Top Email Cleanup Utilities for Windows

Screws are designed to be stubborn, but some overdo it. To cleanly remove a stuck screw, try applying some heat to it (while keeping the surroundings relatively unaffected) with a soldering iron, for example. If the screw expands faster than what it is screwed into, that should unlock it.
Now, with that burning question settled, how do you cleanly remove stubborn '>' characters from emails to forward them — cleanly?
›› Forwarded emails frequently contain > chars in all the wrong places. Fortunately, there are Windows utilities that will remove these annoying characters and reformat the mail for easier reading and further usage.