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some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« on: August 18, 2009, 07:09:51 pm »
right down in the outside gap between window and outer window seal
strange as my car gets washed regulary

anyway whats the best way to kill it without damaging the rubber etc ?

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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2009, 07:19:16 pm »
Some all purpose cleaner whilst the windows are down.  A light scrub (obviously not touching the paint) with asoft brush should do the trick

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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2009, 09:57:39 pm »
cool thanks Jay  :happy2:
I'll get the misses toothbrush out ........
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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2009, 10:05:31 pm »
i bought a cheap hand held steam cleaner from poundstretchers, has a tiny nozzle and steams the green cr@p straight out and then just wipe  :happy2:

fyi tends to occur to cars parked under trees, we're under an oak

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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2009, 10:06:56 pm »
fyi tends to occur to cars parked under trees, we're under an oak

spot on  :happy2: , luckily no sap just leaves
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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2009, 10:15:50 pm »
the mrs has an eos, so a hard drop top, underneath gets so grotty with that green stuff, the steam cleaner is a godsend for that job. wasnt expensive either... one of those JML things that claim to clean the whole house but dont, excellent on the car though  :grin:

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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2009, 08:25:42 am »
A steam cleaner can be used on a multitude of tasks cleaning a car too.

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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2009, 02:07:39 pm »
Milton for babies kills all the spores as well as removing the gunge

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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2009, 03:23:29 pm »
Milton for babies kills all the spores as well as removing the gunge
...........would that stop the stink in my screen washer bottle ??.
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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2009, 10:22:25 pm »
the mrs has an eos, so a hard drop top, underneath gets so grotty with that green stuff, the steam cleaner is a godsend for that job. wasnt expensive either... one of those JML things that claim to clean the whole house but dont, excellent on the car though  :grin:

I got one for the wife but for the life of me i cant get the lid or spout thing open, its a steam genie. its a swinef*ck!

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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2009, 02:23:14 pm »
Milton for babies kills all the spores as well as removing the gunge
...........would that stop the stink in my screen washer bottle ??.
..........well it did  :laugh: :happy2: 3 tablets in boiling water & no more smell. :smiley:
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Re: some form of green algae/moss growing at the window seal...
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2009, 03:35:08 pm »
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