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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi henmuffin,

    I use water and microfibre cloths on my windows. Wash the window with a damp microfibre cloth then use a dry one to buff it up to shine.

    There's an earlier thread with lots of advice on cleaning windows so I've added your thread to it to keep the suggestions together.

    Pink
  • frugallass
    frugallass Posts: 2,320 Forumite
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    I just clean mine with water and a wee bit of washing up liquid and use a small hand-held squeegee thing to take is all away - no fluff, no streaks, no marks - just perfect sparkling windows !
  • hiya,

    firstly sorry if this is in the wrong place

    Was about to buy a window wizard but thanks to the posts on this web site have decided it will be a waste of money.

    So does anyone have a good old fashioned method for cleaning windows instead?
    :beer:
    Typically confused and asking for advice
  • Primrose
    Primrose Posts: 10,703 Forumite
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    I fill an empty mist sprayer with some warm water which has a dash of Fairy Liquid or other washing up liquid added and spray the windows, then wipe one of those window rubber cleaning bar devices backwards and forwards across the glass, moving from top to bottom. Then use some tissue or an old cotton rag to clean up any edge bits and drips on the bottom window ledge.
  • Mist with water with white vinegar added. Use crumpled newspaper to clean and more crumpled newspaper to dry and polish (warning - your hands get dirty!) The vinegar cuts through dirt and grease and windows shine! Very OS - just pennies for the vinegar.
  • Eltee12
    Eltee12 Posts: 768 Forumite
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    Morning all

    I was going to ask about windows too.

    I like the fairy liquid in warm water idea.........

    but

    I also like the white vinegar in water idea ..........

    will try both and see which I like best.

    Either that or................ Fiiiiiiiight!:rotfl:
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  • I use 2 microfibre cloths, 1 wet, 1 dry. I clean the windows with the wet one and then dry/polish with the dry one. Sometimes I put a small amount of washing up liquid in the water for the wet cloth but its not necessary - water alone works fine. I bought a pack of 4 microfibre cloths ages ago for £1 (think these are still widely available), so my window cleaning 'kit' cost a princely 50p. Cloths last for a long time too.


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  • Fruball
    Fruball Posts: 5,739 Forumite
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    littleowl wrote: »
    Mist with water with white vinegar added. Use crumpled newspaper to clean and more crumpled newspaper to dry and polish (warning - your hands get dirty!) The vinegar cuts through dirt and grease and windows shine! Very OS - just pennies for the vinegar.

    Thats what I do... Works a treat :)
  • Linda32
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    I must do it the most expensive way, - the original pink windowlene :rotfl:
  • Vinegar and microfibre cloths for me :)

    As this has fallen fromthe front page of OS, I'll add it to the existing thread to give you more ideas.
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
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