Maintaining Your Vehicle Between Details

Rinse off bird droppings and bug splatter as soon as you can — both are acidic and will etch into clear coat within days.

Skip the gas-station squeegee. It's full of grit from every other windshield it's touched. Keep a clean microfiber and a small spray bottle of glass cleaner in your door pocket instead.

Two products worth keeping in the trunk: a waterless wash spray for spot cleaning, and a quick-detailer spray for boosting your sealant between full details.