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Our Featured
alpine box window Article:
Washing Window Tricks
by Valerie Garner
Have you ever wondered how those
professional window washers move so fast with the squeegee, and how
the windows turn out perfect? Well, there really are some tricks to
it that are simple to learn, and once you do, dare I say it, you may
even enjoy washing windows? It is possible!
The first trick is to invest in a
good squeegee. They aren't very expensive and they are worth every
cent! Those $1.99 ones just will not do. A professional squeegee has
a very soft, rubber blade with no imperfections in it. You can also
get extra rubber blades and simply replace the used one when it
wears out. There are probably many sources to get one, but a source
I like is The Clean Team. http://www.TheCleanTeam.com
a basic, professional squeegee from them runs $9.95.
Secondly, do your windows on a
cool, or cloudy day. If you HAVE to do it in the sun, do it in the
morning. What you want to avoid here is heat. Heat works against
you.
Get a bucket of lukewarm water (not
hot), and add 2-3 tablespoons of plain ammonia. Use a sponge that
has a white scrubber on the other side (don't use the green ones,
they are too course). Wet your window with the sponge side, then
flip to the white scrub pad side, and scrub the window. You'll be
able to "feel" when it's clean. You'll feel rough patches,
etc when it's still not clean. This is a step most people fail at,
if the window simply isn't clean, it's going to look cloudy when
done. Scrub well.
You'll also need lots of clean,
white cotton rags/towels/cleaning cloths. Diapers work great here.
Dry by hand a 1 inch strip at the top of the window. The trick for
no streaks with the squeegee, is placing the dry rubber blade on a
dry window.
Take the squeegee now and place it
at the top of the window in that 1 inch dry strip. Pull down
smoothly. Dry your squeegee blade with between each sweep. Finish
window, if need be do one last sweep left to right at the bottom of
the window.
Take a dry, clean cloth and run
with your finger down each window side and across the bottom to
clean and dry the edges. They should look perfect! And you'll feel
great having clean windows.
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