Do You Clean The Inside Of Your Car? - The DIS Discussion Forums

Saphire · 08-04-2009, 06:35 PM

Whenever we vacation and use our car for the trip I do a thorough cleaning of the interior, usually about three times a year. Everything gets scrubbed and I even replace the 'Car Jar' air freshener. I will go through the car wash the night before we leave. My DH thinks I am a little funny but appreciates the results.
I have never noticed any of my neighbors cleaning the inside of their cars, and wonder if they have it done at the car wash or don't bother at all? My Dad always had me clean the inside of the family car about once a month, so I guess I just grew up doing it.

SCHBR'smom · 08-04-2009, 06:42 PM

Ours gets a thorough cleaning AFTER our vacation because the kids always make a huge mess. We go to the beach a couple times a year, too, so the interior requires a good cleaning after we return. Before would just be aggravating for us because of the dirt, sand, mud, grass, trash, spilled food and/or drinks during the trip. Works for us.

Hercules10 · 08-04-2009, 06:44 PM

I have 3 shepherds that can shed enough for another shepherd in about an hour. So I open all the doors and tailgate. Take a leaf-blower and Ka-Poof. Clean interior.

crz4mm2 · 08-04-2009, 06:49 PM

"I" don't, but I hire someone to do it.

luv2sew · 08-04-2009, 06:55 PM

Yes, there's nothing like driving in a nice clean car. I also get rug cleaner and lightly spray and scrub all the upholstery in the car and vacumm it when it dries too. I would do it more often but I don't have the time. So I clean it when we use it for vacation, I love the way it smells so clean when we're driving.

Jeafl · 08-04-2009, 06:56 PM

My husband has been known to armor all the interior, clean the leather seats with leather cleaner, shampoo the carpets, etc.

I usually take it to a full service car wash and they vacuum and wipe down the interior which is enough for me.

SaraJayne · 08-04-2009, 07:08 PM

Absolutely.

I vacuum the inside, dust and wash the inside of the windows a couple times a month.

The outside gets washed every time I fill up with gas, usually every 10-12 days.

pezheadmeg · 08-04-2009, 07:17 PM

It goes to the car wash for a full interior cleaning at least once a month. I gave up my daily Starbucks habit, so the car could get the VIP treatment on the regular basis.

Every Friday, I clean out all the trash before going into work. I'm totally guilty of breakfast in the car. It's just much easier to keep a trash bag ready to go. I also try to wipe down the dashboard myself every week or so.

monorailsilver · 08-04-2009, 07:22 PM

When I clean my car I will vacuum out the inside, clean the seats, all the windows, dash, under the seats, etc...

I am actually looking forward to doing that as I haven't done it since last August but right now it is a sand pit from going to the beach. So I am not about to clean it yet, maybe in September.

Squirlz · 08-04-2009, 08:04 PM

Yes, but then we put our cars in shows regularly.

dawson5 · 08-04-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by monorailsilver

When I clean my car I will vacuum out the inside, clean the seats, all the windows, dash, under the seats, etc...

I am actually looking forward to doing that as I haven't done it since last August but right now it is a sand pit from going to the beach. So I am not about to clean it yet, maybe in September.

sound like me. I haven't thoroughly cleaned our interior since around March. I refuse to clean the inside until baseball is done. We finished a week ago and now have football (started yesterday). I will suck up the dirt from the ball field but won't give it a thorough cleaning until we're done with a sport. In past years it would be middle of June. Youngest son made a travel team and it prolonged our season until the end of July.

PaulaSue · 08-04-2009, 08:59 PM

The girls and I do the minivan about every month and DH does a BIG inside cleaning every few months when he takes it to work to wash the outside. They sell cars at work so all of them have to look GOOD.

ginna74 · 08-04-2009, 09:01 PM

I used to wash my car and inside regularly but now do it only every so often and defenetly before trips. The hubby is a real slob when it comes to using the car. I should clean it more often, but I do clean it when he spills his coffe and walks away

lol

racetrack18kb · 08-04-2009, 09:38 PM

We don't but my step-brother does for us every other week or so. He's without a car right now and asks to borrow ours a couple times a week. He cleans the van instead of giving us gas money. Works out perfectly since we hate to clean the van.

Now if we didn't have this arrangement, the van would hardly ever get cleaned. But it does have to be cleaned before any trip that we take that requires us to drive for a few hours.

Kathi OD · 08-04-2009, 09:50 PM

I go to the car wash every week. They do the exterior and interior. Two time a year I take it to be detailed. I hate a dirty car!

DH, on the other hand, washes his truck maybe twice a year, exterior only. The interior gets cleaned less than once a year.

Needless to say, when we go out together, we go in my car!

08-04-2009, 06:35 PM	#1
Saphire Loves to hear good news I can't believe they pulled it off!!! Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Down By The River Charles...Boston, You're My Home! Posts: 3,418	Do You Clean The Inside Of Your Car? Whenever we vacation and use our car for the trip I do a thorough cleaning of the interior, usually about three times a year. Everything gets scrubbed and I even replace the 'Car Jar' air freshener. I will go through the car wash the night before we leave. My DH thinks I am a little funny but appreciates the results. I have never noticed any of my neighbors cleaning the inside of their cars, and wonder if they have it done at the car wash or don't bother at all? My Dad always had me clean the inside of the family car about once a month, so I guess I just grew up doing it. __________________

08-04-2009, 06:42 PM	#2
SCHBR'smom Alphabet Mom It's hard to tell through the fog I'm easily confused. And distracted.... Oh, look a squirrel Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 3,081	Ours gets a thorough cleaning AFTER our vacation because the kids always make a huge mess. We go to the beach a couple times a year, too, so the interior requires a good cleaning after we return. Before would just be aggravating for us because of the dirt, sand, mud, grass, trash, spilled food and/or drinks during the trip. Works for us. __________________ Me DH DD (10) DS (6) DD (5) DD (2)(trust me, it suits her)DD (1) Thanks, Grumpy Pirate!

