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Cleaning Windows and Mirrors Made Quick and Easy

Last updated on: July 24, 2013 By Kaylene Filed Under: Bathroom, Cleaning, Home Maintenance 6 Comments

Large WindowCleaning the windows in a house can be a daunting task, especially if you have many large windows. You can go through quite a bit of window cleaning spray as you clean off the dirt and grime and then buff the window to make it gleam.

Often cleaning the dirt off the windows is not as hard as trying to make sure there are no streak marks left when the window dries. Sometimes you have to wet down the window with cleaner and then polish it dry a couple of times to eliminate streaks. It can be frustrating if you think that you have cleaned the windows properly and then when you stand back and view them from another angle you see the streak marks are still there!

 

Bathroom mirrors and shower screens can also get quite dirty, with splatter and splash marks quickly accumulating. Again you can spray them down with glass cleaner and wipe them over but it is the drying process that seems to give the most grief. Getting a gleaming streak-free look can be difficult.

 

Shower Screen

The link that I am sharing today gives four recipes for glass and mirror cleaner that you can make up yourself. The recipes all use various combinations of vinegar, alcohol, corn-starch, and water which are things that most people have around the house anyway.

 

Crunchy Betty website: Battle of the Homemade Glass Cleaners

 

I used the third recipe from the above link which used ¼ cup of white vinegar, 1 tablespoon of corn-starch and 2 cups of water. The main reason I chose this recipe was because I didn’t have any rubbing alcohol.

I also didn’t have corn-starch but I did have cornflour so I used that and it worked just as well!

 

The Crunchy Betty website suggests that the recipe be made up in a spray bottle but I was concerned about the cornflour blocking up the spray nozzle so I just mixed it up in a small plastic container. I then used a soft cleaning cloth to apply the glass cleaner to my mirror and dried it off with paper towel.

It was very easy to use and I didn’t have any streaks left on the mirror when it was dry. I have transferred the glass cleaning solution into a screw top jar and will keep it in the cupboard until I need it again.

 

For more great bathroom cleaning links check out:

Cleaning Dirt and Soap Scum from a Bath

Easily and Quickly Cleaning Bathroom Tiles and Grout

 

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Comments

  1. Daniel Thomas says

    July 6, 2016 at 8:02 am

    A good tool for cleaning your gutters from the ground is the EZsmart Gutter cleaner, found here. http://www.ezsmarttools.com

    Reply
  2. John says

    September 14, 2016 at 2:43 pm

    Wow nice household tip for cleaning windows and mirrors.I tried it at home and results are much better than expected and quicker.
    Thank you so much for wonderful tips!

    Reply
  3. Cleanbright says

    November 25, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    Wow pleasant family unit tip for cleaning windows and mirrors. Thanks For positive suggest .

    Reply
  4. Hygo says

    December 14, 2016 at 7:09 pm

    Effective! I tried using your recipe in cleaning my bathroom glass window and it really helped me a lot and saved me tons of money. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  5. Kaitlyn says

    January 11, 2017 at 4:15 am

    I feel like I have a constant battle with my bathroom mirror being clean and streak-free. I’ll have to try this method soon!

    Reply
  6. Victoria Luisus says

    July 14, 2017 at 3:46 pm

    effective tips its really works 🙂 I appreciate your post, Thanks for sharing !

    Reply

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