Spillage in your car? 65p supermarket item will clear it up in minutes – & remove ALL the grease

BAKING soda is being hailed as an ingenious hack to remove grease from your car.

To keep your car spotless during the hectic festive season, experts are advising drivers to turn to cheap, household items to banish stubborn stains.

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Baking soda, which can be bought for as little as 65p, should be enough to remove any grease spillage[/caption]

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For any glitter that falls off Christmas gifts and gets stuck in your car’s upholstery, the experts suggest using hairspray to remove[/caption]

Transporting Christmas dinner goods by car can be difficult, and it only takes one-speed bump to result in a grease spillage.

Van leasing service Vanarama says any brand of baking soda, which can be bought for as little as 65p, should be enough to remove any grease.

Drivers should simply cover the area with baking soda and leave it to sit for at least 15 minutes.

Then grab your handheld car vacuum to hoover the baking soda and this should remove the grease stain.

For any glitter that falls off Christmas gifts or decorations and gets stuck in your car’s upholstery, the experts suggest using a hairspray hack that could cost as little as 89p.

Simply spray a paper towel with hairspray and dab the glitter with it, as the hairspray has a sticky texture the glitter will stick to it.

Festive coffees are a household favourite with many drive-thru chains offering their takes on the Christmas flavours. But coffee spillages can cause stubborn stains on your car’s interior.

The trick to removing coffee stains is blotting the area with a microfibre cloth, then pouring a cup of cold water over the stain before blotting again with a microfibre cloth.

Following this, mix a solution of one-third white vinegar and two-thirds warm water and use a clean cloth to apply the mixture to the stain.

Then rinse again with cold water and there should be no traces of coffee residue left.

If pine needles are littered all over your home and car from purchasing a real Christmas tree, all you need to clean up is a lint roller, which can be bought for as little as 75p.

If you haven’t got access to a lint roller, try using masking or duct tape instead.

Finally, automotive cleaning experts suggest avoiding salt when it comes to cleaning your car.

While salt is a good choice when it comes to getting rid of snow and ice from concrete, it can erode the paint and metal of your car, damaging its overall appearance.

Instead, Vanarama recommends sticking to traditional products such as de-icer to avoid any unnecessary and unwelcome damage to your vehicle in the festive period.

This comes after drivers discovered a 40p Sainsbury’s item that can de-ice a windscreen in seconds.

Elsewhere, the ‘number one cause’ of breakdowns in the winter can be easily avoided with a check that’s usually completely free.

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If pine needles are littered all over your car, all you need to clean up is a lint roller, which can be bought for as little as 75p[/caption]