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" The Claim:  &amp;quot;If you think a clean windshield is just too much of a stretch,&amp;quot; you need the Windshield Wonder\u2014a wiping wand with a &amp;quot;microfiber cleaning bonnet&amp;quot; at the end of a curved plastic shaft. It lets you reach into that tight corner where the windshield meets the dash, which on a car like a Mustang can be a pretty steep angle. With the Windshield Wonder, it&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;a cinch to reach every inch.&amp;quot;  The Test:  Hailing a cab, turning a corner, and pulling over for the driver to take some test wipes on his windshield.  The Verdict:   Great idea\u2014make your own with a rag and a stick.  The Details:  &amp;quot;I seen this on TV, I seen this on TV,&amp;quot; repeated Jordan, a cab driver, who reluctantly agreed to test the Windshield Wonder after we hailed him on West 56th St. He seemed like he&amp;#039;d need the product\u2014the guy was so small that from the back seat, the car looked empty. Jordan tried the tool, mentioned that he&amp;#039;d seen it on TV, and made murmurs of approval. But asked if he would buy the product, he declined: &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t really own a car,&amp;quot; he said. He went around the windshield&amp;#039;s perimeter, noting that the pivoting head stayed flush with the glass but was a bit floppy and could fall out of position. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s pretty good, though,&amp;quot; he said, finishing up a tight corner near the defrost vents. Jordan handed over the tool, pointed at the still-running meter and asked, &amp;quot;Hey, you&amp;#039;re gonna pay for this, right?&amp;quot;  He wasn&amp;#039;t the first cab we had hailed. In an earlier attempt, the unorthodox request caused the driver to jab the tool at the windshield angrily before ejecting us from his vehicle. It was too bad, since that windshield was filthy. PM auto expert Mike Allen explains that the hazy buildup common to interior window surfaces comes from gaseous vinyl chloride, a plasticizer added to soften vinyl components, which slowly off-gases as a filmy fume. On a hot day, Allen says, the stuff just sublimates right out of the dashboard. Allen could see a use for the tool reaching across anything from steep-raked muscle car windshields to those long-dashed early &amp;#039;90s minivans that looked like DustBusters. Even if the windshield is clean, he might use the microfiber cloth to wipe interior condensation before defrosting. But we predict that Allen, a veteran metalworker, would probably forge his own Windshield Wonder if only to forego this one&amp;#039;s fairly uninspiring plastic construction.  So please, before buying, understand that the tool isn&amp;#039;t exactly a complex piece of engineering, nor would it require a sophisticated manufacturing apparatus to produce. Make an attempt, at least, to build your own by affixing a spare microfiber cloth to any shaft-shaped object that&amp;#039;s already cluttering up the garage. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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