I have to say I use a small amount of Fairy liquid in my bucket of water. It has to be good-quality soap or, I find, it's prone to leaving residue that you don't always spot straight away. A small amount of vinegar or lemon juice in the water also really helps cut through grease on dirtier windows.
October 7, Great tips! One of the things you can do when making home-made window cleaning solution is to skip the tap water and use distilled. Distilled water has no impurities and dries spotless.
Tap water contains impurities - this is why your car gets spots after spraying it down with the hose and letting it drip dry. March 31, This is a great article. I thought for those who like to purchase ready to use cleaners, there is an new "green" cleaning manufacturer that has the best streak free VOC free, green glass cleaner called BioWorx.
I have been using BioWorx VOC free glass and surface cleaner with a microfiber towel with no streaks. May 6, TSP, I believe, is trisodium phosphate - it is used to clean driveways that have grease drips from cars. You can find it at Home Depot-like stores.
April 29, April 21, What ratio of Dawn to water? April 19, I learned the tricks of the trade by a true window washer, in San Francisco for large office buildings. There trick is to use power TSP and water. Just enough TSP to make the water soft to the touch like silk. It does a better job than vinegar, dishwashing liquid, or any other window cleaner. It helps sheet the water dirt off. I tried the newpaper method for window washing. My windows were very clean, however to my dismay, the newsprint left black marks all over my white trim.
My very "unMartha-like" solution has been using Windex Outdoor Window. April 17, My Roy husband makes a cleaner that is fabulous This will clean anything. You can make a gallon for less than a dollar.
I have used old newspaper to clean windows, works great, anyone else. Why will the spray bottle be unusable if Dawn dish detergent is used? Back to story Comment on this project. Get a bunch of lint-free microfiber cloths. They come in various sizes, but go with ones that are at least 14 inches, so that they're easy to handle. Old flannel rags are okay, too. Avoid using paper towels—which can leave fibers behind—and scrubby sponges that can scratch the window, says Fisk. When you wash the microfiber cloths after use, separate them from the rest of your laundry so they won't pick up fuzz from other items.
And don't use fabric softener, which will decrease their absorbency. This area can get pretty gross. Open the window, spray cleaner on the ledge, and use a small scrub brush to clean all the dirt, dead bugs, and other debris from the nooks and crannies. Rinse with clean water a second spray bottle filled with clean water works well. Close the window and wet the window pane with your cleaning solution.
Start with the top section first, so the solution doesn't trickle down. Get the surface evenly wet, but not dripping. Use one of your microfiber cloths folded into about a 6" x 6" section to wipe off the solution. You can wipe in any direction or pattern you like, but as the cloth becomes saturated, flip it over and use a dry section. We simply use the sponge mentioned in tip 2 then take a squeegee to the soapy suds to leave a streak-free shine.
Finish it off with clean, dry, e-cloth and you're done. What not to do: Clean the outside of an upstairs window from a ladder — leave that to the pros.
Vinegar is probably what your grandparents used to wash their windows — and it's still seen as a really effective way to remove stubborn dirt. Better still, it's non-toxic and anti-bacterial. To make your own vinegar -based window cleaning solution, simply add two tablespoons of it to a small bucket of warm water.
Then follow the steps for using soapy water but be sure to wear rubber gloves. If dirt is really, really ground on, put the vinegar solution in a spray bottle and apply to the panes, then leave for a few minutes before tackling with your sponge.
What not to do: Use a vinegar solution on any windows that have matt-painted or undercoated-only frames — you might find the frames stain. Choose a cordless model with decent battery life, and bear in mind that these cleaning appliances do tend to do the job best with a cleaning fluid, so if you're looking for a natural solution that doesn't involve chemicals, you may like to keep reading.
What not to do : Invest in one of these for small window panes; these appliances are best suited to expanses of glass. This is a simple alternative to window cleaners that both cleans and has a mild abrasive action. Simply cut a lemon in half, taking care to remove all pips, and rub the lemon half all over your window, finishing with a lint-free cloth. This method will work best on smaller windows as it's quite labour- and lemon- intensive.
Don't have or don't want to use vinegar or lemon? Reach for your first-aid kit: rubbing alcohol is great at cleaning windows and disinfecting them, cutting through even stubborn dirt. The trick is to always mix it with distilled water rather than just your regular tap water. Distilled water doesn't have any mineral content that could show up on your windows as streaks once the alcohol has evaporated. Use a couple of tablespoons per ml of water.
The Marigold Crystal Clear Window Cloth is a machine washable microfibre cloth that you wet and use to wipe the surface. We wanted to know the quickest and most efficient way to clean mirrors, shower screens and windows, so we tested various cleaners to see how easy they were to use, how well they cleaned, and how easy they are to keep clean themselves.
Marigold Crystal Clear Window Cloth This 'next generation' microfibre cloth gives streak-free results when you're cleaning glass. We love it! When you're in a hurry and when are we not? The Marigold Crystal Clear Window Cloth is designed to be used with either water or a spray-on detergent for more thorough window cleaning. In our test, it was the easiest to use — it's just a single cloth that you dip in water and then use to wipe away marks.
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