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Cleaning Windows (Inside and Outside)

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August 6, 2016

What is a good way to clean outside windows on a house?


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February 28, 20170 found this helpful

Vinegar and newspaper are a great way to clean windows. Also using Windex works great.

If you need to reach, you could use a Swiffer.

 

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February 28, 20170 found this helpful

I use microfiber cloths and homemade window cleaner.

 
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April 23, 2015

What can be used to clean tinted vinyl sunporch windows?

By Donna from South Daytona, FL

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November 5, 20170 found this helpful

I would use a vinegar and water solution to clean the windows. This is the best solution for cleaning this type of windows. You'll mix 1/2 and 1/2 and spray this on the windows.

 

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November 5, 20170 found this helpful

I would use distilled water and a microfiber cloth.

 
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July 28, 2010

I have just had new PVC windows installed and there seems to be some sort of scummy marks on the glass, it's like grease or something. Everything I have tried to clean the glass with just seems to wash over the scum and I have tried everything I can think of. Any ideas?

By Kathleen Dempster from UK

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July 28, 20100 found this helpful

This works for me every time, first wash the windows with warm water with a few drops of dish washing detergent in it. Then while the window is still a bit damp but not dripping with water use kitchen paper and white vineger to polish to a sparkling finish.

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To be even more frugal newspaper works well for the polishing stage too.

 

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August 4, 20100 found this helpful

Contact your installer and tell them your problem, could be a manufacturing defect.

 
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September 25, 2012

I do not know what is on my windows. Whatever it is it smudges and stays on them when I wash them. They actually look foggy when the sun shines in. It's on my new car windows, too. I've tried everything I can think of to remove it, but nothing works.

I live in a fairly wooded area and I think it's something from the trees. It starts out as a very very small white/clear dot and when I wash them it smears and nothing will touch it

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By DB

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September 26, 20120 found this helpful

My husband has to park his car under pine trees at work.(assigned parking places) The sap can be removed with rubbing alcohol, nail polish remover, or WD-40. Scrub the area with a rag soaked with one of these. When the window stops feeling tacky to the touch, wash with your usual method. Do not get on the paint of your car as it will cause damage. The rubbing alcohol and an old tee shirt seeem to work best for me, followed by Windex. The alcohol I use comes from the dollar store, making this the most economical method. Hope this helps.

 
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July 2, 2014

My husband sprayed hornet and wasp spray above a window and the drift left streaks on the window below. How can I remove wasp spray stains from our window?

By Lou L

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May 28, 2013

Two story house.Is there a method or gadget to clean the outside of your windows from the inside? My upstair windows are too high to do from outside.

By Bob Y.

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April 6, 2013

I'm a window cleaner and I've been cleaning my customer's windows this week and I've left black blade marks on my customer's windows. I just put Fairy in my water. Any ideas why this is happening or has any window cleaner had the same problem?

By Jeff

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November 17, 2012

How do I take old Scotch tape off a window?

By Bonzi

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April 30, 2019

It can be frustrating to wash your windows only to see streaks instead of clear panes. This is a page about washing windows without streaks.

A woman washing a window with lots of soapy streaks.

July 29, 2018

A little dish washing liquid added to water and ammonia work well to clean and leave you with streak free windows. This is a page about clean windows with joy dishsoap and ammonia.

Picture of a man outside washing a window.

July 23, 2018

Although it can be challenging to clean the outside of your windows, it needs to be done regularly. This is a page about cleaning windows outside.

Cleaning Windows Outside

March 2, 2018

Vinegar, water, and a drop or two of Dawn makes a good window cleaner. Use a soft cloth and rinse well. This is a page about cleaning sunroom windows.

A big beautiful sunroom.

November 21, 2017

A tiny bit of dishsoap and water will clean your windows more inexpensively and as well as specialized products. This is a page about cleaning windows with dishsoap and water.

Woman Cleaning Window

March 18, 2017

Low- E windows are best cleaned with vinegar, water, or a microfiber cloth. Some household cleaners can damage the coating and should not be used.

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This is a page about cleaning Pella low-e glass windows.

A man cleaning a window.

March 8, 2017

Rubbing alcohol is an excellent product to use for cleaning windows. This is a page about using rubbing alcohol for cleaning windows.

A person cleaning a window with a rag.

February 27, 2017

Contact paper left for a long time on windows can be difficult to remove, as age and the sun can affect the adhesive. This is a page about removing old contact paper from windows.

Window with contact paper on it.

January 28, 2017

Newspaper is relatively lint free and works well with vinegar to clean windows, leaving them streak free. This is a page about use vinegar and newspaper for cleaning windows.

A bunch of crumpled up newspaper.

July 27, 2016

This is a page about clean windows with coffee filters. Paper coffee filters can be used to clean your windows, leaving them streak and lint free.

filters

February 21, 2014

This is a page about cleaning mobile home windows. Having clean windows inside and out on your home is wonderful, although it is not always easy to remove screens and reach all parts of the glass.

Mobile Home Windows

February 16, 2012

This is a page about cleaning lawn service chemicals from windows. Lawn care chemicals can end up on your windows and they are not always easy to remove.

Cleaning Windows

August 25, 2021

When I wash my windows and later in the day the sun shines through, the window has smear marks. I have tried various cleaners and I still get smears which are hard to remove. Any suggestions?

August 13, 2020

If you travel in a motorhome, camper, or travel trailers (or maybe even at your regular home as well), this might help. At night, condensation builds up on our windows. My easy clean fix is to use a squeegee to run the water down the window onto a reusable towel.

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Takes a few seconds to do each window. The plus side is you just hang the wet towel out/up to dry and do it all again the next day or time depending on the weather where your staying/living.

Window Cleaning Tip For an RV - squeegee and a towel

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