Take care of your car
Take care of your car
Shiny and clean the car at the dealership. But soon the road will change that. This allows the external and internal condition of the vehicle, not only to draw conclusions about the driver, but also has a direct impact on the resale and the resale value.
Our Tips and Tricks for interior and exterior of your vehicle quickly help to its former glory.
Spring cleaning
In early spring, you can see them again: the long queues at car washes. However, a short journey through the car wash is not enough to really make eng ¼ hlingsfit his car. In addition to cleaning are a few things to check, it covers for small repairs and tires must be changed. If you follow a few tips, you protect their set of wheels for winter damage and can now drive the source without worries.
Basic cleaning â € "inside and outside
The first step to climb car spring car wash expenses. Here, we should, however, that the core curriculum are not, but which also includes the motor and the basement laundry. Road salt is in fact killer true basement, rust is the result. Recommend to a car wash is not with nylon brush works, but with brooms Microfiber Strip. These save the paint and prevent small scratches.
Who is moving or convertible has enough time and leisure, which makes a designated wash area and is committed to a sponge and bucket of water. dirt filters Warning: These places have and oil separators, thus preventing damage to the environment. In addition, the car wash in the driveway or in nature is strictly prohibited and punishable by severe penalties her. Wash your car by hand, do not miss the wheel forgetting, as dirt and salt residue gather here, and in addition it must never have a power washing pressure washer to make the most of electronic components and inflammation in the engine compartment is very sensitive to these treatments would react.
Is it the car washed and dried, seal with a value of car wax. This milky liquid is applied with a soft cloth and, after drying, then the residue powder polishing away with cotton.
Then, then take the inside of the car. The main problem in winter is the moisture that penetrates into the interior. This is due to wet clothes and shoes, the snow stays on the mat, coupled with the fact that air conditioning is little used in winter and the windows closed and stay. inner Sun can dry quickly, making it smell musty and mildew, rust at worst. The moisture brings you the best with newspaper or cloth, microfiber body that night in the foot spreads around. By this measure the windows always fog, nor if the cabin air filter replacement.
When the car is dry today, to clean seats. Fabric or suede seat upholstery cleaning foam may be with commercial enterprises. After this has dried, the seats can be sucked the rest of the interior with. For leather seats, a cleaning service lubrication are used, otherwise rapid small cracks and fractures in material form.
Now just need glass, plastic panels and clean the dashboard. This is the best window clean. Forget interior cleaning is not the trunk. Snow, a shovel, windshield washer antifreeze defrost spray and other winter accessories are no longer necessary and consumes unnecessary fuel.
The boot is emptied and cleaned, if the state of the spare wheel and search the contents of the first aid kit. During the overhaul of his car, he must also take a look at shock absorbers, automotive electronics and the car battery. Here have removed the corrosion at the poles and at the density of the acid can check.
paint repair
Generally we discovered after the vehicle cleaning paint small damage. These problems occur particularly in winter thrown by road salt and sand. How to avoid serious damage to corrosion, you should now inflict damage with markers of body painting in motion. These documents are available either at the dealership, or even in well-stocked hardware stores. The color code of the coating can be found in the documents of his vehicle or on a label, which is usually in the trunk id.
Check door and window seals
Like remember when cleaning rubber seals on doors and windows, but the wiper blades. Although dirty and damaging moisture penetration rubber seals, and lead to rust Mold and wiper blades defective real danger on the road. The rubber seals should be checked for damage, they will be cleaned with hot soapy water and a silicone coating carefully. The wiper blades are the cold brittle made by or used on Eisresten torn. They should be replaced immediately.
switch depreciation
Winter is over, it is important that the water washing system is also changed. Antifreeze is not needed, but it's worth using an additive to water, insects away disc.
tire change is coming
After the winter high again this summer, as they say also "been increased from O to O â € ~ (Easter to October). Winter in the summer, "The use of" should be avoided for the following reasons: summer tires are made of a mixture of different rubber and have a different profile. Thus they provide better handling in the summer, and decreased rolling resistance. This increases safety and reduces fuel consumption.
The tire change may be, if you do not have trusts, little money in the workshop may be one, then for the right pressure tires will be supported in. Here, you can, if necessary, ask if there is a possibility, the bank is not currently required to have winter tires. Many stores offer their customers this service for a fee for storing small.
