Summer is a really beautiful season. However, when you have dirty windows you can't really enjoy the scenery. Make a change and get your windows cleaned this season. You can hire Happy Homes to clean your windows or you can go and wash your windows on your own. If you are going to wash windows on your own, be sure to follow these simple guidelines.
Professional tools always make any job faster and easier, so first you need to collect the following tools. Have several clean rags on hand, a squeegee and a cloth squeegee or sponge. In a bucket of water, add one squirt of liquid dish washing detergent. Stay light on the detergent - you don't need a bucket full of bubbles.
Make sure your squeegee is high quality. The squeegee is the tool that you want to spend more money on, as it will either make your job a success or a failure. You can buy an extension pole too if you need it to reach your windows.
Clean off the windows before you start working on them. If there are cobwebs and dirt on the windows you will just smear a lot of dirt around on your window. Avoid this by knocking down cobwebs with a broom, or brushing off dirt with a pole duster or power washer.
Work one window at a time. Don't try to tackle multiple windows at a time. Instead, focus on one window and then move to the next. Start by dunking your scrubber in the water and scrubbing the window down. Before the mixture dries on the glass take out your squeegee and move it from side to side.
Take your squeegee and work from side to side, overlapping a bit into the dry areas. It works best to dry the squeegee as you go with a dry cloth. When you are done with your squeegee, use a dry cloth to wipe dry all the edges of the window and any streaks left from your squeegee.
If you have hard water deposits on your windows, they will need some extra work. The best thing that we have found is Barkeepers Friend, which is easy to find at Walmart and many other stores, mixed with enough water to make a paste. Scrub at the hard water deposits with the mixture and a white (non-scratch!) scrub pad. Even with a non scrub pad, you still need to be careful about scratching your windows, so take it easy. After working on the hard water deposits, you will need to wash your window again.
If you want to touch up or spot clean your windows water down the paste and put in an empty 8 oz spray bottle. You can spray window smudges, or clean off fingerprints on glass doors quickly in between washings.
Professional tools always make any job faster and easier, so first you need to collect the following tools. Have several clean rags on hand, a squeegee and a cloth squeegee or sponge. In a bucket of water, add one squirt of liquid dish washing detergent. Stay light on the detergent - you don't need a bucket full of bubbles.
Make sure your squeegee is high quality. The squeegee is the tool that you want to spend more money on, as it will either make your job a success or a failure. You can buy an extension pole too if you need it to reach your windows.
Clean off the windows before you start working on them. If there are cobwebs and dirt on the windows you will just smear a lot of dirt around on your window. Avoid this by knocking down cobwebs with a broom, or brushing off dirt with a pole duster or power washer.
Work one window at a time. Don't try to tackle multiple windows at a time. Instead, focus on one window and then move to the next. Start by dunking your scrubber in the water and scrubbing the window down. Before the mixture dries on the glass take out your squeegee and move it from side to side.
Take your squeegee and work from side to side, overlapping a bit into the dry areas. It works best to dry the squeegee as you go with a dry cloth. When you are done with your squeegee, use a dry cloth to wipe dry all the edges of the window and any streaks left from your squeegee.
If you have hard water deposits on your windows, they will need some extra work. The best thing that we have found is Barkeepers Friend, which is easy to find at Walmart and many other stores, mixed with enough water to make a paste. Scrub at the hard water deposits with the mixture and a white (non-scratch!) scrub pad. Even with a non scrub pad, you still need to be careful about scratching your windows, so take it easy. After working on the hard water deposits, you will need to wash your window again.
If you want to touch up or spot clean your windows water down the paste and put in an empty 8 oz spray bottle. You can spray window smudges, or clean off fingerprints on glass doors quickly in between washings.
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