Windows get dirty pretty easily, and cleaning them can be a real pain. One of the biggest complaints that I hear about window cleaning is that most cleaners leave streaks on them. This easy tutorial will show how to clean windows and keep them streak free with a few easy steps!
Having a little puppy means there are lots of little messes. Little Nash is having a lot less "accidents" but loves our front door. He likes looking out, napping by the front door and most of all pawing and nosing at our door when neighbors are out walking. That means there are always smudges on our front door, which drives my cleaning obsessed heart a little crazy. I've tried a few different ways to clean windows, including this one using newspapers, but have found a new way (new to me) to clean them and get them streak free! They even seem a little resistant to little nose and paw smudges now!
Exhibit A - Nash pawing at me while I'm outside...isn't he the cutest?
What You Will Need:
2 Cups of Distilled Water
2 Drops of Dish Liquid ( Purchase HERE )
1 Tablespoon of Distilled White Vinegar ( Purchase HERE )
1 Tablespoon of Isopropyl Alcohol ( Purchase HERE )
Spray Bottle ( Purchase HERE ) ( Make Your Own Glass Spray Bottle HERE )
Squeegee ( Purchase HERE )
Start by mixing your glass cleaner in a spray bottle. Just add 2 cups of distilled water, 2 drops of dish liquid, 1 tablespoon of vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of alcohol together in a spray bottle.
Then, spray the window liberally with the cleaning solution.
Next, I wipe it down with a paper towel.
To finish the window off and get rid of any streaks, I run a squeegee down the window, overlapping each time I get to the bottom of the window and start at the top again.
Between each swipe from top to bottom, I simply wipe the excess vinegar off of the squeegee.
See...all clean and streak free just the way I like them! Now if I could just train Nash to clean windows himself ;)
I hope these tips on how to clean windows and keep them streak free help you clean yours and keep them clean!
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Jackie says
Do you have any suggestions for washing the car windows, especially windshield and leave it streak free? Its driving me nuts ... I can't get rid of the streaks especially when the sun shines!!
Julie Western says
Your little Nash is JUST adorable!!! What a sweet little "baby dog"!!!!
Anderson says
Wow those are clean! Let's hope Nash doesn't accidentally run into them!
Kairi Gainsborough says
I can't believe you got your windows so clean with just vinegar! I tried this on mine, but I couldn't get all the spots off. I might be because my windows haven't been cleaned in years and all the grime is caked on. I'm planning on having them professionally cleaned so that I don't have to do it myself. Maybe after that, I can just wipe them down like you did.
Linda says
Just an idea. I wash mine with windex and wipe down with newspapers. Come out very clean and also do my car windows too. This also works on my mirrors in the house.
Patti Bostwick says
I made this window cleaner today and WOW! it's amazing! Even my husband noticed that the windows didn't have any streaks and weren't cloudy. It was a really sunny day so you could really see everything on the windows! Thank you so much for sharing this!
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Thanks again!
Ashley says
What about a window/door that is sectioned? A can’t find a squeegee that will fit in the small spaces. Any suggestions?
Jessica says
I had to think about this one for a second...you could try using a credit card, but I think your best bet would be to try using wadded up newspaper to wipe away the cleaning solution. I know that sounds odd, but it really does work! Hope this helps! ~Jess
LENORE says
I don't get it. You mix this stuff up and then spray with vinegar? So when do you use your cleaner? Or when you write, "spray with vinegar" should that read "spray with cleaner"?
Penny says
I wish i lived in a town that was safe so i could have a door that was all glass. I have a wood door with locks and a security screen door with locks .
Karen says
Thank You! I actually can’t wait to use this in my Spring cleaning. Do you have any suggestions for removing dog slobber and spit? Regular cleaners mostly smear it around especially in the car.
Barbara Lewis says
You are one lucky gal to have that adorable Boston. They are the only kind of dogs to have, in my opinion. My husband and I took my dad's Boston in several years ago when I had to put my dad in a nursing home. She had Cushing's syndrome and too much cortisol in her system. It made her have some nasty seizures and I gave her Phenobarbitol every day for those seizures. She was such a sweetheart and my husband and I had never had a dog and never talked about having a dog in our home. She stole our hearts in short order. My dad passed away in January 2007 and his little Boston, Tippee, passed away in July 2007. I know she mourned herself to death over her daddy because I took her to his nursing home every weekend so she could visit with him. Then when we stopped going to the nursing home, she knew something was wrong. Then my husband bought me a Boston (Sugar 'n Spice) for Christmas in 2007. She had some behavior problems because she was weened at five (5) weeks, but we didn't know that was too young to take a puppy from its mother. She also stole our hearts and she was so smart! Unfortunately, after thirty-three (33) years of marriage, my husband passed away in January 2017. I had to have emergency surgery in March 2007 and was in the hospital for several weeks. One of my neighbors came and fed Sugar every day and took her out for a walk. But I guess since her daddy was gone and then her mommy was gone, she didn't have anything to live for. She passed away the second week I was in the hospital. Needless to say, my heart aches until I can save up enough money to buy another Boston. I have a rescue cat, Mr. Socks, and he does keep me company, but there is no pet anywhere that can compare to a Boston. I'm hoping I can get one next spring. I don't want to get one with cold winter weather around the corner. It makes it hard to housebreak them in the cold, snowy weather. Didn't mean to take up so much of your valuable time, ,but I just got find memories of my Bostons when I saw yours in the window. I have trust and faith in God that will get me through all my problems right now. Thank you for all your household tips, have a great day, and God Bless You!