Cleaning and storage
Winter is coming to an end, which means it’s the perfect time to share my experience on preparing a car for storage.
The usual procedure was expanded and now includes the following steps:
- Exterior washing and drying
- Interior cleaning
- Cleaning plastic and leather surfaces
- Lubricating seals, joints, hinges, and locks
- Checking, charging, and subsequently disconnecting the battery
- Switching to winter tires
- Storage in a dry enclosed parking area until March
- Universal cleaner / Koch-Chemie Mehrzweckreiniger / 11 USD
- Car shampoo / Koch-Chemie Autoshampoo / 10 USD
- Cleaner for leather, fabric, and alcantara / Koch-Chemie Pol Star / 12 USD
- Interior plastic care / Koch-Chemie Top Star / 21 USD
- Teflon lubricant / Würth 8931067
- Silicone spray / Würth 0893221
- Microfiber towel set / Autech Au-241/3
- Set of ultra-soft detailing brushes / Autech Au-264 / 13 USD
- Black medium-density foam applicator sponge / Koch-Chemie Schwamm weich, Kunststoff / 1 USD
- Foam sprayer / IK FOAM PRO 2 / 44 USD
- Handheld car vacuum cleaner / Kitfort KT-537-1
- Tornador cleaning gun / Car Tool Cyclone Z-020 / 133 USD
- Air compressor / Eco AE-502-3
- Total costs: 245 USD
- Mileage: 243440 km