Detailing Tips to Keep Your Cadillac CTS’s Interior Shining Like New
Like luxury leather seats and premium features? What about sports appeal like power and speed? If you answered yes to either or both of these questions, then you should check out theNew Cadillac CTS.The CTS is a midsize sedan that provides sharp styling, a well-trimmed cabin, and an engaging performance – all things that make it a standout amongst luxury sedans.But when you own a luxury sedan, you want it to keep its premium appeal for as long as possible. There are many ways to do this. For instance, to keep the CTS running smoothly and quietly, it’s important to stay on top of regular maintenance services like oil changes, tire care and so on. Another way to keep your CTS feeling as fresh as the day you bought it is to keep its exterior and interior clean. This can be a hard feat considering many of us live in our cars several hours a week, collecting dirt, grime and trash. To keep your CTS’s interior shining like new, here are some helpful tips on how to detail your car.
Leather
An easy way to pick out a luxury car is by its leather upholstery and seating. As upscale as leather can feel and look, over time it becomes worn and dull. Leather requires special cleaners and conditioners in order to keep it supple and soft. Ignoring cleaning and conditioning the leather in your car can actually lead to cracks, which will require new seat covers to fix. Opt for spray cleaners, applying them onto a clean, soft cloth or directly onto the leather. Wipe dirty areas until clean, but be sure not to scrub too hard because you may clean straight through the color.
Nooks, Crannies and Crevices
When you look around the interior of your car, you’ll notice a mega amount of nooks, crannies and crevices. Spots like these quickly and easily become caked with grit and grime. To clean spots like these, Q-tips are the optimal tool. Q-tips have just the right size, shape and strength to get into all those hard to reach places that a regular cloth can’t. You may bypass areas like these, but when you take the time to really focus on detailing, you’ll be amazed by how nice your car shines.
Clean the Grain
If you look at the leather in your car, you will notice it is full of little crevices along seat arms, the dashboard, etc. Dirt can hide in between these crevices or “grain”, which can cause your car’s interior to look dirty and dull. Areas like these are often overlooked, but they are definitely worth cleaning. To clean the grin, use a soft bristle toothbrush in a slow, circular direction. This will loose and remove any dirt.
Carpet
Carpets are easily one of the dirtiest, albeit, grossest, parts of a car’s interior. Even if you haven’t owned your car for that long, carpets quickly become filled with stains from food, drinks and pets, and dirt our shoes have tracked in. If you want your car to truly look and feel clean, , it’s important to always pay attention to all carpeting.
The best method when tackling your car’s carpeting is to vacuum first. This will eliminate all loose dirt, old food, etc. Then, treat any stains with a spray-on stain lifter. Be sure to really sock the stains. Scrub the worst stains with a plastic bristle brush, repeating the application process if necessary. Using a clean cloth, wipe up the residue lifted from the stains. Finally, after the cleaner dries, vacuum your carpet’s again to remove any last remnants that may still be lingering.
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