Summer calls for long, lazy days spent on the beach. When it’s
time to pack up and head home, you may work hard to get every grain of
sand off of your towels, cooler, the kid’s toys and everyone in the
family! But often, despite your best work, sand makes its way into your
car. Unless you have a powerful, cordless hand vacuum handy, it can be
difficult to deal with the cords and bulk associated with regular
vacuums, which is why it’s nice to know some unique yet efficient
alternatives to getting sand out of your car if you don’t have access to
a vacuum.
When it comes to car mats, the first thing you should do is remove
them and shake them out. If they’re the carpet kind, you’ll want to
really beat them vigorously, keeping in mind that the longer you let the
sand sit, the more it works its way into the fibers of your car’s
carpet and the harder it will be to remove.
You’ll then want to lay the mats down and use a stiff bristled upholstery or detailing brush to agitate them. A horse-hair brush
is a good coarse brush that will lift those pesky grains of sand out of
the carpet fibers. You can also use the brush on other parts of your
car interior, following up with a microfiber cloth or a dryer sheet,
which will pick up the sand, along with hair, fur and dust.
To
reach those tiny cracks and crevices in your vehicle, consider using a
small can of compressed air, which will blow debris right out into the
open (just make sure you do this before you clean your carpets!)
Have a foam art brush lying around? Small and malleable, these brushes are perfect for getting into small spaces.
Another great option is to cover a screwdriver with a rag and use the flat, small head of the tool to clean out sand from cracks and crevices as well.
Another great option is to cover a screwdriver with a rag and use the flat, small head of the tool to clean out sand from cracks and crevices as well.
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