How to Disinfect Your Car amidst COVID-19 Effectively?
Have you adopted the necessary preventive measures regarding your car? Well, amidst the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, rental vehicles have to be more careful as many people use them regularly. So, your car, if not disinfected effectively, can be a house of viruses.
On the other hand, car owners must keep in mind that the car’s interior is much delicate when compared to the other surfaces that we have to disinfect these days. So, using an effective yet safe solution would the answer to this problem.
So, What Is Effective Yet Safe Solution?
Well, you have to clean steering wheel, door handles, armrests, seat adjusters, grab handles, and even seats regularly. It is a must. So, you have to use a disinfectant that would be suitable for all these surfaces.
According to the CDC, a solution containing 70% alcohol would be effective yet safe to use. Nearly, all the surfaces of the car’s interior are safer to expose isopropyl alcohol.
This solution will not only keep your car’s interior benign but also clean it properly. All the parts are tested by experts and they do not decompose when exposed to isopropyl alcohol.
How To Apply Disinfectants?
Though using alcohol is safe for most of the services yet you have to take keen care about some services and the method of cleaning. Here are a few useful tips that will help you to fight the virus.
- Do not use isopropyl alcohol if your seats are covered with leather as this solution will decolor your seats.
- If your car has leather seat covers use a leather cleaner instead, that would be enough.
- Use shampoo or soap-like cleaning agent if you have fabric-covered seats.
- Do not make the interior too wet to cause a smell.
- Also, you should not use extra wet solution when cleaning seats as it will seep through and later would cause some fungi inside the cushions.
- You need not scrub too hard as just cleaning surfaces would be enough to meet the challenge.
- Scrubbing your vehicle’s seats and surfaces would create scratches and decolorize them.
- Be sure to clean handles frequently. Also, don’t forget to disinfect the backs of the seats.
What Not To Use?
Well, you should be careful while using substances to disinfect either interior or exterior of your car. Particularly, the interior is too vulnerable to the virus as well as disinfectants simultaneously. So, you should NOT use;
- Bleach
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Ammonia-based products
- Glass cleaner on the touch display
- Aerosol sprays
Some Daily Measures You Should Observe
There is neither vaccine nor treatment to the COVID-19 yet. So, you have to be cautious. Use the following measure for your as well as your passengers’’ safety.
- Maintain social distancing.
- Wash your hands properly often.
- Wash your hands after using cash.
- Use a mask to cover your nose and mouth.
- Cover your nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing.
The most important thing here is to note that these methods are not guaranteed to keep you safe and away from COVID-19. However, experts are suggesting to adopt these preventive measures to reduce the chances and minimize the risk of infection or spread. Be healthy, enjoy riding.
