Homemade glass cleaner

[BobbyG]

Re: Homemade glass cleaner

Vinegar can be substituted for ammonia although ammonia is a more aggressive cleaner. The use of distilled water is another plus as tap water contains minerals which will leave streaks once everything dries.

[ripple_effect]

Re: Homemade glass cleaner

I use water/vinegar solution too, especially during wet season here in the Philippines. Rainy days here are nasty, having to buy glass cleaner sold of the shelf is not so cost-effective so I decided to look in the 'net about producing a home made glass cleaner.

[pmcjr]

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I decided to try out this recipe because i was looking for a good glass cleaner and the home depot glass cleaner didnt satisfy me at all. It left horrible streaks no matter what i did. But this recipe evaporates just right, allowing for a complete streak free shine. The recipe to make your own is:

-1 part ammonia
-1 part isypropl alcohol
-1 part water

and remember that recipe is for cleaning non tinted glass and if you want to clean tinted glass, replace the 1 part ammonia with 2 tablespoons of vinegar (with the alcohol at 8 oz and the water at 8 oz).

I hope you all find that this works very well and it'll save you some money along the way.

This has been a formula for house windows. No reason it wouldn't work just as well on car windows. Just don't use it on tinted windows. The alcohol will mess up the tint.

[roushstage2]

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The ammonia will mess it up more. Hence the reason Windex shouldn't be used on tint.

[jfelbab]

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Here is a formula I used to use. I got this formula from Celestron, the telescope manufacturer. Meade, another telescope manufacturer, also suggest a similar formula. They both make these lenses that are fluoride multi-coated and can be damaged easily, yet must be kept clean for optimum seeing through the telescope. It works quite well with zero streaking and fast drying.

Celestron recommends a solution of 60% isopropyl alcohol and 40% distilled water, to which a couple of drops of liquid dish soap per quart of liquid may be added. Meade’s recommendation is similar: 1/3 isopropyl alcohol (90% or better) and 2/3 distilled water with one drop of biodegradable liquid dishwashing soap per pint of solution.

[pmcjr]

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The ammonia will mess it up more. Hence the reason Windex shouldn't be used on tint.

You're right. I got that wrong. I knew it was one of the two.

[roushstage2]

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No biggie. I was just sayin'

Rubbing alcohol actually works pretty well for cleaning the exterior side of the windows. So does white vinegar and hot/warm water.