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    Default What is the best stuff for cleaning carts?

    I've tried the alcohol (91%) and qtips on the carts and that doesn't seem to enough. I'm looking for some stuff that would get more of the grime off. Would some of this be good? http://tinyurl.com/zjls4 Or, should I get some of this?

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    I've found the best way to clean cart is to use elbow grease.

    Basicly just stay away from anything that has Acetone (paint thinner, goo gone, goof off, nail polish remover, etc) and Amonia (windex, 409, other household cleaners).

    I personally have always had good luck with foaming glass cleaner, just spray a rag instead of the cart.

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    When you say to stay away from Windex and 409, you're meaning not to use it on the contacts? I'll use either for cleaning the exterior of consoles and carts. I should have said contacts in the title of the thread. I use 409 or windex on the outside and then alcohol on the contacts. I want something to get more off of the contacts. The alcohol gets some stuff but not all of it.

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    I've tried using Q-Tips, Rubbing Alcohol, And a dremmel, only using Q-tips as dremmel heads.

    No, not using a dremmel to saw down the contacts, using a q-tip as a dremmel head so i can clean them ultra-fast.

    And it gets lots of dirt off of carts that you thought were clean, too.

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