8 ways to keep car interiors clean
If you’re a busy mom driving to work, picking up kids and doing daily chores you might often neglect your vehicle. With all the busyness that your car endures within your 24 hour workday, it’s bound to take a beating and get overloaded with clutter, trash, and stuff.
HERE ARE EIGHT WAYS TO KEEP IT CLEAN
Baby wipes can be used for more than bare bottoms. Instead of buying auto wipes which are expensive and loaded with chemicals, baby wipes can accomplish the same thing. Wipe down all hard surfaces to remove dust and dirt. Keep a pack in your glove compartment too, for impromptu clean ups of the kids and the car! A car doesn’t magically stay clean on its own. All that clutter will start to pile back up, so every month or so take a few minutes to go through the entire car and remove trash, take items back inside the house where they belong, and quickly wipe down surfaces. A simple thing as a cup holder can easily be taken for granted. Give your cup holders the care they deserve. Keep an organizer in your trunk for groceries, shopping bags, and sports gear. Hang one on the back of the front seat filled with your kids’ stuff: sippy cups, books, toys, and other essentials they need for a car ride.
When something goes in, that something goes out. It’s easy to just leave stuff in the car, but if you take the extra few minutes to bring things back inside, your car won’t become a hoarder’s dream. It’s time to get rid of the mess and freshen up that upholstery. Remove all the floor mats and run the vacuum over them and the carpet of your car. Vacuum the seats and trunk area too. Whether it’s a simple plastic bag, a recycled container, or a fancy auto trash can, put something within your reach to throw out your trash, and the floorboards don’t count! There’s nothing worse than scrambling for your registration papers when you’ve gotten pulled over for a little fast driving. Keep all your important car documents, such as insurance, registration, emergency contacts, etc. in one easy-to-find place, such as the glove compartment.