Nooks & Crannies: How do you handle them?

[dooyaunastan]

I'm talking about the tiniest ones, ones that your brush or slim vacuum attachment won't get to, ones that a q-tip (or 500) just simply won't cut it. Be it vinyl or carpet, a wedge in the center console or gear shifter, or a nook between the seats that almost nothing can access. What are your best tips & tools for these areas? Air compressor? Tornador? Steamer? Q-tips? Wire clothes-hanger extended witha q-tip taped on?

What do you use to make sure that tiny .01 percent of junk & debris in areas, that most customers probably won't even ever look at, is as clean as everything else you've done?

 

[Dr_Pain]

One word:

Tornador.... nuf said!

 

[RaskyR1]

Usually an air compressor with a blow gun attachment for me, depends on what it is I guess.

 

[inDetail]

Compressed air blow everything out from all the cracks to a spot where you can hit it with the vacuum.

 

[MirandaAutoSpa]

Oh yeah, I love my air compressor, blows all the bits out, works great when spraying and cleaning cupholders, vents and door panels.

 

[greatwhitenorth]

One word:

Tornador.... nuf said!

+1

 

[statusdetailing]

air compressor with air gun and good detail brushes.

 

[Evan.J]

air compressor with air gun and good detail brushes.

:iagree:

 

[ScottB]

super soft paint brush, cut the bristles to about 1/2 original length. You can even tape the metal binder as needed to avoid contacting trim and other items.

 

[swanicyouth]

If I'm cleaning the cracks between interior panels because something nasty spilled in there, I get a credit card and fold a blue shop towel around it.

For vents I use the long S100 Q Tips.

 

[Calendyr]

Steam works too

 

[Pureshine]

soft tooth brush, brushes,steam,long small Q-tips. I'm not a fan of compressed air blowing everything everywhere.

 

[BillE]

Along with an 'air hose', using the shop vac for 'blowing' can get to some areas.

A couple of GOOD quality paint brushes (as mentioned above) also helps.

Bill

 

[VP Mark]

Tornador, lots of variety of brushes, air compressor. Without it nooks and crannies can eat time.

 

[nezff]

APC+ and an air pencil type attachment on my compressor. Cleans air vents, door panels etc... very well.

 

[jgg85234]

I get some really tiny brushes from one of my IT customers. Did a search through the archives, and don't see any references to a whole category of stuff that would help on occasion.

Disposable microbrush

Jim

 

[Gokite]

For a pencil tip tpeof air compressor attachment,is this just the rubber tip on the end of thegun or something more specific. I get nothing googling it.