If you change the tires themselves, we must even for the pressure proper air in the tires also provide. Information on the required pressure is on a sticker on the driver's door, in the gas cap or a course, in the vehicle documents. To reduce rolling resistance, you should always take the maximum recommended air pressure, even if the car is unloaded. But even if the tires have been mounted or workshop, after 50 km the nuts tightened. Before entry the winter, they should be the same damage, dirt and tread depth check when the next winter-like winter when sold, no known surprises.
Small foreign bodies, such as gravel, can be removed and the profile of the knitting needle with A. Caution is when a foreign body pin sharp metal, broken glass, and others exist. Then, the tire must be carefully considered if the sharps have damaged tire. In the tire store, the technician quickly if a repair is desirable or if the tire should be replaced. For the investigation of the tread put a euro coin in the profile. Is gold edge to see nothing more than adequate visibility for next winter from that. Specifically, we can determine the profile of a tester, an instrument, the hardware store for less money is available in each. The depth of the grooves must be at least 5 mm. If this box is checked off, you can store the tires: a dry, lying down or in a tree called hanging on rims. Before storing it is shown on the winter tires with chalk respective position of the car.
Cabrio Care
What is important when care condom?
The time breaks later convertible to the end of winter. Hoods had to endure much during the season, so it's a maintenance depth and repair minor damage first duty. Care can be easy to achieve alone, more damage, you must quickly leave a professional for repair. Minor damage to roof and windows can be, but with little technical skills and "how", even in the handle
Capote and Hardtoppflege (pre-cleaning, cleaning and sealing)
Maintaining Tops (hood textiles) is more complex than the hardtop (fixed roof aluminum or plastic). With the hard top roofs are either permanently mounted in use, which are removed when necessary, or, in the new cars, body fixed on the roofs, which can be folded in a few segments in the trunk. Hardtops are usually cleaned like the rest body. Otherwise, the seals on the roof of the rod are cleaned and lubricated, the upper compartment is emptied and cleaned regularly. When cleaning product Tops as follows: In the pre-cleaning dust and dirt are washed away. Here, the use of clean, warm water is recommended, the use of high pressure lamps should be avoided because it destroys the infiltration. In the subsequent cleaning residues are insects and carefully brushed with a soft brush in a straight line, always in one direction. In the transition to the sheet, make sure the paint is not scratched. The detergent (solvent), preferably dishwashing detergent or soap should be distributed carefully and sparingly, except a few spots of penalty. Now seals on windows and frames are cleaned. After cleaning, rinse with warm water and the bridge should be open air (in shade) dry thoroughly. In any case, the wet canopy can be opened, because the formation of mildew, and creases. With plexiglass or Weichkunststoffscheiben offers better cleaning results polite. Dust and dirt act like sandpaper here, namely, the roof area of childbearing and therefore must be removed periodically with a damp cloth. The joints are then treated with a rubber care product. Maintaining the link does not differ from the hardtop. The impregnation must be renewed every four months. It should be before the date of purchase, however, if it is able to be treated for the above, it may be, for example, wax-polymer containing means high dark fade considerably with time. When the impregnation is essential to ensure a perfectly clean areas to be impregnated, otherwise sealed with soil and are almost impossible to remove.
Machines Washing: What is important here?
It should be noted that hand washing is the preferred car wash. Plastic covers can, provided that the manual use of the car otherwise be washed by machine washing, preferably in a factory does not work with brushes, but with strips of cloth.
Special cleaners bridge: how good they are?
Special bridge cleaners are needed only for very dirty. Exist different cleaners for plastic and fabric shades. In addition, for stubborn stains, there are special products. In the application, however, caution, as can happen with the abuse of surprises. Household cleaners and stain removers are taboo!
Rubber and glass care
Keeps the smooth rubber gasket with silicone-based care. plastic disks, you must regularly, as described above own. However, they are not in the years best. Light scratches can be polished with special products now on the remote deletion, for example, pasta polish on the market for mobile screens are available, which are also ideal for Windows convertible. Is glass cracked, scratched and discolored, you should think about renewing entirely possibly the hood, as a single disc changes are sometimes not worth it. To keep the disc, there are special Trading schooner glass are placed when you open the hood below the disc. It may do this is covered with a foam cushion material, with some skill you sew. Resourceful convertible owners have discovered, however, meeting the so-called pool noodles "or casing pipe Soft foam for the same purpose.
What to do about cracks in the top fabric?
