PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING

Hello Forumites! However well-intentioned, for the safety of other users we ask that you refrain from seeking or offering medical advice. This includes recommendations for medicines, procedures or over-the-counter remedies. Posts or threads found to be in breach of this rule will be removed.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Cheap ways to clean out the car?

indierocker85
indierocker85 Posts: 2,082 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
in Old style MoneySaving
Not sure if this is on the write section of the forum, if so please move it.

Anyway, what I am wondering is I have a mk4 fiesta and am a 21 year old student on a tight budget lol. I am wanting to know the cheap ways to clean out the car. I.e windows. And the seats are the worst, I have paid up to £6 for a tin of foam for them before. And the plastic for the dash etc.

Any ideas anyone?
Live for what tomorrow has to bring, not what yesterday has taken away

Comments

  • snails's_pace
    snails's_pace Posts: 2,121 Forumite
    i always carry babywipes in my ka, mops up the kids spillages a treat,also good for the dashboard door trims etc...just wipe and throw away
    Bring back mark and lard NOW! or else (please) clique member no. 10 :j

    "When a woman steals your man,there is no better revenge than to let her keep him"

    I maybe blonde, have many moments and have big bazookas but my brain is in gear
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Some of these might help:-

    Car:
    - Cleaning inside windscreen
    - Home Made car window cleaner
    - Oil from carpets?
    - Remove vomit smell from car upholstery
    - Remove car stickers
    - Sand and pet hair
    - Screenwash?


    And there may be some help here...

    Motoring & Public Transport
    Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
    Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.
    DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
  • perfectlypoor
    perfectlypoor Posts: 479 Forumite
    have you got a pound shop nearby as they sell all sorts of wipes for windows,dash etc, could you borrow a steam cleaner for the seats just give them a good hoover first, and spray of frebreeze afterwards. Wilkinsons do car cleaning stuff fairly cheap. PP
    LBM-29/08/07
    Good Enough Club member no 42
  • Red_Cat
    Red_Cat Posts: 1,040 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    My local Lidl was selling car cleaning sprays including upholstery for 99p this week.

    You might want to see if you have a local branch doing the same.
    Hoping this year is better than the last. :)
  • lilac_lady
    lilac_lady Posts: 4,469 Forumite
    I nearly booked my car in for a spruce up (due to DGS) but when I thought about it decided to do it myself. Wipes, a good old fashioned bristle brush, then a quick hoover. The annoying tiny fluffy bits were removed by Sticky Mitts by Lakeland. Saved a LOT of money and it looked good.
    " The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

         Plato


  • Nicki
    Nicki Posts: 8,166 Forumite
    If the seats are really bad (as ours were due to kids!) Lidls were doing some seat covers for £11 the lot the other week. They go on and off really easily, and can be thrown in the washing machine when they get manky. They totally transformed the interior of our very manky looking car for pennies, and it should be easy to keep them that way. If you don't have a Lidls near you, maybe you could find something for a similar price online/ebay, etc?
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.7K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.7K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.3K Life & Family
  • 258.3K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture