1. Cleaning the mats: First step is to clean the interior, first pull out the floor mats and vacuum them. If you have extra time, take out the seats which will allow you to vacuum in hard to get spots. Before vacuuming the interior carpet, take a stiff brush yet soft and sweep around the floor to loosen any dirt and debris.

2. Windows and windshield: Always remember to clean windows inside and out. Use ammonia free quality glass cleaner for the windows. The best way to clean the windows is to make use of newspaper to wipe the solution around. Cleaning the windshield is equally important after each car wash. It will prevent the built up of the film on the inside of the windshield from the sun. Apart from that it will remove any smearing and streaking on the glass. Make sure you clean the glass with a piece of newspaper until dry.

3. Healthy dashboard: Cleaning the dash board is not tough but it does need time and patience. Don't hurry on cleaning. Take a clean micro fiber cloth and wipe down the dash board. Now to remove the heavy dirt make use of you may use lemon furniture polish. Spray the solution on the cloth and then wipe down the dash board.

4. Take care of stains: To clean any spots in the interior use foaming cleaner. Spray the cleaner on the stain, let it sit for 5-10 minutes and then wipe it with a clean white cloth.

5. Cleaning it all: A cotton swab is an easy way to reach to the little tiny areas where cloth cannot reach. You may also use soft paint brush to dig out the dirt and dust from the crevices of the car's interior.

6. Nice seats: Maintaining your car on regular basis and proper cleaning of the seats, the dashboard and carpet will protect the market value of your car. If you have leather seats always make use of moisturizing soap. Rub the bar on the wet cloth and lather it up on the seats. Clean the seat with the dry clean cloth. The moisturizer of the soap will leave the seats soft. For the fabric seats use protectant such as Scotchgard Fabric Protector. Follow the directions on the can to get the best results.

7. Clean carpet: Keep the car carpet clean. Remember it needs the same kind of care as your home carpet. The foaming cleaner works wonders on stains. Use vinegar for tough stains on the carpet.

Some of the useful tips:

1. Homemade lemon furniture polish

Ingredients:

½ cup of vinegar

Few drops of white vinegar

Mix them and you can store it in a clean bottle for the use.

2. If it is raining you should use mats for the car carpet. It would not only keep them stain free but also would save you that extra work.

3. Vinyl protectant is great for cleaning the car interior but if choose to use it use it on regular basis else it would leave the dashboard dry and may cause vinyl cracks.

4. Keep a dry micro fiber cloth in your car so you could use them to clean the car dashboard on long red lights or traffic jams.

5. It sounds a hassle but believe me it is not. Everyday before taking out your car from the garage to go to work wipe down he car from outside with a clean dry cloth. It takes less then what you expect and who would mind to ride a sparkling clean car.