Cleaning your windows and mirrors with spray glass cleaner and paper towels is easy, but stripes are usually left behind. Not only are the stripes unsightly, but also window cleaner sprayed directly onto mirrors can seep in around the edges and damage them. Getting truly streak-free paints and windows is potential; it just requires the right cleansers, tools and time daily. Mixing your own cleaner requires a little more time, but it is well worth it when you find the results.
Mirrors & Indoor Windows
Fill a bucket. Add 1 tablespoon dishwashing liquid. Swish the water to produce suds.
Add 1/4 cup or 4 tbsp lemon juice to the water if cleaning very dirty or filthy mirrors. Soap is enough for most mirrors.
Dip a cloth, such as a microfiber cloth and wring it out.
Wash the mirror together with the cloth. Rinse and wring out the soapy cloth and wash the mirror with plain water.
Dry the mirror by wiping it circles with a ball of paper. Utilize only the black-and-white sections; avert pages.
Exterior Windows
Clean your windows early in the morning or late in the day; glowing sunlight can dry the cleaning solution too quickly and leave streaks.
Remove the displays from outside windows and spray both the displays and the windows with a hose to remove surface dirt.
Fill a bucket with 1 gallon warm water. Add 2 tablespoons dishwashing liquid and 1/2 cup white vinegar or ammonia. Swish the water if working with ammonia wearing rubber gloves.
Dip a lint-free cloth into the water, wring it out and wash one at a time. Rinse the cloth and wash each window with plain water after washing.
Wipe the water off horizontally with a rubber-blade squeegee, working round the window from top to bottom. Wipe the blade.
Wipe the windows with the squeegee after wiping . Always start every pass of the blade dry glass to stop streaking, and wipe the blade with a microfiber cloth after every pass.
Scrub window displays together with warm, soapy waterrinse them with a hose and allow them to dry completely before replacing.