRIC leaf blower and start blowing all the duct from one side out the other. The accelerated air finds and removes dust you just can't get to. After I'm content with my leaf blowing air cleaning job I start with my regular cleaning method. Cleaning is now easier because loose dust has been removed! You will be amazed by the results of the leaf blower method to start your car cleaning tasks. People may think your nuts. But, your car will be cleaner and you actually save time during your cleaning process! You are welcome. ;) Jeff. Let me know if this works for you!
Jeff A That’s hilarious! I have to try the leaf blower trick if only to see the looks I get from my neighbors! Thx!
Thank you will do this👌
Many professional detailers use an air compressor for this same task. I'm just now diving into the world of auto detailing and several youtubers I watch do this, either with a leaf blower or a compressor. Its solid advice. Thanks for sharing.
Same here - leaf blower for the car. Mine is electric and far easier than gas. I also use it in the house - placing a few window fans in the windows and blow everything. Also hit the curtains with the blower. And since I run a pellet stove I also run the blower through it from inside and it cleans everything out.
This is hysterical! I am going to try this. It makes perfect sense! Thx!
To get all the bug guts off of your windshield (and clean your windows in general) use 000 or 0000 steel wool. It takes all the bugs and grit and grime off, but is fine enough that it won't scratch the glass.
Going to try your carpet cleaner method on my dirty auto carpet and my truck seats!! Thanks
Good. tips thanks
Use dryer fabric softener sheets to remove lovebugs from your car. Just wet them and gently rub the bug stains off. Works like a charm!
Wow
I'm looking👀👀👀👀
Use dryer sheets to wipe down window blinds. They remove static so dush is not attracted to the blinds.
@movingonandup773 they are a bug in Florida that is the devil incarnate!! They fly slow, a bit bigger than a mosquito, snd they stick together......but...in certain months they become insane!!! The whole front of your car will be covered in them!!!! And on top of these awsome issues, they smell!!! And if you leave them on the paint too long they mess up your paint!!!
Car wax works great on your rims to get rid of stubborn dirt,and it shines yours rims as well.
I love your video
Good info Thanks !
So I have one; Try some Holloway House Quick Shine floor finish, for the the plastic licence plate frame holder and also for the bottom and side vinyl door paneling. It leaves a lasting and long protective shine.
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Never thought I would get click baited by a non sexual thumbnail but here I am.
😂😂😂
technically it's still a Breast, so your rep hasn't been compromised.
I’m here solely for the slime ball in the thumbnail. Where was it?
@@kenwickcook8413 nowhere sadly. I wanted to know what the heck it did.
I like how they have California bumper sticker that they want to get rid of!
Should have left the California bumper sticker on that piece of s*** that was the coolest thing about the car
Forget the bumper sticker, they need to find something to get rid of the California governor!
me to
I don’t have coffee filters anymore so I used a Kcup. Worked just as well👌🏻
That toothpaste trick really works! 🙌🙌👍👍👌👌
Thanks for watching!
I have found that after washing your car, instead of drying everything with towels or shammy, use a squeegee on the entire car. It's fun and saves allot of towels.
I use electric leaf blower works great gets water out of all the places you can’t get to
If a vacuum cleaner is not doing the job on car seats, use duct tape or any sticky tape.
Good information.
1. If you own a drill, there's a headlight polishing kit that works well, and it's cheap. You can also do it by hand with sandpaper and polish for almost nothing, it just takes some work.
2. WD-40 won't remove a vinyl decal, just the adhesive that's left behind. Use a hair dryer to heat the decal to peel it off.
3. A rubber glove works much better than a squeegee for removing pet hair from your seats..
4. A paint brush actually does pretty well at cleaning the visible dust out of the vents, but not a foam brush. Use a chip brush.
5. Coffee filters don't leave lint, but they also don't grab and hold dust unless you're wiping off excessive protectant that's taking the dust with it. If you don't treat your dash, use a microfiber cloth.
6. Get a can of Tuff Stuff for bad upholstery stains.
7. DON'T put your floormats into the washing machine. You will destroy either the floormats or your washing machine. (If you use washable bathroom mats in your car, it's fine to wash them.) The best way to get them clean of dirt and pet hair is to just run an upright vacuum over them.
8. Newspaper really does work for cleaning windows, but not for what was said. Streaks are from the cleaner drying, or it's too strong. So still bullshit.
9. Don't shine your dash (It will let the sun reflect off the dash and you won't be able to see as well). Don't put olive oil on your dash either, that's just idiotic. Use Armor All matte finish protectant, it blocks some of the UV that damages the dash.
10. Foul odors are caused by something. Baking soda may make it smell better for a while, but you have to remove whatever is causing the odor or it will just come back.
11. There are special leather cleaners for stains. Tuff Stuff or mildly soapy water is fine on vinyl. Or mix an anchovy and an egg with the olive oil and vinegar so your car will smell like a Caesar salad.
12. Wheel cleaners are cheap and much more effective on brake dust than baking soda and soap.
Scrubbing bubbles for your wheels leave it on for about 20-30 seconds and everything just wipes right off
1. Tooth paste is technically an abrasive it’s just a weak ass compound.
2. Rubbing hydrogen peroxide and water doesn’t remove a stain it just spreads it out use a water extractor.
3. Say you put olive oil on your dash, your said olive oil gets heated by the sun what happens to the leather dash? Put 2+2 together.
1) I have no cavities on my headlights
3) It becomes an extra virgin sun reflector on the windshield...except for when I'm making paninis on the dash.😁
Timely info for some. And accurate. Employ these ideas and you will prosper.
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Cool this is what u. Gonna start doing and save some cash,, Thanks for sharing
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