How do you clean vents?

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jt07

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Hey everyone just wanted to see what you guys use to clean vents and other little cracks. I have a little dusting brush that came with a detaling brush set and it works alright, but I was wondering if an investment on an air compressor would be worth it. I would also use it to blow the water around the door handles and stuff after I wash the car. Do the air compressors work well in taking off tough dust in the vents and such? Or do foam swabs work better? Or should I just stick with my little dust brush?
 
jt07 said:
Hey everyone just wanted to see what you guys use to clean vents and other little cracks. I have a little dusting brush that came with a detaling brush set and it works alright, but I was wondering if an investment on an air compressor would be worth it. I would also use it to blow the water around the door handles and stuff after I wash the car. Do the air compressors work well in taking off tough dust in the vents and such? Or do foam swabs work better? Or should I just stick with my little dust brush?
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<rhetorical> and where will the dust go?!

I use a megs detail (or small paint) brush alongside a vaccum cleaner wand.

If you have money to burn, get a compressor - but I think it's optional.
 
abbeysdad said:
<rhetorical> and where will the dust go?!...
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That's why I seldom use the steamer for vents. I reach as far as I can with swabs dampened with something (cleaner, QD, dressing, whatever).



And yeah, I use the compressor to get water out of nooks and crannies *every* time I wash :xyxthumbs
 
SuperBee364 said:
I gotta try that. Sounds good, and with a one year old baby girl, we have plenty of Kirkland Baby Wipes.
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Supe,

Remember, they aren't reusable.



Doo doo in the vents is bad news.

:soscared:
 
I've never heard of using steam before to get dust out of tough areas. How does that work? That's something I'd like to try.
 
Joseph K said:
I use steam :D Gets ALL the dust out...
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Where does the dust/etc. go when you do this?



When I do it, it seems that the dust/etc. just gets blasted down into the ductwork; it's still in there, just upstream from the vents. I don't like the idea of moist dust/dirt/whatever getting concentrated in the ductwork.
 
I spritz with dressing and then wipe with a thin MF around a flat head scredriver. For nasty vents, I spray a foaming APC, agitate with a brush, respray, and suck it out with a shop vac. This is actually one of the areas that I would like to improve on.



Does anyone do the back of the vents?
 
Aww...c'mon somebody has to use one of those Tornader widgets. I think they look amazing. However I fear that they must not be all the add sets you up to believe. Anyone?
 
There's bee a few threads about the Tornado thingy. IIRC, there were a few guys that really liked them. Seems like they were kinda pricey for what they do, though.
 
Accumulator said:
Where does the dust/etc. go when you do this?



When I do it, it seems that the dust/etc. just gets blasted down into the ductwork; it's still in there, just upstream from the vents. I don't like the idea of moist dust/dirt/whatever getting concentrated in the ductwork.
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The steam lifts it off the surface and just blows it into the dash/plumbing. There's not enough dust just around the cracks of the vents to hurt anything... there's dust already behind every dash (I've taken mine apart before I ever used steam to clean the vents, and it was pretty thick). Dust is gonna accumulate in un-touched areas no matter what, but not enough to hurt any components.
 
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