6 essential items when washing your car at home

Cars today are not just a means of transportation but also considered a companion, expressing the personality of the owner. Therefore, in the process of car care and cleaning, instead of taking the car to the shop, many car owners often have the habit of washing their cars at home. This method not only saves some costs but also allows them to take better care of their "beloved car".

However, in reality, many car owners when washing their cars at home often carelessly use laundry soap, dish soap, hard dry towels or water sprays with insufficient pressure... causing their "beloved car" not only to not be shiny and clean but also to damage the exterior paint surface.

Therefore, if you regularly clean and wash your car at home, according to the advice of car care experts, car owners should equip themselves with knowledge and prepare appropriate tools to achieve efficiency and not affect the details on the car.

1. Soft cloth

Choose cleaning cloths made of soft, smooth fabric to avoid damaging the paint surface.

Cleaning towels are items that directly impact the car body surface. However, in reality, when washing the car themselves, many people often use old clothes or hard towels to clean the car. This can easily cause scratches on the car's paint surface after washing.

Therefore, when washing a car, you should use a specialized towel made of soft, smooth, highly absorbent and lint-free fabric.

2. Use a bucket with a filter mesh

Prepare a bucket with a mesh filter at the bottom to wash away dirt.

When washing a car, prepare 2 buckets with a dirt filter at the bottom. One bucket contains clean water, the other bucket is mixed with a specialized cleaning solution with a certain amount of water. After each time using a towel or sponge to wipe the car's surface, dip it in the bucket containing water, wash it before dipping it in the bucket containing the cleaning solution to continue wiping.

This will remove any sand particles that may be stuck to the towel or sponge, keeping your car from getting scratched after each cleaning.

3. High pressure washer

When washing cars at home, many people often use a regular water hose to spray the car body surface and areas such as the wheel wells, undercarriage, etc. However, this method often makes it difficult to remove all dirt and mud from the car because the regular water hose does not have enough pressure, and at the same time, it consumes a larger amount of water.

High pressure washer helps remove stains, saving cleaning effort.

If you do not have the habit of taking your car to the shop and often wash your car at home, you should equip yourself with a high-pressure washer. These machines allow users to adjust the spray pressure to suit each surface that needs cleaning and can clean every corner of the car. The strong water spray helps remove stains, helping you save cleaning effort.

4. Special soap solution for washing cars

Before washing your car at home, car owners should buy a specialized cleaning solution for cars. These solutions contain dirt-removing ingredients that help remove “stubborn” stains without damaging the paint surface.

Do not use laundry soap, dishwashing liquid, etc. to clean stains on the car.

Do not use laundry soap, dishwashing liquid... to clean stains on the car. Because these solutions contain many detergents, high alkalinity... when used to wash the car, they will directly affect the protective layer of the paint surface, over time will reduce the color of the car's paint.

5. Vacuum cleaner

With car interiors, before cleaning, it is necessary to remove dirt. However, because the car interior design includes many details, so with tools such as brooms, towels... it is very difficult to remove all the dust and sand stuck on the car floor and seats.

Use a vacuum cleaner to remove dust on the car floor, seats...

If you regularly wash your car at home, you should equip yourself with a mini vacuum cleaner. This item with a compact, easy-to-move “suction head” helps clean dust stuck in the seat crevices, on the car floor…

6. Glass cleaning tools

Window cleaning machine has the ability to clean water on car windows.

After washing the car body, cleaning the windshield, rear window, and side window surfaces often takes a lot of effort and time. Therefore, in addition to the above items, when washing the car at home, the car owner can equip himself with additional window cleaning tools.

Nowadays, battery-powered car window cleaners are designed to be quite compact, allowing users to easily use them to clean car windows. These machines are capable of sucking up water from car windows without leaving dirty streaks.