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To clean my engine, I use Simple Green, full strength, applied from a spray bottle, like an empty Windex spray bottle. I use this on all my car’s engines when I first buy a car, doing it about once a month or so. My engines always look new, even after 5 years. Simple Green gets most of the crud of…

Don’t use dishwashing soap on your car’s paint: it strips all wax, and prolonged, repeated use eats at the clear coat (occasional use is OK). I don’t like the advice of diluting mild soap, whatever that soap is. Automotive soap exists for a reason and it’s not just to charge you more money. Good au…

You can also buy an engine degreaser (e.g. Stoner’s brand), which may work better than Simple Green in some circumstances. But Simple Green works quite well for most people. Warm up your engine before cleaning it (but don’t have it HOT, just warm), to help evaporate water.

So how do you clean a steering wheel that’s covered with one of those great sewn-on leather covers?

For cleaning leather, I have found Bluemagic Leather and vinyl cleaner works good followed by a good quality leather conditioner such as Meguiar’s

I think all of the stuff that astral said was dead on. Astral, I have a question for you though because I think you know what you are talking about. I have a white 03 Camry that has, what I’m told is, “impact” on the body. The guys at the car wash said that I’ve run the car through the car wash a…

Hey lunchboxx, you?re on the right track to want to get everything off the car’s finish. It?s time to start over. To get started, you don?t need any fancy car care products, but you should have a basic set of items: (1) a genuine lambs wool or good quality microfiber wash mitt, (2) chamois (syntheti…

There’s still a potential problem here, Dan. You may have taken care of the overspray onto the windows, but aerosols used anywhere inside the cabin of the car are bad for electrical wiring and components. The better practice when cleaning the interior is to spray the cleaner onto the applicator (out…

Cal, The dashboard conditioner I typicaly use is not “aerosol”, it’s simply a liquid that’s in a pump bottle. I never spray the stuff inside vent openings. I only spray the stuff on large surface areas. For vent areas and tight areas, I soak a rag with the stuff then apply. I’ve been cleaning t…

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A dollop of baking soda on a very wet sponge is incredibly effective for removing even the toughest bug stains on windshields, front bumper, and side mirrors. I also use it on the hood and it seems to not affect the car finish but I suggest you try that in a discreet spot first on your own car.

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