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Make the car fit for spring: clean, maintain, refill!

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Make the car fit for spring: clean, maintain, refill!

Down with the dirt of the cold season. Spring cleaning should not only affect the apartment, the house or the garden, but also include the vehicle. A few tips will ensure that the effort bears fruit. It's also getting warm outside now, so it's perfect for spending more time in the fresh air. Road salt residues and winter dirt are now gone. This will take care of the car and protect it from rust and other influences. Just the ride to the carwash but that is not enough. Spring cleaning begins well before that.

Clear out the vehicle and provide the care utensils!

First you have to complete the vehicle clear out and sort out, then it's cleaned up right away. Then provide the cleaning supplies. It will Buckets, sponges, cloths, glass cleaner, cockpit care and wheel cleaner needed. Not to mention the Coins for the suction machine if you don't clean the vehicle at home. Before going to the car wash, remove the coarse dirt by hand or with a high-pressure cleaner the wash box remove. The wheel arches and Rims do not forget. To avoid damaging the paintwork, a distance of at least 30 cm should be maintained. There should definitely be a program with it Underbody washing selected so that road salt residue and dirt are thoroughly removed. There is even Washing boxes with underbody function.

Make the car fit for spring: clean, maintain, refill!

Wipe and vacuum:

  • Inside the vehicle first of all thoroughly saugen. Then wipe the plastic parts damp with a soft microfiber cloth. Let dry and then with a Plastic care treat, for example with cockpit spray. For stains on the upholstery, there are stain removers for textiles or upholstery foam. And wet vacuums for this purpose can be rented in many hardware stores. But new, unknown products should previously be tested in an inconspicuous area. The rubber seals on the doors should also be cleaned. Subsequently maintenance of the seals do not forget. Deer tallow, talc or Vaseline can be used for this. Small scratches in the paint can with a polish be removed. Major paint damage should be left to a professional, just like cracks or Falling rocks in the disc. Damage to the pane can be covered with a transparent adhesive strip to prevent dirt from getting in.

Make the car fit for spring: clean, maintain, refill!

The fluids and the tires:

  • Look closely at the tires. Do you have any damage? How much profile do you have left? Legally it should at least 1,6 millimeters be. Three millimeters are recommended for summer tires and four millimeters for winter tires. Now that check pressure and set the correct air pressure. Finished? No, the liquids for operation are still missing. How about Engine oil, cleaning and cooling water? That Washer fluid needs another additive in the summer that gets along better with insects. In winter it is Antifreeze more important. If you bring it technically, you can do it Cabin air filters also replace it yourself. Especially if there is a model with activated carbon filtration is, it should be changed annually. Only then can the filter do its job and keep odors and pollen out of the car, which is extremely important for allergy sufferers. Now the spring cleaning of the vehicle is done!

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Thomas Wachsmuth - He has been an integral part of tuningblog.eu since 2013. His passion for cars is so intense that he invests every available penny in them. While he dreams of a BMW E31 850CSI and a Hennessey 6x6 Ford F-150, he currently drives a rather inconspicuous BMW 540i (G31/LCI). His collection of books, magazines and brochures on the subject of car tuning has now reached such proportions that he himself has become a walking reference work for the tuning scene.  More about Thomas

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