3 Smart Hacks for Detailing Your Chevy

Looking for a few clever hacks for detailing your Chevy? Spring is the perfect time to detail your car. It’s likely that you’ve kept your windows shut all winter thanks to the icy winds, freezing temperatures, and snow. So this spring, try a few of these detailing hacks to get the interior of your car smelling fresh and sparkling clean.

Getting Touch Stains Out

Once you do a quick vacuum of your seats, you might find a few stubborn stains which can be a big pain to get out. One of the most common stains in a Chevy is a coffee stain. This is easy to get out. Mix two parts water to one part white vinegar and blot the mixture on the coffee stain. If the stain is ink from a pen or marker, use rubbing alcohol and water or hairspray if you have it. Let it soak into the stain for a few minutes before blotting the stain and rinsing it out.

If the stain is from grease, you’ll want something a little bit stronger. If the stain is still wet, try blotting it with a dry towel to help absorb the grease. If the stain is dry, you’ll need to squirt a few drops of WD-40 on the stain and then blot it with a cloth. Avoid wiping the stain as this will spread it rather than help to remove it.

Cleaning the Little Crevices

Vacuuming the seats and cleaning the windows is the easy part, but how do you get the dust out of the little crevices like your air vents. If you have a can of compressed air, this is a great way to blow the dust out of those hard to reach places. You can clean the air vents, the areas around all the cars buttons, and even around the edges of all the windows.

Once you blow the dust away, you’ll want to go over those same areas with a cleaner. Get yourself a small sponge brush that you might use to paint and dampen it with your preferred car cleaner. Then you can use it to get into those same tough places and give it a deep clean.

Scrub Grime and Dirt Away

If your car has a vinyl interior, you’ll likely have dirt embedded in it that you can’t see. The most common areas for dirt and grime buildup are your door handles and the center console near your cup holders.

Start with a regular kitchen sponge. Use the rougher side of the sponge with a little bit of car cleaner to clean all the vinyl inside the car. If you still have stuck on bits of grime and dirt, grab a toothbrush that you no longer use and go back over those surfaces pushing hard with the bristles. This should help get rid of all those dirt marks.

Detailing your Chevy doesn’t have to cost a fortune. With these clever hacks, a few household items, and some elbow grease, you can get your car looking and smelling like new in a few hours.

 

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