Loving your car can truly be a draining experience. While those who do not care about their vehicles are bothered by nothing; including dents, stains, scratches, rips, tears, whatever the case may be, such is not the case for car lovers and enthusiasts. Indeed, anyone who has spent a long period of time cleaning or detailing their car know how truly difficult fighting against interior wear and tear can be. Often, even a simple stain or issue can turn into a project when it comes to fixing it. However, one of the biggest fears of any car lover is doubtlessly the mechanic. Why? Why should this figure designed to fix and improve the quality of vehicles be the source of nightmares? The answer is simple, for the mechanic is the usual source of grease and oil getting on the interior of your vehicle. For many people, this seems to be a problem with no solution, and they are simply forced to live with the ugly, horrible stain. However, there is a solution to getting grease and oil off of your interior, and it is both easy and effective.
Of course, like any solution to a problem, their really is no "best way" for getting those stubborn grease and oil stains off of your car. In fact, a variety of methods exist, meaning that the choice is really up to the owner when it comes to deciding what to do. However, one of the most popular methods involves nothing other than brake cleaner.
Yes, it may sound quite strange, but aerosol brake cleaner is the number one choice of actual car shops and garages when it comes to removing stains from the interior. Because of the components of the cleaner, it is not only effective against oil and grease, but can also be used an agent to remove other trouble stains, such as pen marks, food stains, and any other ground in mess or dirt. Using the brake spay to clean the interior is also a fairly simple process, simply spray it onto the area, let is sit for a few seconds, and then scrub it out. However, there are a few problems with using the spray for a cleaner. Namely, anyone who has ever smelled the stuff knows that it is a truly nasty odor, and a potentially dangerous one as well.
When using this method to clean a car, make sure that the vehicle has been placed outside, and the all of the doors, sunroof/moon roof, t-tops, or whatever you have is open. Opening everything up will allow the car to more effectively ventilate, and will also make the cleaning procedure a lot safe for whoever is attempting it. Car owners who care about the smell of their vehicle may want to keep an extra air freshener or good smelling cleaning product on hand in order to follow up with use of the brake spray. Be warned, aerosol brake spray, like any other cleaning product does have the potential to damage or discolor your interior. Before using the spray on an open area, you definitely want to test it on area of your car that you would not care about discoloring. Remember to be extra careful when it comes to leather interiors, as the spray does have the potential (although it is very unlikely) to strip them of color.
If one is not quite so adventurous as to play around with the brake spray, than a simple trip to the auto store should yield an entire collection of products that are designed specifically to remove grease and other unwanted stains. Remember to try a variety of products, and ask around to find out which solution works the best for different people. However, if one is feeling stuck, than simply ask any local mechanic, mechanics have to deal with the problem on a fairly constant level, and they are well equipped with knowledge to handle the problem.
Remember never to give up hope in the fight against removing grease and oil stains from your interior, the battle can be won, it just takes a some intelligence, patience, and a little bit of research to best find out how to combat the unsightly stain.
source: http://voices.yahoo.com/getting-grease-oil-stains-out-interior-537559.html?cat=27
John Galt, Yahoo! Contributor Network
John Galt, Yahoo! Contributor Network
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