{"id":29308,"date":"2020-08-03T12:17:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T12:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/?p=29308"},"modified":"2020-08-03T12:20:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T12:20:08","slug":"as-the-nation-and-the-world-car-cleaning-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/as-the-nation-and-the-world-car-cleaning-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"As the nation and the world &#8211; Car cleaning tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the nation and the world continue to manoeuvre through uncertain times, people are more aware of their surroundings and the surfaces that they are touching every day. Due to current restrictions, many people still need to take necessary journeys in their cars such as a quick run to the shops, get a baby to sleep or even just to get the family out of the house on a wet day. All of this means continuously touching the door handle, steering wheel, start button, gear stick, light switch etc. inside and outside the car.<br \/>\nWith that in mind, Toyota has created a simple video to help people to keep their car germ-free by showing them the important areas to clean, and how to clean them.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Gaynor, Marketing Director at Toyota Ireland said \u201cWe are in unprecedented times with a lot of uncertainty surrounding the coming days and weeks. Here at Toyota, our brand promise is \u2018Built For a Better World\u2019, and our aim is to make life better for families in Ireland. With that in mind we created this video for families; to help them feel safe as they take those necessary journeys in their car. We hope this list makes people aware and helps them navigate cleaning their car with confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29310 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cq-logo-full.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cq-logo-full.jpg 541w, https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cq-logo-full-480x83.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 541px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The products to use:<br \/>\nYou don\u2019t need a full valet to keep your car germ-free!<\/p>\n<p>To clean the car without damaging any leather or materials within the car, bleach-free antibacterial wipes are required, ensuring that the packing says it \u2018kills 99.9% of bacteria and viruses\u2019. They are inexpensive and they work! A pair of gloves and a dry microfibre cloth are also required.<br \/>\nThe key thing is to ensure to wipe the area at least twice in a forward and backwards motion to ensure it is cleaned completely. Then the area can be dried with the microfibre cloth.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to wash your hands for at least 20 seconds after cleaning your car.<br \/>\nThe 40 areas to clean in your car:<br \/>\n1. Exterior door handles<br \/>\n2. Frame of door and roof<br \/>\n3. Inner door release<br \/>\n4. Window switches<br \/>\n5. Interior door handle<br \/>\n6. Door pocket<br \/>\n7. Seatbelts<br \/>\n8. Seatbelt clips<br \/>\n9. Seat adjust buttons<br \/>\n10. Steering wheel<br \/>\n11. Horn<br \/>\n12. Control stalks<br \/>\n13. Driver air vents<br \/>\n14. Dashboard<br \/>\n15. Power button<br \/>\n16. Gear shift<br \/>\n17. Multimedia screen<br \/>\n18. Central air vents<br \/>\n19. Heating controls<br \/>\n20. Glovebox<br \/>\n21. Log book<br \/>\n22. Central storage compartment<br \/>\n23. Cupholders<br \/>\n24. Rear-view mirror<br \/>\n25. Interior lights<br \/>\n26. Grab handle<br \/>\n27. Key<br \/>\n28. Head rests<br \/>\n29. Seat pockets<br \/>\n30. Rear central tab<br \/>\n31. Fuel cap<br \/>\n32. Wheel valves<br \/>\n33. Boot lid<br \/>\n34. Parcel shelf<br \/>\n35. Boot floor tab<br \/>\n36. Boot close button<br \/>\n37. Bonnet lid<br \/>\n38. Washer cap<br \/>\n39. Dipstick<br \/>\n40. Oil cap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the nation and the world continue to manoeuvre through uncertain times, people are more aware of their surroundings and the surfaces that they are touching every day. Due to current restrictions, many people still need to take necessary journeys in their cars such as a quick run to the shops, get a baby to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29308"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29311,"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29308\/revisions\/29311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carquotes.ie\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}