Cleaning Windows

Tip: Super Glue Removal from Glass
If we don’t take care with our household projects, we can create some window cleaning challenges. Take for example mishaps involving super glue. If you happen to get hard to clean adhesive such as this stuck to your window, try rubbing with WD-40. If this doesn’t loosen the glue, try cleaning windows with nail polish remover.

Tip: Wax Removal from Glass
Wax is easily scraped off the windows with a razor. To remove the residue left behind, try cleaning windows with vinegar.

Tip: Cleaning Many Small Window Panes
Many families dread spring cleaning for one reason, window cleaning! Who wants to spend a beautiful day cleaning windows? Those multi paned windows are the worst to, they distrupt the flow and take longer to clean. To make it run a little smoother, you’ll need a different type of window cleaning equipment. Try cotton balls! Cotton balls sprayed with window cleaner are great for those hard to clean areas!

Tip: Christmas Decorative Snow Removal
Once Christmas is over, it’s not enough to take down the tree and remove the stockings from the chimney. You’ll also have to contend with some holiday window cleaning. In addition to removing any lights that may be framing the window, you’ll also have to clean off fake snow that may have been sprayed to the glass. Try this holiday window cleaning tip: To remove the film left behind by artificial Christmas snow, Fill a spray bottle with a window cleaning mixture made from one cup of ammonia and three parts of water. Spray and wipe.

Tip: Remove Bleach Streaks from Mirror
Streaks from a bleach based cleaner can cause mirrors to look dull. To clean mirrors to a shine, you only need your basic window cleaning supplies. Spray the mirrors with a window or glass cleaner and wipe away with a squeegee or low lint type cloth such as a diaper.

Tip: Cleaning Fabric Blinds
When it’s time to do the window cleaning, of course you’ll want to handle the window treatments as well. Blinds made of fabric can present a challenge, however. To remove dust and cobwebs from your window treatments consider this window cleaning tip: Use the hose attachment on your vacuum to remove all traces of dust and dirt. If you need to take the shades down for an extra cleaning, always follow the manufacturer’s care instructions. In the shades can be washed by hand, you’ll only need these window cleaning supplies: mild dishwashing liquid and warm water. Wash the shades in warm soapy water, and hang to dry. Rather than wringing the water out, roll them up in a towel — squeezing as you go — to remove excess water before hanging outside to dry.

Tip: Lint-Free Mirrors
Cleaning windows to a lint-free shine can present a challenge. Paper towels and dust cloth leave little bits behind. Don’t use the wrong window cleaning supplies! To clean your windows with leaving a reminder, try newspaper, coffee filters or a cloth diaper. You’ll never go back to paper towels again!

Tip: Scratch Removal from Glass
Older windows can scratch easily, obstructing our view or causing the window to take on a dull look. For cleaing windows of tiny scratches, try rubbing in a white toothpaste. (Not a gel, please.) Wipe off with a cloth.

Tip: Window Screen Cleaning
Screens are not the most attractive part of window cleaning. They’re dusty, they have dirt and debris stuck in their little holes. They can honestly present a window cleaning challenge. They can also be a lot of fun to clean if you use the right window cleaning equipment. Try taking them outside and cleaning them with a garden hose. Saved for a hot day, cleaning the windows can cool you off as well! Hose down both sides and leave in the sun to air dry. Here’s an additional window cleaning tip: The hose attachment on a vacuum cleaner will get dirt out of all of the little holes and crevices.

Tip: Homemade Glass and Window Cleaner
Over the counter spray products are very convenient, but they can be pricey, not to mention harmful to the air and water around you. You can use more environmentally sound and economical window cleaning supplies, however. There is only one recipes for windows that sparkle. Try cleaning windows with a spray bottle filled with half vinegar and half water. To wipe, use products that aren’t like to leave lint behind like newspaper, coffee filters or even cloth diapers.

Tip: Keep Paint Off Windows
Everyone likes to add new color to a room. Unfortunately, if not prepped properly this can mean hours of window cleaning to remove paint. If you’d like to keep paint off your windows, but don’t want to shell out the money for painter’s tape, you might want to consider this window cleaning tip. If you wet strips of newspaper and paste them around the edges and corners of your window, they’ll stick for at least as long as it takes to paint the window. Another wonderful piece of window cleaning equipment is petroleum jelly. Smear the jelly around the corners and edges of the window and paint won’t stick at all. Wipe clean with a cloth. Now isn’t that much simpler than cleaning windows with a razor blade to remove all of that paint?

Tip: Window Cleaning
Only you know the best time to clean your windows. Do you live in a dusty area? Have there been a lot of storms? Are there trees or bushes directly outside your windows? These are the things to consider when contemplating a window cleaning schedule. Use your best judgement, if the windows are dirty, clean them. Always have the proper window cleaning equipment on hand: Spray over the counter or homemade window cleaner (vinegar and water), squeegee, and coffee filters or cloth diapers for wiping to a lint free shine.

Tip: Cleaning Mini-Blinds
Many ofus pause when coming across mini-blinds at our local home improvement center. Sure they look nice, but the cleaning! It’s bad enough to spend a day cleaning windows, but spending hours getting dust and dirt out of micro blinds is not anyone’s idea of how to spend weekend. Here’s a window cleaning tip to speed up the process: Use the hose attachment on your vacuum cleaner. You won’t even need to remove the blinds if you don’t want. A dryer rubbed along the blinds will also quickly remove dust and alleviate the static so dust won’t build up as easily.

Tip: Latex Paint Removal from Screens
Be sure to tape newspaper over window screens before painting their frames. Otherwise you may be left with a messy window cleaning situation. If you do get latex paint on the windw, it’s easy enough to remove. Just dip a rag in a paint thinner or remover formulated to thin latex paint. Rubbing Alcohol or nail polish remover might also work. Your window cleaning supplies for this task shouldn’t include cotton balls or paper towels however, these can get caught in the holes in the screen, making matters worse.

Tip: Frost Free Winter Windows
Do you wake up to frost on the windows? It sort of ruins the view, doesn’t it? Here’s a window cleaning tip to keep this from happening to you: Mix one part anti freeze, or even rubbing alcohol, with two parts water, and use for washing the windows in the winter. This will keep your windows frost free and allow you to view scenic snow covered buildings or mountains instead.

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