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No matter the season, cars are often in need of some care
and attention to keep them looking their best. If you’re not sure where to
start, below we have some top tips and suggestions that will help you to
restore your car’s shine in a matter of hours and without breaking the bank in
the process.

Wash Your
Car’s Exterior

First you should wash your car but before you do, read
this blog post to make sure that you don’t make any of the five
most common car cleaning mistakes. Washing and cleaning your car might seem
straightforward and simple – and in most cases it is – but if you avoid a
number of common and costly mistakes you can almost guarantee the best results
for your efforts.

Clean Your Wheels First

As wheels tend to be the dirtiest part of the car,
washing them first avoids the risk of splashing dirt and grit back onto the
clean body work. This is especially true if using a pressure washer.

Wheels can be complicated because they have narrow spaces
that make them hard to clean, especially when the dirt and grease has found its
way into the inner section of the wheel. There are range of different methods
and products to help, but wheel
cleaners specifically allow you to easily remove dirt and grime with a few
sprays and a bit of elbow grease.

Use a Clay Bar

After cleaning, rinsing and drying your car you can now
focus on the dirt and grime that isn’t visible to the naked eye. To identify
this dirt just take your hand and run it along the paintwork. You should never
be able to hear your paint, but if you can it means that some potentially
harmful contaminates are stuck on it like dust or gravel off the road.

One great way to remove this dirt is with a clay
bar which you just rub smoothly back and forth to gather the substances
without scratching them against the paintwork. For more in-depth information,
read our article on how to use a
clay bar.

Clean The Glass

The old-school trick is to use a newspaper and apply
window cleaner and use it to polish the glass. However, you risk leaving soggy
newspaper behind. A more advanced solution is rain repellent, which
turns your glass to a sealed and hydrophobic environment where the water just
runs straight off.

Clean The Chrome And Trim

Chrome is often used on car body parts to add an extra
touch of style to the vehicle, but it needs to be kept in the best possible
condition to have the desired effect.

It’s easily scratched and because it sits away from the
bodywork it can pick up a great deal of the dirt and grease off the road. The
shiny nature of the material means that this becomes increasingly evident, but
it does clean very well with a good glass cleaner or chrome trim polish that
has been specifically designed to restore your chrome bodywork.

Clean Your Leather Interior

Cleaning your leather interior can breathe new life to
your seats. We recommend a leather cleaner that
you simply massage into the seats, leave for a couple of hours to dry and come
back to a more luxurious interior.

Daily Car Detailing And Maintenance

To maintain your car or keep it clean from day to day you
will need a car duster to get into all
of those hard to reach areas where dust and dirt can accumulate.

A good quality glass cleaner or set of interior wipes are also
be useful to keep in the glove box or boot so that you can remove dust and dirt
whenever required.

Hopefully this blog has given you insights on car
detailing and cleaning. For more useful information on cleaning methods,
consumer advice, buyer guides and much more to improve, clean, repair and
maintain your car visit Euro
Car Parts soon.