Works For Me Wednesday – Cleaning Windows/Mirrors
It’s another edition of Shannon’s Works-For-Me Wednesday. Head over to her blog for links to a ton of ideas. The list usually hits well over 100 participants by the end of the day.
My tip for this week is for cleaning windows and mirrors. I grew weary of the generic window cleaners leaving my bathroom mirrors all streaky no matter how hard I tried to shine them up. So I’ve started using vinegar. I put about 1/4 c. vinegar (which is super cheap) in a spray bottle and fill the rest with water.
Next, instead of a rag, use crumpled up newspaper. Very shiny. Works great on windows too. I had actually forgotten this but when my friend and I used to wash cars at my grandma’s retirement community every weekend it was great to just use newspaper. Your hands do get a little messy with the newsprint so I usually do the mirror before I clean the sink.
Works for me!
P.S. Don’t forget that Friday is BooMama’s Bloggy Tour of Homes.
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PastorMac's Ann said,
July 25, 2006 at 11:36 pm
How did you know that I needed to clean my windows!?
Thanks for the tip.
Mieneke said,
July 26, 2006 at 1:40 am
I made the mistake of cleaning the inside of my car windscreen with Windex….. (I know….)
And now I get to see lovely streaks every time the sun shines! 😦
I am going to try your idea tonight! Thanks!
Janice said,
July 26, 2006 at 1:43 am
i have heard of this newspaper trick – but it just seems so odd to me. how is it not leaving ink on the mirror? it is so strange – i will ahve to try it sometime
Katrina said,
July 26, 2006 at 4:14 am
I’ll have to give this a try… when I finally get around to cleaning my windows! Thanks for posting this tip.
Dianne said,
July 26, 2006 at 4:29 am
My gram used to do this. I’ll have to give it a try.
MamaDuck said,
July 26, 2006 at 4:48 am
What a great idea. Now if I could keep the baby from putting his paws all over them every two minutes…. thanks for the reminder about Friday too, I need to clean my house!
Faith said,
July 26, 2006 at 4:58 am
Great idea! I had forgotten about the newspaper trick. Thanks for the reminder!
Stacey said,
July 26, 2006 at 7:04 am
I had heard that you could use newspaper but it seems so strange. I’m going to have to give it a try. Plus, I like the vinegar idea.
Very smart!!
Kristina said,
July 26, 2006 at 12:55 pm
Thank you for the great tip!
Jojo said,
July 29, 2006 at 1:26 pm
🙂 I learned this in college when I cleaned house for an old lady at the church I went to. Loved it!
Michael said,
May 4, 2010 at 11:32 am
We recommend a solution of half vinegar and half warm water, but using newspaper, which is dirty seems to defeat the purpose in my opinion. A squeegee is a great tool to use too. Here are some of our window cleaning tips: http://maidinchicago.us/wordpress/?p=299
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