Hi

I have 05 Accord Sedan with ivory cloth interior. I notice that sometimes it gets dirty (like when I scratch the surface with my nails/fingers I produces black dust mice/linen balls etc.).

What is the best was to clean the seats?

Also, I have always been against washing (with pressured water) the engine because I believe it is just bad idea. Still, some of my friends have been doing it to their cars and say they never had a problem. (I will NEVER do it to my engine but wanted to hear your opinion).

Thx

 

steam the engine and you can stem clean the seats

 

Everytime you carwash your ride, use a wet cloth and wipe around your engine bay, under the hood, hoses, and any components that you can reach. You dont have to rub it hard or anything, just wipe it. After 5 years, your engine will always look new. Make sure you do this when the engine is cool to touch. You dont need to spray, just do it little by little. It will take about 10~15minutes of your carwash time. Just use water, do not add any detergent or anything else.

For the interior, I'm in your situation, I cant do anything but to take good care of it.

 

How do you take care of it? How do you clean it?

 

shampoo and vacuuming your interior would be the best way to go. doesnt seem like youre talking about stains but rather dirt and dust thats accumulated over time. might be a bit pricey if you dont have your own shampoo vacuum. besides that, since your cars interior is cloth, it'll naturally create more dust. make sure you just dust your car pretty frequently (once every other week at least) on the hard surfaces like your dash and door panels. i like to use those swiffer dusters b/c they pick up a lot w/o scratching surfaces or using sprays or other cleaners.

since your car is fairly new, just use a regular hose (no high-pressure) and as mentioned before, a rag to wipe things down w/. if you dont clean your engine area for several months/years, you might need a degreaser to break down the grime. make sure its diluted properly (if necessary), spray it on the underside of your hood and other dirty areas, let it soak, spray w/ water, then wipe down.

avoid getting water on your alternator, battery, and if you have a CAI, that too. you can just cover it w/ your cloth while you spray away, just so long as it doesnt receive direct jets of water. dont worry if they get wet. you just dont want to soak them too hard.

 

Hi,

What is shampoo vacum?

Also, so it is OK to wash the engine (as long as you protect alternator and batery?

 

bissell and other companies make those vacuums that can use shampoo to shampoo your carpet/interior while also vacuuming it. thats what i meant. im sure there are other ways to do it.

and yes, its ok to wash your engine as you just said.

 

Or You Caqn Cover Up For Alt. Battery And Spray Down Qith Simple Green, (walmart) And Just Presasaure Wash It That Work The Best For Me