STREAK FREE GLASS CLEANING
Little Jimmy's fingerprints, Fido's dog licks, dust, lint, and dried water add love to a home, but take away some of the comfort. For homeowners itching to clean glass and mirrors once, the streaks glass cleaners and cloths leave behind are anticlimactic and disappointing. Some basic tips to achieve streak free glass cleaning can help alleviate the frustrations of ineffective cleaning methods.
Two basic components make up the structure for streak free glass cleaning. It is 1. the cleaner and 2. the cloth. Reading online yields a lot of tricks, from the ghastly smelling to the plain messy fixes. One old time favorite is the old newspaper and vinegar trick. Most families are not subscribing to newspapers these days, so yesterday's news no longer supplies the best streak free cloth.
Vinegar is cited often as the best streak free glass cleaning product. People with a strong gag reflex may prefer to stick with the products available at the grocery store. More adventurous, environmentally and budget-conscious consumers may delight in making their own cleaners.
Red or white vinegar alone is excellent. An alternative is to cut the vinegar with water. The ratio is one tablespoon vinegar for every 10 ounces of water.
An easy-to-make streak free solution is achieved by mixing vinegar with rubbing alcohol. For every cup of vinegar, two tablespoons of rubbing alcohol will work best. It is incidentally easy to create an all-purpose cleaner from 60% water, 30% vinegar, and 10% rubbing alcohol. If no vinegar is around the house, ammonia is a great option too. For every quart of water add two tablespoons of ammonia.
There are many variations on these mixtures, some adding cornstarch or even lemon juice. The other key to clean glass is the cloth. Anything that has a lot of lint is going to ruin that shine. Tissues are the worst culprit. Cheap paper towels come in a close second-to-last. Soft rags, such as used t-shirts may work well while less absorbent dish towels would be ineffective.
A re-usable streak free cloth is best for those looking to save money while sparing the planet. Microfiber cloths are readily available. Compared to high-quality paper towels, microfiber is a a bit steeper in price. Though, microfiber can be washed and re-used.
Such an investment pays off in the long run. Achieving a clean house does not necessarily involve a lot of elbow grease.
Two basic components make up the structure for streak free glass cleaning. It is 1. the cleaner and 2. the cloth. Reading online yields a lot of tricks, from the ghastly smelling to the plain messy fixes. One old time favorite is the old newspaper and vinegar trick. Most families are not subscribing to newspapers these days, so yesterday's news no longer supplies the best streak free cloth.
Vinegar is cited often as the best streak free glass cleaning product. People with a strong gag reflex may prefer to stick with the products available at the grocery store. More adventurous, environmentally and budget-conscious consumers may delight in making their own cleaners.
Red or white vinegar alone is excellent. An alternative is to cut the vinegar with water. The ratio is one tablespoon vinegar for every 10 ounces of water.
An easy-to-make streak free solution is achieved by mixing vinegar with rubbing alcohol. For every cup of vinegar, two tablespoons of rubbing alcohol will work best. It is incidentally easy to create an all-purpose cleaner from 60% water, 30% vinegar, and 10% rubbing alcohol. If no vinegar is around the house, ammonia is a great option too. For every quart of water add two tablespoons of ammonia.
There are many variations on these mixtures, some adding cornstarch or even lemon juice. The other key to clean glass is the cloth. Anything that has a lot of lint is going to ruin that shine. Tissues are the worst culprit. Cheap paper towels come in a close second-to-last. Soft rags, such as used t-shirts may work well while less absorbent dish towels would be ineffective.
A re-usable streak free cloth is best for those looking to save money while sparing the planet. Microfiber cloths are readily available. Compared to high-quality paper towels, microfiber is a a bit steeper in price. Though, microfiber can be washed and re-used.
Such an investment pays off in the long run. Achieving a clean house does not necessarily involve a lot of elbow grease.
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