Alternatives to Chemical Goods
Glass Cleaners & Wiper Fluid
WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID
- Vinegar: When you have to leave your car outside overnight in the winter, mix 3 parts vinegar to 1 part water and coat the windows with this solution. This vinegar and water combination will help keep windshields ice and frost free.
WINDOW AND GLASS CLEANER
A few tips on window washing:
- Never wash windows while the sun is shining on them because they dry too quickly and leave streaks.
- When polishing windows use up and down strokes on one side of the window and side-to-side strokes on the other side to tell which side requires extra polishing.
- To polish windows or mirrors to a sparkling shine, try a natural linen towel or other soft cloth, a clean, damp chamois cloth, a squeegee, or crumpled newspaper.
- Vinegar: Wash windows, or glass, with a mixture of equal parts white vinegar and warm water. Dry with a soft cloth. Leaves windows and glass streak-less! To remove stubborn hard water sprinkler spots and streaks, use undiluted vinegar.
- Cornstarch: Mix 3 tablespoons cornstarch and ½ cup white vinegar into 1-gallon warm water. Apply to surface and wipe dry.
- Lemon Juice: Mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice in 1 quart water. Apply to surface and wipe dry.
- Arm & Hammer Baking Soda: To clean cut glass, sprinkle baking soda on a damp rag and clean glass. Rinse with clean water and polish with a soft cloth.
SCRATCHES, STAINS AND DISCOLORATIONS IN WINDOWS AND GLASS
- Toothpaste: Rub a little toothpaste into the scratch. Polish with a soft cloth.
- Dry Mustard and Vinegar:
- Mix 1 part dry mustard and 1 part white vinegar into a paste. Apply paste to scratch. Polish with a soft cloth.
- Blend 3 parts dry mustard and 1 part vinegar into a paste. Apply to discolored or stained portion of windows or mirror and rub until stain disappears. Rinse well with clean water.
WARNING! AVOID EYE CONTACT! DRY MUSTARD CAN BE DAMAGING TO THE CORNEA!
