Window Cleaners
Tips for cleaning windows
The windows in your home can get awfully dirty awfully fast, both inside and out, from the sheer amount of dust and rain they're exposed to. Cleaning windows on the ground floor of a home is usually a pretty straightforward task, but cleaning upstairs windows requires both a ladder and someone willing to climb it. Here's what you need to know to make the job as fast and easy as possible.
Window Cleaning Products
Like bathroom cleaners,window cleaning products are pretty easy to find, and they're available everywhere from big box stores to grocery stores. If you prefer to make your own glass cleaners, you'll find that vinegar mixed with equal parts of water does a fine job of cleaning windows, too. You can either put homemade window cleaners in a spray bottle for easy use or mix the window cleaning solution in a nonreactive pan and use a sponge or cloth to wash the grime and dust off the windows.
Window Washing Tools
Squeegees make it easy to dry windows once you've washed them. These window washing tools have rubber blades mounted on handles. You place the rubber blade against the wet glass, apply a little pressure and pull it down over the glass. It will whisk the water away without leaving streaks. It helps to have an absorbent towel on hand to dry any water the squeegee leaves behind.
You don't need to have a squeegee to dry your windows. In fact, you probably don't want to use the squeegee indoors because the water will drip down onto your window sills and make a mess. You can simply use absorbent towels inside.
Many people like to keep their window cleaning supplies in one particular place in the home, making them easily accessible. People often store their cleaning products and accessories in a plastic tub or pail to make preparation less time-consuming.
Window Cleaning Tips
- If you wash your windows on a hot day, they may dry too fast and create streaks. Wait for the weather to cool off, or wash your windows once the sun goes down.
- Washing windows when the temperature is below freezing is nearly impossible. Wait until the weather warms up.
- To avoid streaks caused by residual dirt, make sure you apply enough window cleaner to wash all the dirt away. Other window cleaning tips include using the outdoor hose to pre-wash your windows before applying a cleaner.
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