How can I get streak free windows?

My window cleaner (sorry but the windows are big and high) uses distilled water. He just leaves it on the windows (no drying) and they are clean and streak free

I had a cupboard full of various window cleaning sprays, cloths, squeezies etc UNTIL I discovered Astonish glass and window spray. It’s the best thing I’ve ever used! I buy it from my local Savers shop where it’s only £1. You might be able to get it on Amazon. I use kitchen paper towel to rub it in and give a final polish with a dry microfibre cloth. Completely streak-free! This product has ended years of window cleaning frustration.

Same applies to shower screens, drives me nuts and I have tried the karcher etc but still get streaks and really hard to shift soap streaks at the bottom. Still, life goes on ….

I do as Oldnproud and ayse recommend. Water with a capful of white vinegar, dry off with scrunched up newspaper. Environmentally friendly, cheap and very effective.

Ali08

Brick them up. No streaks then.

You don't have to pay Window Tax either
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grandtanteJE65

Here is what I do:

Never clean windows in sunshine - a grey overcast day is what you want.

If windows are very dirty, use warm water with washing-up liquid, followed by hot water with methylated spirits added, using a different cloth to the one you used before.

Polish with newspapers.

Do the outside of the pane first, then the inside, then the outside again if necessary.

This usually works, but I admit it is not infalliable.

Do alternating stripes. Say outside, do up & down, inside do left to right. Then if you see a streak it's easier to define which side it's on.

Brick them up. No streaks then.

We found the old-style of pink Windowlene in a local ironmonger’s shop. I think it was around £2. It’s been fantastic, far better than any of the modern sprays/wipes and all the rest. It gets off everything, including splashes above the kitchen sink.

The fumes are a bit heady so you need to open the window once you’re done but the windows now sparkle.

Has anyone tried Mr Muscle Platinum Shower Shine?
It’s nearly £2 a bottle but it works on my shower screens.

I get my window cleaner to come in and do mine every now and then, it's worth the cost

Here is what I do:

Never clean windows in sunshine - a grey overcast day is what you want.

If windows are very dirty, use warm water with washing-up liquid, followed by hot water with methylated spirits added, using a different cloth to the one you used before.

Polish with newspapers.

Do the outside of the pane first, then the inside, then the outside again if necessary.

This usually works, but I admit it is not infalliable.

Same as Hetty, but I sit down and still see a streak.

I always use my Karcher and wash with plain cold water (from the dehumidifier) - although the squeegee needs a regular wipe. I finish drying with a cloth - then, finally, polish with a scrim. (Yes, I'm fussy, don't like streaks.)

I use a spot of Fairy and a splash of vinegar in tepid water. Wash twice, first wash with rough side of glass cloth, rinse, then with a well wrung glass cloth, finish off wiping dry with kitchen roll. Same method for mirrors too is the only way I have found to avoid streaks.

I’m not impressed with the Karcher at all.

Bond-It glass cleaner is excellent.

Basically wait for a dull day, and wring the cloth to within an inch of its life, using plain water.

Mine too MiniMoon and it's difficult to reach.

My kitchen window is directly behind the sink. It gets splashed with all manner of dishwater. I wash it with a drop of washing up liquid on a cloth, then finish it off with plain water and a microfiber cloth. I don't wash it in the mornings when the sun is on it.

Mr Google is marvellous.

I apologise if someone has already mentioned this x

I read somewhere that windows should not be washed/cleaned in sunlight.

Dont remember where I read it or when i read it, I suppose its how true the information is opposed to where and when it was read.

The Pink Stuff window detergent works well. Actually, I am a fan of all Pink Stuff products.

JackyB

Something that has not been mentioned so far is that you should not use softener when washing the cloths. It contains lanolin - may as well dip the cloths in cooking oil, smears are guaranteed.

I didn’t know that, so thanks for the tip.

I think it may depend on the age of the glass, how it has been treated in the past, and the type of dirt in your environment.

Where I live, we have a chipboard factory nearby. They claim that no pollution escapes, but i have a layer of dust on all surfaces at least every 2 days.

My mother never had any dust, even after 2 weeks. She lived near Newmarket, where there was practically no industry, the surrounding flat East Anglian countryside meant that the wind carried everything away and all the surrounding fields were grassy meadows and paddocks for the horses. Agriculture is mixed, but there were also plenty of sheep and cows and less grain.

Serendipity22

I have this Kercher, its absolutely brilliant. I live in a South facing house, the kitchen and front room windows are streak freeeeeeee.

My Kercher is brilliant too. Not a streak in sight and it takes no time at all. I use white vinegar. I use a clean cloth to just wipe around the edges which the Kercher can't reach.

I bought a Karcher, it's rubbish. I've gone back to a spot of fairy in a bucket of warm water rub windows well with a cloth then dry with old tea towels kept especially for the job, quick and easy and shiny streak free windows.