Have you ever wondered how those professional window
washers move so fast with the squeegee, and 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 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 those when
they wears out. There are probably many sources to get one, but a source I like
is
Speed Cleaning
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. 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.
