cleaning the interior

In my previous life I was a window cleaner.

I would use a squeegee, however good resiults can be had with the following...

Soft towel soaked in soapy water
Chamois (sheepskin) soaked in clean water and "wrung" dry
Soft polishing cloth.

Wipe the window with the soapy towel, immediately wipe with the chamois (while wet), then polish dry with the polishing cloth.


Keep the chamois clean by rinsing in clean water and wringing out regularly.

Keep the polishing cloth dry. (the polishing cloth should actually be very very slightly damp, but this is hard to achieve unless you are using something like Scrim (cheese cloth).


When finished, always rinse and hang out your chamois to dry so that it doesn't rot. My chamois is over 20 years old!!)

 

I have used all kinds of commercial cleaners but read on another prius site about just plain old rubbing alcohol. I use a 50/50 mixture of alcohol and water in a spray bottle and a clean white towel for the windows and the rest of the interior. It works great for me and leaves no streaks.

 

I've always just used Windex and a clean paper towel. Cheap, gets all sorts of things off the surface, and hasn't left streaks or residue so far.

 

well (i hope my dealer isnt reading this...) i had the paint sealer and fabric protection thing done at All Star Ford (my sister is a aftermarket upgrades advisor there so i got a good price and she got commission) and they gave me a care kit that included spot cleaner, glass cleaner, vinyl cleaner, etc. all in concentrated stuff and although i havent used any of it much yet, (im really paranoid about getting my car dirty) the only thing ive really cleaned is the touch screen because fingerprints really show up when the sun hits it just right. so i used one of the cloths that came with the kit.

it has only rained a few times since ive had the car so i went out and got one of those synthetic wipes called the "Absorber" it works great for a quick wipe down of water spots on the car. just make sure the car is damp.

 

really?alcohol and water can do it???i will going to try it!

 

i also think it works well alcohol is disinfectant and cleaner