Didn't know about the coffee filters- did you?

 

There was a few new ones for me in there.

 

Thanks, I own a detailing business. I knew about some of the tips but there are a few I didn't know about. Making a list now.

 

I find tips like these suspect, but since my son’s prior car had fogged headlights I thought I would do some research. It said don’t use gel toothpaste. Ok, what’s a good non-gel toothpaste. I tried google, wikie, etc. for an answer. One poster said gel is shinny. Another said get is green or light green. Another said Crest but not the new Crest. Dah, I gave up looking. Afterall, he no longer has the car.

As for the witch’s brew cleaning seat stains I have no idea if it works. But from personal experience I can tell you Tuff Stuff that claims it is for deep cleaning fabric, carpet, and vinyl does not. But Car Brite’s Xtra Duty does. It did an amazing job of cleaning age-old oil stains on both the cloth seats and carpet in my truck.

 

I know that hydrogen peroxide will bleach color out of many things. I wouldn't use it diluted or not for stains.


My only cleaning problem is my beige leather seat in my 2015 Honda Crosstour. Sitting on it with sunscreen on my legs has changed the color from beige to a slight green. It's a chemical reaction I'm sure and I don't think I can get rid of that color. I always put down a towel now before I sit with sunscreen on my legs.

 

My dad got me using toothpaste to polish clear plastic model car parts that were scratched. Of course back then there was no such thing as gel toothpaste. The cream pastes contain mild abrasives which is why they work. I don't know if gel type toothpaste is as abrasive. But here is the thing...polishing plastic headlight covers will only clear them temporarily. In order to obtain longer term results the polishing must be followed up with some type of UV-resistant clear coat.

 

I use meguirs plastic x to polish my headlight covers and then put a coat of wax on them.

 

I use a drop of shaving cream to defog my bathroom mirror so I can see myself shave.