dearJulius.com

How to Clean Your Car for Coronavirus

© tommaso79 - Car and Driver   It's not that different from what you should already be doing anyway, you filthy animal.

By Car and Driver, Car and Driver

In a global pandemic like the current coronavirus situation, our cars are a bit like microbial prisons. All the worst stuff from everywhere in the outside world gets dragged in and stays. All the good stuff follows us in, too, but that subtle whiff of pine on Uncle Fred's jacket is far less consequential than COVID-19.

Luckily, keeping your car clean isn't all that complicated. The most effective weapon against COVID-19 is soap (for seats and dashboards, of course). It doesn’t need to be antibacterial. Pretty much any household soap will do. Even that frou-frou decorative bar with the ribbon around it probably has the right stuff in it. Soap interacts with viruses in much the same way it does oils: it breaks them down. So a simple soap scrub will annihilate any viruses in your car, and soap is unlikely to degrade your interior surfaces the way many cleaners can. But that business about scrubbing your hands for 20 seconds applies here, too. You can’t just move some soap around and then rinse it off. Soap needs time to surround and break down the virus. 


View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Good Housekeeping (@goodhousekeeping) on

When cleaning, wear disposable gloves. And be sure to pay special attention to door handles, steering wheel, shifter, seatbelt buckles, and other surfaces you touch the most. It's not a good idea to be splashing water all over your infotainment system or even the steering wheel, though (plenty of electronics in those today), and bleach solutions are obviously not a good idea for interior fabrics and materials. This comprehensive list from the Environmental Protection Agency of cleaners that are effective against the virus includes plenty of bleach-free sprays and wipes.

As always with a car interior, be sure to test the product in an inconspicuous area in case of unforeseen discoloration. And if you have a leather interior, be aware that many cleaning products can dry out the leather. After cleaning and drying, you should make a second pass over any leather surfaces with a leather conditioner to avoid cracking.

|Featured Content_$type=three$c=3$l=0$m=0$s=hide$rm=0


Made with in NYC
Name

Accessories,2,Auto Show,149,Buying,10,Car Rental,2,Cars,8,Classic Cars,111,Driving,11,Electric Cars,5,Featured,19,Features,1,Insurance,2,Maintenance,21,Motorcycles,299,News,1294,Ownership,126,Reviews,116,Tech,13,Tips and Tricks,28,
ltr
item
Autos Magazine: How to Clean Your Car for Coronavirus
How to Clean Your Car for Coronavirus
It's not that different from what you should already be doing anyway.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88UNf1z8c4dexS9-OKssnMVVs8ApsU8BrEWyxdEtP2nWWN9lmx_JYPNmp9f1mmA4iaDa-eZtVXjKppZBkOjbGxGWC2Ii_D3oVnukMlwgwV25uGn59mV3dVqM260h0JcHM_pDkfPPMrWg/s1600/1.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88UNf1z8c4dexS9-OKssnMVVs8ApsU8BrEWyxdEtP2nWWN9lmx_JYPNmp9f1mmA4iaDa-eZtVXjKppZBkOjbGxGWC2Ii_D3oVnukMlwgwV25uGn59mV3dVqM260h0JcHM_pDkfPPMrWg/s72-c/1.jpg
Autos Magazine
https://autos.dearjulius.com/2020/03/how-to-clean-your-car-for-coronavirus.html
https://autos.dearjulius.com/
https://autos.dearjulius.com/
https://autos.dearjulius.com/2020/03/how-to-clean-your-car-for-coronavirus.html
true
4496798213775430733
UTF-8
Loaded All Posts Not found any posts VIEW ALL Read More Reply Cancel reply Delete By Home PAGES POSTS View All RECOMMENDED FOR YOU LABEL ARCHIVE SEARCH ALL POSTS Not found any post match with your request Back Home Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat January February March April May June July August September October November December Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec just now 1 minute ago $$1$$ minutes ago 1 hour ago $$1$$ hours ago Yesterday $$1$$ days ago $$1$$ weeks ago more than 5 weeks ago Followers Follow THIS PREMIUM CONTENT IS LOCKED STEP 1: Share to a social network STEP 2: Click the link on your social network Copy All Code Select All Code All codes were copied to your clipboard Can not copy the codes / texts, please press [CTRL]+[C] (or CMD+C with Mac) to copy Table of Content