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Summary: Brighten up your outlook by stripping off those layers of grime. Here's how to get your windows squeaky clean and streak free.

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Difficulty: Moderately Easy
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  1. Step 1

    Prepare a cleaning solution of either a capful of ammonia or four to six drops of liquid dish soap in 2 gallons of water or 1 cup of vinegar in1 quart of water. If using soap, use as little as possible to avoid streaking.

  2. Step 2

    Dip a sponge into the solution, allowing the sponge to absorb just enough water to cover the window without flooding it.

  3. Step 3

    Wash the surface of the window with the sponge, paying special attention to the sides and corners of the window frame, where dirt and grime tend to build up.

  4. Step 4

    Dip a squeegee into a bucket of clean water.

  5. Step 5

    Press the squeegee lightly into the surface of the window, starting at the top and pulling down vertically, stopping a few inches before the bottom of the window.

  6. Step 6

    Wipe off the squeegee with a paper towel.

  7. Step 7

    Press the squeegee down the area of the window directly beside the one you just cleaned, stopping at the same place.

  8. Step 8

    Wipe off the squeegee with a paper towel.

  9. Step 9

    Continue this process until the entire surface of the window except the final few inches at the bottom has been cleaned.

  10. Step 10

    Pull the squeegee horizontally across the bottom section of the window and wipe the squeegee off with a paper towel.

  11. Step 11

    Wipe off the water at the bottom of the window frame - where a great deal of moisture has by now collected - with a paper towel.

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alanna1 said

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on 8/31/2008 how do i get white film off the window?

zhj336699 said

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on 1/11/2008 How to clean windows of Chinese
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nanomatrix said

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on 7/15/2007 Haha I thought this was going to be on Microsoft Windows...

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on 8/8/2006 1 gallon of water.
1 cup of vinegar.
1 cup of ammonia.
2 tablespoons of rubbing alcohol.
Mix these ingredients and put it in a spray bottle.

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Anonymous said

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on 7/7/2006 Newspaper can scratch your windows; modern inks have high metallic content. Use paper towels or unprinted newsprint.

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