Cab Housekeeping

I have rubber floors up front and carpet in the sleeper area. I get the indoor/outdoor runner from Home Depot that is about 2' wide and you can buy it off the roll. it does have a rubber backing and can be cut into any shape as well. I got a runner from the dash to the back wall. I vacuum with a small 12V shop vac and hit the floors with windex . Also I always drop my shoes up front.

I am glad to see I am not the only neat freak here. The guys that had my truck before were pigs and I spent probably 15hrs cleaning the truck before I felt comfortable in it. I took the truck home before my first trip and spent all day cleaning and washing stuff.

 

Rugs, i have the same rugs that you find in the bath section at walmart because they grab the dust. I also have a 12v shop vac and the cab gets vacuumed every week. Also i use meguires natural shine because it does not leave the floor near as slippery. The other thing i have is seat covers because like the rugs they grab the dust and you can take them out and wash them.

 

Armour All on the floors? Doesn't that make them slick?

I keep the dash, seats, headliner and door panels clean and Armour Alled. I sweep the floor with an air hose, take out the floor mats, and shake them, and blow them off, and do the windows, at least once a week.

 

SPRAY NINE and a damp cloth works on the rubber flooring for spills , then a good scrubbing with SPRAY NINE & hot water gets the rubber flooring back to like new.

 

Hand whisk broom, 9V vacuum, and Mr. Clean.

 

That is why i have the rugs from the bed and bath section cause they have the non slip coating on the back of them.

 

Simple green on the floors and Mothers or Meguirs interior cleaner on everything else.

 

DirtDevil portable vac with beater-bar works great on both bare floor and carpeting, if you have a 120V inverter (1000W or above). Seems to do a lot better job than the 12V car vacs I've tried.

 

I use meguiars high gloss interior spray.

Vacuum the interior then spray on the rubber floor. Wipe clean with a rag or cloth and wallah.

 

A cab is only so big so as long as you're not a complete slob it's easy to keep clean.I use simple green,orange cleaner that does smell like oranges,paper towels.DO NOT get that stuff at a trk stop,you'll be paying twice the amount and get twice as less then a walmart.For the seats I use an upholstery cleaner.Don't forget to top your cleaning off with a nicely scented air freshner.I like vanilla and strawberry.