If cracks, car upholstery, the first address is receive assistance. Any person who holds a diploma in crafts, we can try to repair small tears. There are kits for roof repair Fabric or PVC roof system. It is generally id hack into repair parts in different colors and sizes of adhesive highly resistant to heat. But it is also the absence of these "professional repair kits." For the repair is needed: cleaning solvent, water-resistant, permanently flexible adhesive strength, adhesive tape and clothespins. First, the surfaces clean the residue with benzene. (Before cleaning, please make yourself in a bit!). Now the bridge are linked. A manufacturer of adhesive popular adhesive into the program, which is waterproof and elastic. This is important because the vibrations are rain and high demands on the adhesive. The adhesive (applied according to instructions) to complete the bonding surfaces, and these are then sealed with tape and clothespins. After adequate drying, then tape and staples are removed, faded adhesive residue.
Discoloration
If the substance hood faded or stained, it can be dyed with special funds for after-sales. Even a recoloring is the top color is not a problem. be sought in the products the following properties: color, care, impregnation, wash resistance and resistance Abrasion
What is important in winter?
If we assume to be convertible in winter, the shelter should be dry and well ventilated. The hood is close, but the windows must remain open slightly. Tire pressure should be increased slightly and the battery, a battery of trainers themselves are connected. This charge and discharge the battery of the car and continuously simulates normal driving. Winters not convertible in the garage in winter but continue to be used to note something: the plastic window should never freigekratzt with the ice scraper, but beware of the free Enteiserspray ice. This tour does can not reach the bottom of the hood. Also note that frozen at temperatures lower and the bridge is in full sun, and should not be opened, otherwise it could break the material. Before the winter course impregnation of conscience and lubrication of rubber parts is, of course. Maybe you also check the manufacturer's model also offers a convertible hard top, because it would probably have a heated rear glass. This would allow new ice scraper and it would be less moisture penetrates into the interior.
In winter car care
Is your car ready for winter?
In winter car care is often neglected. Snow, dirt, and aggressive means attacking the paint, mechanics and electricity very violently.
How can you best cars in the winter environment to protect its details and to look for?
Winterfit
First, you need the car before winter clean the still winter and force control. By cleaning to prevent debris from the perspective attaches and influenced by snow, road salt and dust in the paint and metal einfrisst.
It is also recommended rubber seals, moving parts such as hinges, door control and door locks and wait if necessary. rubber seals should be treated with silicone oil. This prevents the formation of cracks and makes the rubber more resistant to low temperatures.
Moreover fluids is to check the status of all in the car and determine their suitability for winter. Coolant engine oil, and of course cleaning water must withstand freezing temperatures, not, above all, they must be available in sufficient quantity in. It should not be in the wrong place to save and high quality brands for cheaper suppliers do without. Quality is now time for its price. pipes frozen, which may pose risks must not be underestimated.
Nano sealing
If you checked the car, cleaned and completed all, a wealth of choice. In many places, be offered called Nano sealing. Especially in winter, this treatment will bring many benefits.
When Nano sealing the vehicle, in some cases, completely covered with a liquid adhesive, which then dry and then polished wird.Es are the different types of applications and Nano sealing. Sometimes you can even do it yourself.
The complexity of the process should not be left out of eight. Best to let a professional to seal the car. You pay at the end only slightly more confident and the quality result.
A Nano seal allows water, dirt and other substances on the vehicle less any liability. effect called lotus dabble in the dirt and grime from the car of an official, nothing sticks. So you have the car wash less often and the paint is protected.
The wheels and chrome parts benefit from sealing.
When the car window seal Nano also has a meaning. The water flows quickly and effectively on records. Visibility is dramatically improved safety and comfort are greatly increased. It should be noted that most discs separately, and other means to seal with an are. This work should be a specialist can visibility is also essential and important to a faulty seal could have a very negative effect.
Now that you've prepared the car. Everything is controlled externally, is sealed inside all winter. A few dangers of winter, it is not yet filed.
How to spend the winter
Freezing rain, snow not only makes the ice road, he can complete the car with an impenetrable layer the ice cover as well. freeze doors, locks can not be more open. In such situations, it takes a small bottle of lock de-icer it always do.
In a very short time, the lock is released from the ice boring and you can open the door.
is best treated not with ice scraper, unsightly marks lightly on the glass and lacquer discs may cause Vereiste, but with a spray de-icer, a few moments, even the most inch thick ice thaws
It is also desirable in the car with a snow brush with long handles. If the vehicle is sometimes snowed using a brush to remove snow from the roof. This will prevent snow slides in the maneuvers on the windshield and obscured the view or hide the man behind.
