Comments on How to Clean Windows

The man who came to professionally clean our windows back in the '70s said he always uses Palmolive liquid dish soap for streakless windows. So with any other recipe using liquid soap, try his brand name recommendation. (It cost him a job with us)!

Spray Windex on glass. Use newspaper to clean with. Your windows will sparkle.

Use large coffee filters instead of paper towels. Gets windows squeaky clean and no lint!

Wax your windows with a product called Gel-Gloss, which is used for polishing fiberglass tubs. You can purchase it at a Home Depot. It's also great on mirrors - no need to Windex; just wipe spots off.

You can purchase ammonia already mixed with some soap. It is called "Sudsy Ammonia" and works like a charm!

To get my windows clean, I pay someone else to clean them.

Use a quarter teaspoon of Avon bubble bath in a gallon of water. Wipe windows twice and then dry with newspaper. This works really well.

I use vinegar instead of soap or ammonia. It has the same effect and is not toxic. Ammonia is not safe to have in the house, especially if you have children. It can kill or damage lungs if mixed with other chemicals. Use soap first if you need to.

Make sure that the window to be cleaned is not in direct sunlight as the sun will dry your window before you can, leaving horrible streaks.

Use newspaper to avoid streaks.

If you do not have ammonia, substitute plain white vinegar.

Use 1/4 cup of white wine per gallon of water. Pour this into spray bottle for easy application. Spray window generously and use newspapers to clean the window. There'll be no streaks; windows'll be so clean, it'll seem like there are no windows.

Glass is a "super liquid" that can be polished by using the finest grit steel wool you can find. Lightly brush steel wool until you've polished and buffed it to crystal clear. Windows stay cleaner longer, because dirt doesn't stick as easily.

I do windows like you, but use a tea towel wrapped around a window mop to get any streaks since I have very high windows.

I used professional-strength Windex, soap and water, and then decided to use a solution of vinegar and water. Sure enough, it cut right through the grime. The windows at the hall are beautiful now. Everyone noticed.

The best window cleaner I have ever used is a mixture of equal parts alcohol and amonia. It also is the cheapest solution I have ever used.

Make a mixture of vinegar and water, and that is it. Wet sponge with mixture and see the windows shine!

Use old newspapers with black-and-white print. The colored ads stuff doesn't work. The basic black-and-white newspaper sure puts a shine on the glass and makes it easier to clean in the future.

Use just a handful of Tri-Sodium Phosphate (T.S.P.) in a bucket of about 2 gallons of warm water. T.S.P. can be found in almost any paint or hardware store for home use. It is important to use a squeegee to remove it and maybe a chamois to wipe the edges.

Save money and time. Dilute vinegar in water in spray bottle to clean windows.

Clean the inside windows in an up-and-down motion and the outside in a side-to-side motion. This will let you know which side is still dirty. Clean on a cloudy day to avoid streaks, too!

I use old newspapers to clean windows, but only the black-and-white ones. Color newspapers or the comics aren't as good.

Get with the times. Just a bottle of Windex Outdoors and a hose. Nothing else. Spray it once, rinse (same hose), and let dry. No streaks, clean as a whistle and no ladders or sweat.

Using a heaping tablespoon of cornstarch in a gallon of water will clean your windows streak-free. Sensitive noses will appreciate this.

I've found coffee filters clean windows with no lint also, and they don't leave ink on your fingers!