Shoutout to the old timer in Eugene who showed me his trick for stubborn smoke shelves

Used a stiff bristle brush and a shop vac hose taped to a pole. Anyone got a better method for that awkward angle?

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Honestly, that's a solid setup. I've used a long handled bottle brush before, the kind for car wash detailing. The flexible neck gets into the corners better than a stiff brush. Just gotta scrub and scoop the gunk out by hand after.

logan6581mo ago

Tbh, that putty knife idea is genius. I'd take it one step further and use a cheap paint scraper with a razor blade. You can get them for like a dollar. The blade cuts through that baked-on grime way better than plastic. Just go slow so you don't scratch the finish. Then you can use the bottle brush after to clean up the dust.

john_fisher1mo ago

Yeah, that bottle brush trick is good for the corners. What I do is take a cheap plastic putty knife and bend it in a vise to match the angle of the shelf. Tape that to an extension pole, and you can scrape all that crusty crap right into a pile. Then just vacuum it up. Saves your back from trying to cram your whole arm up there lol.