To avoid frozen and foggy windows
Tip of the reader
Always use the leverage of fresh air, unless which is heated less than 15  ° C in the car, but only as long as nà ¶ tig.Grund: The air inside is outstanding by the breath of man is always damp and mist / condensation on cold slices.
Fan level 1, the temperature inside the controller and not always fit on / off the fan. Reason: a minimum flow of air is required to cool dry air in the car and push old in the back window of the rauszujagen forced ventilation. If too hot after heating, heating controls and the fan can be colder place activated.
Slices kept closed while the fan so that air is forced to flow through the entire carriage.
wet weather, rain and cold combined with air heating run, because they dehumidify the air.
Winter Spà ¼ liwasser brush the slices with up so fast the dirt on the disc. Dirt is also favorable to the shoe.
However, if the car stay the night humidity: a bag of salt (about 2 kg of fresh daily to the whole car) -> removes moisture
Conclusion
Even before the start of the winter should be thoroughly cleaned and control of the vehicle. This prevents you surprises.
Also recommended sealant nano. It not only protects the paint, thus ensuring better conservation values of the automobile sealed windows improve visibility and enhance safety.
In addition, we must correct their winter gear carry. Schlossenteiser dabeihaben should at best. In the car should not miss the snow and sweeping of the windshield.
If you think this view and has invested time and money in the preparation of the vehicle, winter loses much of its terror. The car, as well as nerves and the scholarship are also spared.
Interior Car Care
Notes to clean your car.
Every car owner has never known such a situation. As it is to take a family weekend outing with the children and on Monday you will experience the unpleasant surprise. The interior of the car is totally dirty, stained windows and cushions have also seen better days. In such cases, an internal cleaning required.
Basic cleaning
Before cleaning steps which dared come before cleaning with a vacuum cleaner. Previously, to remove parts that can be absorbed and possibly with the foot pads soil. After the bags are well on the ground, and upholstery, as well as storage space and aspirated. Especially when the seats are sure it also concerned in the cracks, because that is where the main deposits of earth. Before the carpet is new to the car, they will be exploited and sucked away. That concludes the Staubsaugvorgang not. Also the trunk should be vacuumed regularly. It should also take the removable shelf and under the suck the spare wheel. It must use the same and it works, to check the spare tire. Then begins the second stage of cleaning.
The simplest method of choice has become a normal household cleaner proved that water is dissolved in warm water. With a cloth € "preferably microfiber cloths appropriate â €" the windows are all plastic parts such as the position steering arms and wiped away the wet. With a second cloth and then dried. The windows and rear view mirror may be a window conventional household cleaning and wiping the simplest and most thorough clean.
Cleaning
The pillows need special cleaning. If they are dirty, even more, it is advisable to use a clean coating on a foam base. This is sprayed onto the cushions and upholstery Integrated foam brush means. After a contact time of platelets are removed with a vacuum cleaner. This way, you remove the dirt bottom cushions.
Since the cushions get wet here, If such a deep cleaning one door in the warm season, maybe because the humidity in winter and dry so mold can come.
Even the floor mats can be cleaned so on. Only here will be used instead, a carpet cleaner.
What types of cleaners should be noted that, in that the color of the substance may possibly harm. It is therefore essential to read the instructions and cleaning first on a small area to test.
For special stains in the upholstery must be chosen cleaners or use of fireworks housewives. Children love chewing gum and it moves rapidly on the sidelines, where he correctly paste Sun chewing gum and other viscous materials is preferable to remove, in which a little with a jet of ice einsprà ¼ ht that the freezing of the Sun In this way, chewing gum can be removed if easily through the cushion. Even chocolate is easy to remove Sun important thing is not that these places after scraping with a wet cloth and dab rubbed on it. In the mud because it is rubbed into the fabric.
Leather cleaning
Many cars have leather interior. Seats are leather easier to start a little wet deleted. It's important that leather is dried again before proceeding to further treatment. After cleaning wet and dry, there are special products in leather, with which the leather seats and interior of cars are handled. This usually products that keep the leather supple and protect it against cracking and thus protected. It should be noted here that we keep in leather and uniform in a single pass of the route. May stain the leather seats are ugly avoided. This is particularly visible in bright leather. Again, it as a care products already on a small inconspicuous area tests to ensure that the color and the leather does not alter negative.
