cleaning windows

Piggles12345

Hello all,

A friend has recently bought a house where the windows have a good few years worth of grub and water marks on the outside as well as in.

We've been reading online and have found a few 'recipes' but we're a bit confused. Some of the 'recipes' just don't seem strong enough and others (those with amonia and the like) sound quite terrifying!

I've always received great advice from people on here, so I was wondering if anyone could offer some tips, please?

Just to let you know.. we have tried car window wash stuff, biological washing powder and washing up liquid (not all at the same time).

Thank you so much.

WeegieWumman

Saw 'How Clean Is Your House' Channel 4. Windows hadn't been washed for a number of years.
WINDOWS :- Spray bottle / Cloth / Soft cloth
Lukewarm Water
1 tablespoon Cornflour
Mix water and cornflour. Pour into spray bottle. Apply to window. Wipe off . Buff
Miraculous results!
Hope this helps

imogen-p

Bicarbonate of soda (the stuff that goes in scone etc) works well. Mix a couple of tablespoons of it with a little water to form a paste, sort of tooth paste consistancy, and rub on the windows with a cloth - it's slightly abrasive, but not enough to do the glass any damage. Afterwards just wash the paste off, the windows should hopefully be clean although it doesn't tend to leave them shiny. Vinegar and newspaper instead on a cloth work well to get a good shine though.

(Bi-carb is also good for degreasing things in the kitchen and removing tea/coffee stains from mugs and tea pots)

Piggles12345

That's great, thanks for your responses. Leave them with me and I will update you on how it's gone when we've had chance to tackle the windows later this evening!

Rainy-Days

Half white vinegar half tap water in a spray bottle, spray on leave a few minutes them start cleaning it off. If there are marks on the paint or uPVC try Cif cream but make sure you wash off well with clean water!

spike7451

After washing the windows,dry them off with old news papers.Sounds daft I know but it's a trick I learnt during basic training for the RAF & it works a tret,also good for any glass like surface.
(Something to do with the type of paper & the ink)

zippychick

ive merged this with our OS window cleaning thread for you

There's also a UPVC windows/doors thread

pumpkinlife

I washed ours with warm water with a slug of vinegar and a few drops of washing up liquid added (ecover), applied fairly vigorously with a rag. This got rid of two years of salt deposits and dust. Then just buffed with a 50/50 vinegar/water spray and crumpled newspaper. It took a few minutes to do each window and they came up lovely and sparkly! No more effort than windolene and less pongy too.