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A little attention goes a long way. Help extend the life of your car with regular maintenance and easy-to-implement insights on motor oil, do-it-yourself tips, car care and more. Browse below.

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Care For Your Car

It’s easy to keep your Toyota in impeccable condition. Pick up some car care tips, then pick up Toyota Car Care Products to help keep your vehicle shining all year round.

EXTERIOR CLEANING TIPS

Routinely wash and polish the exterior with a high-quality car wash soap. (Never use dish detergent to wash your car; it can strip off wax and damage the finish.)
Wash your car in the shade. This keeps your car cool while you work, reducing water spots.
Rinse first and wash from the top down.
Use a clean terry cloth towel for washing and drying.
Washing your car is not the same as cleaning the paint. Cleaning and polishing the paint removes oxidation, smoothes the surface, and restores shine.

Exterior car care products

Toyota Bug and Tar Remover

Use Toyota Bug and Tar Remover for those smeary, stubborn, sticky messes. Effectively dissolves road grime, tar, bugs and asphalt.

Won’t harm paint finish
Also works on chrome, aluminum, glass and most plastics

Brake Cleaner

An effective, non-chlorinated formula that removes brake fluid, grease, oil other contaminants without leaving residue.

Quick drying
Helps prevent brake squeal and chatter
Cleans brake hard parts and linings

Toyota Cleaner and Polish

A specially formulated combination of silicones and waxes that contain mild abrasives designed to remove oxidized paint and small scratches.

Protects against harmful elements like acid rain, road grime and bird droppings
Also approved for use on Toyota automotive topcoats, vinyl, wood grain, rubber and porous plastic

Toyota Glass Cleaner

Contains a tour de force of cleaning agents like alcohol, glycol, ether surfactants and ammonia for a difference you can see. Literally.

Quick-foaming agent that won’t streak or haze
Effectively removes bugs, road grime and nicotine stains
Also works on chrome and vinyl

Toyota Liquid Car Wash

A powerful, yet gentle combination of detergents, surfactants and emulsifiers that effectively dissolve dirt and grime while protecting the wax layer.

Rinses spot-free
Biodegradable
Contains no phosphates

Tire Shine

This colorless and odorless spray quickly returns dirty, oxidized tires to a like-new luster without streaking or spotting, rubbing or scrubbing.

Long lasting
Contains no chlorinated solvents
Easy spray-and-go application

Toyota Touch-Up Paint

A premium, air-dry acrylic paint that comes in a convenient applicator for touch-ups in a snap.

Features a roller ball tip for small chips, built-in cap brush for larger chips and scratches
Spring agitator ensures mess-free mixing
Factory-matched paint for correct color and consistency

Visit your local Toyota Dealer to find the right Toyota Touch-Up Paint applicator for your vehicle.

Wheel Cleaner

A water-based detergent that works on both petroleum and non-petroleum-based soils. Powerful surfactants clean wheels without damaging plastic or rubber.

Leaves a brilliant shine
No scrubbing necessary
Safe for clear coated and/or painted wheels

Windshield Wiper Fluid Concentrate

This economical solution effectively removes bugs, dirt and other road grime without smearing.

32 oz bottle
Includes mixing table for correct ratio
Prevents freezing of the windshield wiper system

INTERIOR CLEANING TIPS

Use a windshield sunshade to protect your interior against the fading of cloth and drying of leather and vinyl.
Window tinting minimizes damaging effects of the sun.
For extra protection, apply vinyl and leather protectant at regular intervals.

INTERIOR car care products

Toyota Fabric Spot Remover

A powerful combination of solvents and surfactants help remove difficult stains from upholstery and carpet like crayon, oil, grease, lipstick, chocolate, shoe polish and ink.

Comes in a convenient aerosol container
Dries fast
Leaves a clean fragrance

Toyota Vinyl and Leather Protectant

A silicone emulsion-based formula to help protect against UV rays that cause heat damage, cracking and peeling.

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