This being the spring season, we can only have a clear view of the sun through the spotless glass window panes of our homes. It doesn’t matter whether they are plastic or wooden frames, clean windows always make the house look clean.
Ecological practices
Window cleaning may not be one of your priorities, but you must occasionally clean your windows panes. One of the best ways to go about window cleaning is using Eco-friendly methods. Not only is it an important step towards environment conservation but also soft on your hands and pocket friendly.
Steering clear of commercial cleansing products
The market avails a collection of natural window cleaning solutions that you can prepare and using a spray bottle and sponge achieve incredible results. The entire variety uses water and majority makes use of vinegar and little quantities of liquid dish soap. Through these cleaners, the wax residue that commercial ones leave behind is reduced.
Mixing combinations for cleaning solutions
The first formula blends 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon liquid dish soap, 3 tablespoons vinegar and 2 cups of water. The second formula combines 2cups of water, 1/4 cup of white distilled vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon liquid soap. Both cleaning solutions can be used for cleaning using separate spraying bottles. In case you are using a bucket and sponge, mix 2quarts warm water, 2 cups of rubbing alcohol, 1/2 cup ammonia, 1/4 cup vinegar and 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap.
Additional elements
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Besides the above mentioned, other supplementary ingredients for environmental window cleaning include corn starch, baking soda and club soda. You can as well add a bit of essential oil in a scent of your preference in order to form a pure, clean scent.
Streaks during the window cleaning process
The equipment and skills used are essential. As mentioned earlier, a spray bottle and squeegee or a bucket and sponge can be used to clean but for excellent results; a microfiber cloth, old clean diapers or old cotton t-shirt can be used. Newspapers have been used before but there are opinions for and against the material. Therefore it is essential to use microfiber cloths designed for cleaning glass to prevent making scratches on your glass window.
When is the best time to clean?
The opportune time and the mode of cleaning your windows are as critical as the type of tools you use. Avoid cleaning glass surfaces in scorching sunlight, because the sun tends to dry the cleansing agent all too quickly and leaving streaks. When sponging or spraying cleaning solution directly onto the windowpane, swab up and down as well as from side to side, and not in clockwise motion. When using a squeegee, you are expected to swap in a solitary movement, straight top and down or side to side, followed by wiping the blade using a dry flannel cloth after every swap.
Interior or exterior
The essence is cleaning both the interior and exterior glass window surfaces using natural and Eco-friendly cleaning products and methods that guarantee the safety of the environment as well as the well-being of you and your family.
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