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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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Nooks & Crannies??

How do you guys clean all the nooks & crannies in your Mini? You know like just inside the vents & places that normal vacuum attachments just can't reach.

Has anybody tried the Vac N'Blow? It looks really good but at $175 DANG it costs more than the vacuum I use inside my house
 
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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We have various sizes of soft brushes - like artist brushes - can be bought just about anywhere - cheap - and they work great.

Donna
 
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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i use a griot's boar's hair brush that looks like a little paint brush.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=15520
 
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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I've lots of art brushes so great tip! The sables may be too soft but the bristles should push the dirt!!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 12:33 AM
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Q-tips are great for reaching inside a/c vents, and cracks in the interior panels that you can't get at. I even use them in the engine compartment for hard to reach places.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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yep, +1 on swabs as well. especially removing wax inside those "O" emblems.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
yep, +1 on swabs as well. especially removing wax inside those "O" emblems.

Yes mom, we'll clean our "ears" weekly.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 05:58 AM
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The small California Duster


And some 100 % cotton swabs



 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 06:00 AM
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Good tips on the cotton swabs. Never thought of that.


I love this forum.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 09:05 AM
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+1 on Q-tips and the small California Duster. For vacuuming, I have the really thin blade attachment that gets in between the seat and the door and some of the other narrower places.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by MLWagner79
...I have the really thin blade attachment that gets in between the seat and the door and some of the other narrower places.
The one place I can't get is that little slit where that plastic thingie under the parking brake meets the plastic thingie surrounding the gear shifter
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 09:14 AM
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batmatt- get a compressed air duster for computers and blow it out.
 
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