Don’t use only one towel for all tasks.
Here’s the thing: the day when you will have to get your cleaning towels organized WILL arrive, and when it does, you should be prepared. Color coding might help you there.
Towels used for cleaning those windows should have one color, so you never mistake them for anything else. interior protectant towels, a completely different color. The towels you wipe the paint with are a third color, of course.
Otherwise, using the wrong towel might lead to streaks, even if you wash it beforehand. A towel that applied leather protectant one week won’t clean as well the next week, and that’s the sad truth.
Don’t forget to clean the tires before dressing.
Just think about it for a minute: before going on a big night out, most of us shower before getting dressed. Well, you need to clean or degrease your tires before applying that tire shine. Otherwise, the dressing won’t absorb into the tires, too, causing it to fling off the next time you get into the car, potentially even onto your paint.
Don’t damage your infotainment screen.
I don’t think there’s a single car out there that doesn’t come with a huge infotainment screen nowadays. But the thing is that these screens can be extremely vulnerable to damage.
They usually pick up fingerprints, smudges, and germs, and it might be tempting to reach for a wipe to clean them off. But resist the urge to do that. Household cleaners (like wipes) might damage your infotainment screen, and many of them come with an anti-reflective coating from the factory, which will be later destroyed by such products.
Scratches are also super common, especially if you use a particular plastic vacuum attachment that runs over the screen. A clean microfiber cloth is probably the best way to approach those screens, along with a little automotive window cleaner. If it seems way too risky, you could always dilute the cleaner with a bit of water.
