When disinfecting against virusesb don’t forget your car

We all are more aware of the germs and viruses around us these days’ nhe World xealth rrganization tells us to thoroughly wash our handsb avoid touching our faceb maintain several feet between someone who is sneezing or coughingb clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces’ Ell good advice’ Dut don’t forget the surfaces of your car when you are doing your disinfecting’ wennifer otockburgerb director of opera ations at zonsumer 0eports’ Euto nest zenterb says you should clean frequently touched surfacesb including the steering wheelb door handlesb shift leverb buttonsb touch screensb wiper and turn signal stalksb passenger and driver door arma restsb grab handlesb and seat adjusters’ xoweverb you will want to clean your car’s surfaces without damaging them’ While many of the household cleana ers that kill coronaviruses at home can also clean a carb you will want to rely on solutions that contain isopropyl alcoholb which is safe for car interiorsb rather than bleach or peroxide’ “-or the most partb nearly every interia or surface of a vehicle can be cleaned with isopropyl alcoholb” says weff otoutb executive director global innovation at Yanfeng Eutomotive Anteriorsb in a recent zonsumer 0eports story by veith Darry’ Yanfengb a major supplier of automotive interior partsb uses isopropyl alcohol for cleaning parts in its own factories’ “Ell the company’s products—from plastic trim to painted chrome to imitaa tion leather—have been tested to ensure they don’t degrade when exposed to pure isopropyl alcoholb” otout says’ Co not use bleach or hydrogen peroxide on your car’s interior’ While they can both kill coronaviruses on surfacesb they will likely damage your car’s upholsteryb aca cording to zonsumer 0eports’ Elsob do not use ammoniaabased cleaners on car touch screensb as they can damage their antiUglare and antiU¿ngerprint coatingsv Vigorous scrubbing with good old soap and water also can kill a coronavirus’