A liquid cleaner for glass can be made by mixing 2 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of liquid dishwashing detergent with 2 cups of isopropyl rubbing alcohol (70 percent). Stir until thoroughly mixed and then pour into a clean, pump-spray bottle. The alcohol keeps the cleaner from freezing on the panes in cold weather.
Pure vinegar will remove stubborn hard- water sprinkler spots and streaks from a window. Cloudy days are preferable to sunny days for window washing because direct sunlight dries cleaning solutions before you can polish the glass properly. If you can wash one side of a window with horizontal strokes and the other side with vertical strokes, you'll be able to tell which side a streak is on. An old auto wiper blade makes a good squeegee for washing windows.
When washing windows, a soft toothbrush or a cotton swab is a useful tool for cleaning corners.
It is possible to clean upstairs window exteriors without using a ladder. Use a garden hose spray bottle attachment containing automatic dishwasher detergemt; the spray leaves only a few spots To give an extra shine to window glass, polish it with well-washed cotton T-shirts or old diapers. Polish windows to a sparkling shine with crumpled-up newspaper. The paper also leaves a film that's resistant to dirt.
Rubbing a clean blackboard eraser over a freshly washed (and dried) window gives it a diamond-bright shine. To make an ammonia-based glass cleaner, mix 2 cups of water, 1 cup of isopropyl rubbing alcohol (70 percent), and 1 tablespoon of house¬hold ammonia. Pour into a clean, pump-spray bottle.
To remove built-up cooking grease or soot from window glass, use a solution of 2 cups of kerosene and 1 gallon of warm water. Rub it on with a soft rag and wipe the panes dry with a clean towel. Caution: Kerosene is flammable; don't pour it or use it near an open flame. The same cleaning solution (2 cups of kerosene to 1 gallon of warm water) also protects window exteriors. Water drops will bead just as they do on a highly waxed car.
Pure vinegar will remove stubborn hard- water sprinkler spots and streaks from a window. Cloudy days are preferable to sunny days for window washing because direct sunlight dries cleaning solutions before you can polish the glass properly. If you can wash one side of a window with horizontal strokes and the other side with vertical strokes, you'll be able to tell which side a streak is on. An old auto wiper blade makes a good squeegee for washing windows.
When washing windows, a soft toothbrush or a cotton swab is a useful tool for cleaning corners.
It is possible to clean upstairs window exteriors without using a ladder. Use a garden hose spray bottle attachment containing automatic dishwasher detergemt; the spray leaves only a few spots To give an extra shine to window glass, polish it with well-washed cotton T-shirts or old diapers. Polish windows to a sparkling shine with crumpled-up newspaper. The paper also leaves a film that's resistant to dirt.
To remove built-up cooking grease or soot from window glass, use a solution of 2 cups of kerosene and 1 gallon of warm water. Rub it on with a soft rag and wipe the panes dry with a clean towel. Caution: Kerosene is flammable; don't pour it or use it near an open flame. The same cleaning solution (2 cups of kerosene to 1 gallon of warm water) also protects window exteriors. Water drops will bead just as they do on a highly waxed car.
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