Cleaning difficult-to-get-to canopy windows

G'Day Pete,
I have exactly the same canopy & vehicle as you.

I tried one of those fish tank magnetic cleaners where you put the magnetic handpiece on the outside of the glass & the rubber cleaner on the inside but there is isn't even enough room to get the cleaner bit in between the glass.

So I too eagerly await some clever solution to the issue.

So come on everyone bring on a solution for both of us!

Cheers
Stu

A sponge tied in the middle of a bit of cord with 1 person each side, pull sponge side to side while working it up and down. Worked for me for twenty years with my Hi-Lux dual cab.

Cheers Rick

Try spraying some CT18 truck wash in there onto the glass with a spray bottle. If the glass is really dirty so is everything else in there. Leave it for 10/15 minutes, then use a hose to wash it all out. Works well for me. If it is really grimey, repeat the procedure once or twice.

Fred

Hi,

I have a Dmax Dual Cab and had the same problem. My wife brought me a hand held mop thing which works a treat.
It is about 45 cm long by 8 cm wide plus about 15cm handle and a cple cm thick.
One side has the padded tenticle type sponge look..like the upmarket colour car sponges and other side is almost like towelling. It has a flat plastic skeleton which the cover goes over. Mine is lime green in colour.
I can reach all areas between the car and the canopy with it no worries. The plastic skeleton has a fair degree of flexibility so can bend to suit.
It has the name LIBMAN on the handle and my wife thinks she got it from the mops and sponge section of BIG W store here in WA.
It was relatively inexpensive from her memory. Also the cover can be taken off and washed or disposed of and a new one added. Held on by a short piece of velcro over the shoulder of the blade once slipped on.
Hope this helps.

cheers AL

Hi all,
When I had my Hi;lux with a canopy I used an el cheapo feather duster to clean the offending windows. Swish around in bucket of soapy water then come in from the 'top' with the feather duster to clean the windows then hose off..... worked for me

Fellow travelers,

I have a had great success cleaning those inaccessible cab & canopy windows, thanks to your suggestions.

Fred, the CT18 was just magic, removing a big swag of the grime and dirt before I'd even used the sponge.

I then used Rick's two way sponge trick followed by a bit of high pressure hosing, and I reckon the windows are now 99% clean. The added benefit of the sponge-and-hose method was that we had a lot of fun with this, and I had the opportunity to see my wife in a wet T-shirt for the first time in 20 years!!

I'll still keep an eye out for the mop thingy suggested by AL, but can highly recommend a dose of CT18 and the sponge-on-a-string.

Thanks again for the help with this
Cheers
Peter