Inside properly cleaned plastic
Finally, we keep the cockpit or the plastic parts inside the vehicle. There is the so-called cockpit sprays, that just after cleaning the taps einsprà ¼ ht. Better suited, however, pastes and creams, soft cloth that will be applied to the interior with. In care should be taken that move quickly and not leave a dry film lubricant.
As for cleaning must not be forgotten, is the maintenance of door seals with wax and oil products, so it does not freeze in winter.
Before the car is running again it should be good to air, so that no more moisture in the cushions, carpets or other gifts inside.
How many many times this way to clean the car, it depends of course on the use of the vehicle. A thorough cleaning of all the above points should be in spring summer and autumn. Otherwise, every two weeks to absorb wipe the interior and humid. Windows should be cleaned every time, because they ensure that the driver has a clear vision.
If your car does not even clean or can not find time for a professional cleaning can for interiors Car might say. It's his car from there and according to the contract brings to his car, inside and outside grown up again.
Car Care
The cleaning of his own vehicle is a science for many motorists. Science is so essential, in fact, measures to manage to get the best result. The road to the car wash is definitely the most convenient, but the result is often not optimal. In addition, prices are generally quite steep and called in the worst cases, results in vehicle damage beloved. Less expensive and better, So, if you just take a bucket and even a marketing assistant.
Carwash
Those who always washes his car in the car wash, which should at least ensure that investment trusts in a soft textile fabrics. The conventional hair dull after repeated washings and cause minor scratches on the paint. They are particularly visible in the sun and are simply unnecessary. Often leave the car wash operators to make more use silks, finally, they also want to reduce costs.
A car wash is flexible textile, and caused solely by the construction of deletions. However, there is also no guarantee for it, finally, have before have had a very dirty car. Belle then small particles or pebbles of the rags are massaged in the paint. In this case, liability is even operators.
In addition, care should be taken when using a car wash on the ground clearance required and the maximum height of the vehicle. Vehicles with a deep set vehicle can be cleaned in factories that have not investigated. In particular vehicles have high use car washes that for trucks.
Hand Wash and Polish
The most well-off when you wash his car with his hand. Note also few things that you look elsewhere is more work than necessary.
The best start is made with a box of washing with a pressure washer. For few euros you can free the vehicle from the rough dirt and free, especially in winter, the basement of salt dangerous. Special wash programs offer Existing wash a streak-free shine. On growth or using a foam brush should do without it, though. The first is not to compare with good car wax and dirty windows, similar to the second car wash scratched the paint. The handle to the bucket and a sponge is also possible, but can also cause scratches and is also prohibited on the road. A trip to the washing area inevitable.
If the vehicle is clean, it must be second. With a soft cloth other dirt particles from paint to dry. At the same time it seems that while some jobs require more intensive treatment. If the vehicle is dry, the car is in general as new. A car wash the other hand, always leave water spots or streaks.
The result is rounded with a wax seal. In the liquid wax is applied with a dry cloth to clean the vehicle and after a short drying again polished. Each soft cloth or microfiber cloths agree. By age of vehicle and Lackzustand a normal range without polishing wax particles. Weathered or faded paint should be treated with a varnish. Thus, an ink layer removed, which intensifies the color again.
Besides the splendid view, is a car waxed also much less sensitive to new pollution. Rainwater flowing off and easily removable contamination. droplets water after the rain to prove the good wax car. Quite nice, in addition, that the bird droppings or insect residue can not burn as easily.
Sealing
If the vehicle after cleaning is still dirty or has a quickly rust or tree sap on the paint, Then there are special cleaning paint stores. These cleaners dissolve the rest and still make wax. After treatment, the painting is complete again blank, however, a series of sealing with wax needed.
The vehicle is to shine, but not, but also within make a good impression. First, you must suck the car down the mats. With a cleaner plastic can refresh the colors again. In addition, take anti-static cloth to dust last. For vehicles with leather upholstery, we recommend a special leather cleaning. This also refreshes color of the leather, providing a longer retention of the new state.
Cleaning windows
Cleaning discs for more horror. Finally, when we think you brush: Wow, the disc is clean again. First Solar radiation or light unfavorable oncoming traffic can see the band again. It is not a panacea, it is not, but you should never clean the discs in direct sunlight. At best, it is in a garage or cool weather. hot slices also promote the formation of veins. As canvas is also a microfiber cloth or a roll of soft paper. The advantage of the microfiber is the absolute freedom alcoholic beverages.
Conclusion
The car wash takes if you want to do it carefully and well, more time than going to a car wash. Ensure the car stays on for a long period without any artificial scratches.
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