Jet's Furkid Palace: How do you keep your car clean?

Saturday, February 11, 2012

How do you keep your car clean?

You know dog owners who really love their dogs by the smears of slobber on the windows of their vehicles.

I bought a 'new to me' car late last year to replace my old four wheel drive which was totalled by an idiot just before Easter in 2011. We immediately took it on a 4000 kilometre road trip with the dogs in the back. I made sure I got some robust seat covers, and the floor mats that came with the car are rubber and cover the floor almost completely. The dogs did their best, filling the car up with sand, smearing their slobber on the doors and windows, and Bender even puked about 2 litres of water into the footwell behind the drivers' seat. We mopped the spew up with towels which we washed in the laundromat at the caravan park, but the car smelled pretty bad after that.

When we got home, I took the car to the car wash. I spent a lot of time cleaning the outside which was caked with dust from the outback. Then I had to carefully pull out the floormats so as to not spill the sand all over the place. It looked like I had created a beach next to the car. Then I took all the seat covers out and chucked them in the washing machine. I vacuumed all the carpet - as there was a line of sand around the edge of the floor mats. Then I wiped down all the doors and dashboard with Armourall - there was a mess on the dash that wasn't the dog's fault though, N missed when she tried to put her Coke back in her cup holder and it went all over the front of the car. The whole process took a few hours.

Now that I've had the car for a little while, there is Bender hair floating around constantly. I know that I won't frequently spend hours cleaning the car.

N's car is worse. It has ferried the dogs to the beach and back for months on end without being cleaned. She is embarrassed to let friends ride in the back.

So what does the interior of your car look like?

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Declan Greyhound 76p · 685 weeks ago

How do we clean our car? We don't. Simples!! Deccy x

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genjiscorner · 685 weeks ago

Both our Subies have the rear seats down. We have a sling that hooks up to the front seat head rests, so nothing can fall in the footwells. There is an old queen-size airbed as the base layer to catch any 'liquids' that might be spewed in the car. Then there is a blanket layer, and the top layer is dog beds. Very comfortable for long trips. http://genjiscorner.blogspot.com/2011/05/barkwell...

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jetsagenda 82p · 685 weeks ago

that is a great set up you have there, if I had more than two I would have to consider something like that, but I think if I had more than two I would have got a van, as we go camping alot so need room for our gear ;)

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Michelle · 685 weeks ago

Ahhh, the car. I noticed the other day that my windows were covered in nose art. It is one of a kind artwork and I hate to get rid of it. I normally have an old feather topper in there for the hounds. You know, for the delicate bones. Heaven forbid any of them lay on just the carpet. There is cat litter in the back from the broken bag brought home from the store. You can see I don't stress about it too much. It hasn't really been cleaned out good for about 6 months now.

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Greyhounds CAN Sit · 685 weeks ago

When I first bought our new wheels about 2 1/2 months ago people asked me if it was new (it's a 2007 Kia Sportage). Now they look at it and just grimace, lol. Nose art, sand and dog hair abound. So far no pukes:) Frankie has also scratched the silver part on the arm rest when he's got his head poked out the window. I leave the back seat up as Beryl likes to lean against something when in the car and have also got a cot mattress on it's side in front of the back seat for protection for her in case I have to brake suddenly. And she has got a doubled over duvet to lie on. The kids are happy and comfortable and that's the main thing:) Short answer is it probably won't get cleaned very often.

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houndstooth4 82p · 685 weeks ago

Surprisingly, the van and car don't look too bad. I hardly ever take the dogs in the car -- usually only Bunny if we're going someplace to take a picture. With the van, we take the two middle seats out most of the time unless we're expecting to drive somebody in it. The back seat folds down and we have a blanket over that. We keep old sheets and comforters from Goodwill on the floor, partly in case of an accident and partly to cover the holes in the floor from where the seats attach. It gets vacuumed once in a while, but I think since the Shepherds ride in crates, we don't get a whole lot of stray hair in there.

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Georgia Little Pea · 685 weeks ago

Our car is pretty bad. It was bought mainly to ferry the dogs about. We hardly use it and take public transport or the bike. We don't even have a garage for it. So apart from the drool and hair inside, and other dog stuff like water bottles and bowl, drying towels and picnic rug, the outside is usually dusty, with leaves sticking to it and spider webs. I think our neighbors hate it and it probably devalues our street.

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jetsagenda 82p · 685 weeks ago

Yeah the main purpose of my car is also to ferry the dogs around. The dogs, or the kayaks. For long and short trips. We have a ball/ball thrower and muzzle in both cars. N's car has water bowls and blankies too. I'm trying to keep my car clutter free-ish.

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24 Paws of Love · 685 weeks ago

Our car looks like the dogs live it in. BOL!!

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Caron · 684 weeks ago

My car is a mess and I've been noticing that it's starting to smell a bit again. :-) I cover the back with blankets, so I can wash them. I try to clean the carpet every now and then, like maybe once a year. I could probably get a ticket for how dirty my windows are right now. ;-)

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jetsagenda 82p · 684 weeks ago

Yes, you can see through those windows, officer! Dog drool is practically transparent.... :P

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Honey the Great Dane · 684 weeks ago

Hah! I don't bother with cleaning the car anymore!! At least yours don't drool...trust me, you don't know what "dirty car interior" is like until you have a serious slobberer like Honey as a passenger!!

We have in the past taken the car for a clean by one of those companies in shopping centre carparks - usually once every 6 months when it's just got into too much of a disgusting state...but I always feel like it's such a waste of money when Honey's going to get back in tomorrow and just totally slobber it up again! :-)

Hsin-Yi

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jetsagenda 82p · 684 weeks ago

hah N is talking about paying a car detailer to deal with hers so that it's 'like new' afterwards - i tried telling her it's a waste of money but I am not sure she is convinced.

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shreedama 22p · 394 weeks ago

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