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How does one get to the far reaches of the rear window to clean the nastys?

Old 07-28-2008, 03:25 PM
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Default How does one get to the far reaches of the rear window to clean the nastys?

I gave the shade cover a forceful yank but it didn't even budge. Why is it that bugs land in that awkward place?
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Ahhhh..That is their name. Bugs, and that is why they are here!
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If you have a canister-type vacuum, try the crevice tool.
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Either a can of compressed air (used to blast the dust from computer keyboards) or, next time you're at a gas station, give it a blast from the air hose used to refill tires.
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Default I went back in and the shade cover pops off when pulled up and the cover on the light comes off when

pulled on.
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Default A detailer showed me a trick she uses all the time: she has an assortment of

straws and tubes that she tapes to a vacuum nozzle. those little straws can go ANYWHERE, even between the seat and the hump and way into the vents.
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Default Re: How does one get to the far reaches of the rear window to clean the nastys?

If you have a shop vac, get a funnel for adding transmission fluid (small funnel with long skinny tube). Stick the hose in the funnel. Works great (assuming you turn vacuum on).
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