After months of driving through every type of weather, your headlights will start to get cloudy, and a regular scrub just won’t take care of the problem. But do you know what will take care of it? Toothpaste! That’s right, just like with your pearly whites, a scrub with some toothpaste can do wonders for your car lights. Simply rub it onto the lights, scrub it in for a minute or two, and let it sit for another few minutes. When you rinse it, you’ll have shiny, clear headlights.
Maybe you got your first car when you were in college. So obviously you felt the need to let the world know what school you went to, who you were voting for, and which sports team was your favorite. Bumper stickers are fun, but they usually stick on tight, and are very tough to take off when you just want a plain old car again. Never fear though, you won’t have to live with that embarrassing bumper sticker forever. Simply spray some WD-40 on the sticker and around the edges, let it sit for a few minutes, and it will come right off.
It’s tough to get grease and oils off of any surface, much less windshield wipers, even with some of the best soaps and cleaning fluids. Your wipers tend to pick up all of the oils that hit your windshield and keep them their within their bristles, so it’s difficult to keep them clean. However, if you’ve got some rubbing alcohol in the house you can take care of this problem. Simple rub the alcohol up and down the wipers, and just let it dry there. It will break down the oils and you will no longer get windshield streaks.
After a few summers of blasting the AC in your car, you might notice an unpleasant smell coming for the air vents. Best way to take care of this? Replace the filter! Most likely you are smelling all of the smoke, dust, and debris collected by the filters. Filters are relatively cheap, and you can find them at any automotive store, even some superstores like Walmart will have them. Replace the filter in a matter of seconds, and you will, once again, have a fresh smelling car.
Ready for the DIY windshield washing fluid? You can find half of the ingredients (of which there are only 2) in your liquor cabinet. All you need is some liquid Castile soap, and a high proof vodka (rubbing alcohol also works here, if you’re alcohol-free). Mix 1 part soap and 8 parts vodka and shake em up good. Then simply wash the windshield as normal, and watch how clean it gets. This will not only take some pressure off your wallet, but it will save you from breathing in the poisonous chemicals found in many pre-made windshield cleaners.
