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  • White vinegar and newspaper is good and so is diluted stardrops and dried with a microfibre cloth ( you can get the cloths in poundland it's the cheapest place to get them)
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  • Bitsy_Beans
    Bitsy_Beans Posts: 9,640 Forumite
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    Another vote for white vinegar and water in spray bottle and newspaper to shine. Better for the environment too and is dirt cheap!
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  • Sunnyday
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    I use a microfibre cloth and warm water with just a tiny amount of stardrops added. I dry it with another microfibre cloth which is clean and dry.

    If you are cleaning glass that has had a build up of different cleaners on it then you might want to try hot water and vinegar a couple of times first. Once the build up has gone then start afresh and it should be much easier to clean.

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  • when i was in morrisons i noticed they had several different cloths for cleaning. They were all £1 each and i got one for glass, one for the bathroom and one for the kitchen (they are all labelled for the different uses). With the glass one you just spray water onto the glass and wipe with the cloth. I was absolutely amazed at how good it was - no smears and no need for any cleaners. hth!
  • pandora205
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    I use Stardrops too, in a very dilute spray then finish with a microfibre cloth.

    Stardrops is wonderful for just about everything too (cleaning surfaces, floors, car, windows and mirrors, carpets - you name it!)
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  • Justcoll
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    heather38 wrote: »
    i use an ecloth. no chemicals at all, just water and no smears!
    or you could use white vinegar and newspaper.

    In case anyone is interested, ecloths are half price at the moment at Waitrose and Tesco (both the ordinary ones and the glass-cleaning types). They've saved me a fortune in cleaning products and I always have one in the car for a smeary inner windscreen. They even now come in pink. :o
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  • Bronnie
    Bronnie Posts: 4,169 Forumite
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    clairegwen wrote: »
    I am sorry if this has been covered before.
    Is there a cheap way to clean glass? We seem to spend alot on glass cleaning products as we have a glass table and lots of windows, and to be honest I am not that impressed with anything I try, I always seem to end up with smears (especially on the table.).

    TIA

    If ineffective products equate to a waste of money, then by the same token effective products, a small amount of which produce results with the minimum effort can be deemed value for money. In which case try and get your hands on a bottle of Mr Muscle PROFESSIONAL glass cleaner.


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  • My late Dad always used methalayted spirits and newspaper, I suppose vinegar would be cheaper
  • i have just cleaned my windows.. and they were dirtier on the inside than on the outside....aaarrgghh
    we are not smokers and we don`t have a damp problem.
    but the cloth was black from cleaning the inside, where as just grey from the outside.............................
    anyone why this maybe...
    but at least i can see outside properly now...lol.. and people can see in!!!!!!!!!
    thanks
    skint
    xx
  • ELIZA_D
    ELIZA_D Posts: 547 Forumite
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    hi there my new double glazed windows are in desperate need of a clean in and out. Had some work done in the bay window and there is plaster splashed all over and the rest have children marks all over. Any tips on the best way to get em sparkling ?
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