08-04-2009, 06:44 PM	#3
Hercules10 Al Bundy WannaBe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Women's shoe store. Posts: 5,060	I have 3 shepherds that can shed enough for another shepherd in about an hour. So I open all the doors and tailgate. Take a leaf-blower and Ka-Poof. Clean interior. __________________

08-04-2009, 06:49 PM	#4
crz4mm2 Most of the time I just sit and scratch my head... Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,172	"I" don't, but I hire someone to do it. __________________

08-04-2009, 06:56 PM	#6
Jeafl Has an emergency auto hammer & knows how to use it Collects Beta fish Meow-y Christmas!! Since when did 41 become middle aged? Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: NW suburbs of Chicago Posts: 6,034	My husband has been known to armor all the interior, clean the leather seats with leather cleaner, shampoo the carpets, etc. I usually take it to a full service car wash and they vacuum and wipe down the interior which is enough for me. __________________ Jill

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08-04-2009, 06:55 PM	#5
luv2sew Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 94	Yes, there's nothing like driving in a nice clean car. I also get rug cleaner and lightly spray and scrub all the upholstery in the car and vacumm it when it dries too. I would do it more often but I don't have the time. So I clean it when we use it for vacation, I love the way it smells so clean when we're driving.

08-04-2009, 07:08 PM	#7
SaraJayne DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NE WI Posts: 833	Absolutely. I vacuum the inside, dust and wash the inside of the windows a couple times a month. The outside gets washed every time I fill up with gas, usually every 10-12 days.

08-04-2009, 07:17 PM	#8
pezheadmeg feminsit turned fashion student Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,018	It goes to the car wash for a full interior cleaning at least once a month. I gave up my daily Starbucks habit, so the car could get the VIP treatment on the regular basis. Every Friday, I clean out all the trash before going into work. I'm totally guilty of breakfast in the car. It's just much easier to keep a trash bag ready to go. I also try to wipe down the dashboard myself every week or so. __________________

08-04-2009, 07:22 PM	#9
monorailsilver DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Shoreline CT Posts: 1,983	When I clean my car I will vacuum out the inside, clean the seats, all the windows, dash, under the seats, etc... I am actually looking forward to doing that as I haven't done it since last August but right now it is a sand pit from going to the beach. So I am not about to clean it yet, maybe in September. __________________ June 1975 Golf Resort & Polynesian August 1977 DL off site April 1990 WDW off site May 1981 Polynesian July-August 1985 Polynesian July-August 1987 Polynesian/Floridian July-August 1990 Beach Club May 1994 All Star Sports/Polynesian June 1995 Wilderness Lodge/Dixie Landings February 1997 off site/Wilderness Lodge March-April 1999 Engagement Trip February 2000 Polynesian August 2002 Polynesian July 2005 Polynesian August 2008 Polynesian and I think there were a few more trips here & there but I have lost track.

08-04-2009, 08:04 PM	#10
Squirlz DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 836	Yes, but then we put our cars in shows regularly.

08-04-2009, 08:59 PM	#12
PaulaSue I have a purple car too and love it Even I need a nap now and then Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: South Central PA Posts: 4,371	The girls and I do the minivan about every month and DH does a BIG inside cleaning every few months when he takes it to work to wash the outside. They sell cars at work so all of them have to look GOOD. __________________ Mommy to 3 Princesses.... 4 Parks, 3 Generations, 2 Birthdays, 1 Anniversary, Priceless...1/06 4 Parks, 3 Generations, 2nd Trip, 1 Week with Family and Friends...10/08 Next Trip ~ F&W 2011

08-04-2009, 09:01 PM	#13
ginna74 WDW GUEST WANNA BE ...but today, I will have to settle for Valleyfair and Camp Snoopy Join Date: May 2003 Location: minnesota :) Posts: 1,639	I used to wash my car and inside regularly but now do it only every so often and defenetly before trips. The hubby is a real slob when it comes to using the car. I should clean it more often, but I do clean it when he spills his coffe and walks away lol __________________ NAVY VET AND PROUD OF IT!

08-04-2009, 09:38 PM	#14
racetrack18kb DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,731	We don't but my step-brother does for us every other week or so. He's without a car right now and asks to borrow ours a couple times a week. He cleans the van instead of giving us gas money. Works out perfectly since we hate to clean the van. Now if we didn't have this arrangement, the van would hardly ever get cleaned. But it does have to be cleaned before any trip that we take that requires us to drive for a few hours.

08-04-2009, 09:50 PM	#15
Kathi OD The first person to reply on any thread needs to quote the OP. That way when someone does the nevermind we know what was thereRedhead Guess what - Doesn't like the cheese soup Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 10,591	I go to the car wash every week. They do the exterior and interior. Two time a year I take it to be detailed. I hate a dirty car! DH, on the other hand, washes his truck maybe twice a year, exterior only. The interior gets cleaned less than once a year. Needless to say, when we go out together, we go in my car! __________________ "The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts." -- C. S. Lewis

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