Window washing with ammonia

Window washing is not a very complicated process, but a responsible one. Of course, it is pleasant when the sun illuminates the room and its rays do not find dust or stains or grooves of dirt on its way. Therefore, the choice of tools for washing windows should be taken seriously, especially since this does not require large expenses. Washing windows with ammonia, vinegar, and other substances that you can literally buy for pennies at the nearest pharmacy gives the result no worse than using expensive special detergents. Why? Let's talk about it.

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DIY window cleaner

Despite the abundance of detergents on the shelves, many still prefer to wash the windows with the help of hand-made products. Why? And everything is very simple. The composition of gels and liquids for washing windows almost always includes the same substances as homemade ones, and they are the main components. The difference in price is significant.

Home remedies have other advantages:

• you know exactly what they are made of;
• You can make as much money as you need at the moment;
• there are no extra plastic bottles or cans left.

What can be used to clean windows at home?

In order to prepare an effective and environmentally friendly means for washing windows with your own hands, you need:

• ammonia;
• food vinegar;
• alcohol (can be technical);
• starch;
• glycerol;
• baking soda;
• water;
• spray gun;
• funnel.

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What is ammonia?

Ammonia can be bought at any pharmacy. It is sold in the form of a solution in small bottles. When you open the bottle, you will smell quite pungent. Despite the fact that you bought this substance in a pharmacy, it is definitely not worth deeply inhaling it - you can burn your upper respiratory tract. Even when ammonia was used to bring a person out of syncope, he was brought to the patient’s nose very carefully.

Important! Ammonia contains ammonia. It perfectly dissolves acids. That is why it is used to clean a wide variety of surfaces. The most important thing in this situation is not to overdo it and make an effective solution according to the proportions.

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Ammonia rules

To make a solution for washing windows at home, you will need a few more things:

• beaker;
• enameled, ceramic or porcelain bowl:
• bucket;
• wooden stick or spoon;
• pipette;
• gloves
• respirator (if you do not tolerate harsh odors).

Option 1

This is the easiest solution to clean ammonia windows quickly and easily:

1. Pour 5 liters of water into a bucket.
2. Add 5 ml of ammonia to water.
3. Mix everything (alcohol easily dissolves in water, so there is no need to interfere for a long time).

Option 2

For this detergent you will need ammonia and glycerin. On sale you can find ammonia in different packaging. Sometimes it’s just a bubble with a twisting cap, and sometimes at the end there’s something like a cone, like nose drops. In the first case, you will need a pipette.

What to do with all this:

1. Pour a glass of water (approximately 200 g) into a small jar (preferably a glass one).
2. Add 5 drops of ammonia to the water.
3. Pour a drop of glycerin there.
4. Pour it all into the spray bottle.

Important! Glycerin perfectly protects the glass from freezing, so this composition simply has no equal in order to wash the windows before winter.

Option 3

This tool is suitable for washing any glass and crystal surfaces, and it is done very simply:

1. Pour 2 tablespoons of vinegar into the spray bottle.
2. Add 2 tablespoons of water.
3. Shake.

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Other detergents

It is most convenient to wash ammonia windows, but it may happen that it is not at hand. But other substances can also help you out - vinegar, starch, alcohol, lemon juice.

Option 1

For a simple and effective window cleaner, you will need:

• 2 glasses of water;
• a quarter cup of vinegar;
• a quarter cup of alcohol, regular or technical;
• 1 tablespoon of starch.

With vinegar and alcohol, everything is clear, but why add starch to the detergent? You can, of course, do without it. But starch removes dirt very well, which always stays in bumps. It destroys hydrogen bonds, dirt dissolves - and the glass is almost perfectly clean. In any case, there will definitely not be any divorces on it.

How to prepare this tool for washing windows with your own hands:

1. Pour starch into a glass jar.
2. Pour the starch with warm water, stir and shake.
3. Add alcohol to the mixture.
4. Pour vinegar there and mix everything.
5. Pour the composition into the spray bottle - it is useful to have a funnel for this.

Important! If the remedy is left in the bank, it must be marked somehow - sign or add a small amount of food coloring. This is especially important if you use technical alcohol or if there are small children in the house.

Option 2

Starch is part of another detergent solution. It is done like this:

1. Pour 1 tablespoon of starch into a jar.
2. Pour 1 liter of water there.
3. Stir and apply to windows.
4. Remove excess starch with a tissue.

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Vinegar Remedy

Vinegar also excellently launders glass. The simplest detergent can be prepared like this.

Option 1:

1. Pour 50 ml of food vinegar into a jar or bottle.
2. Add a glass of water there.
3. Shuffle.
4. Pour the solution into the spray bottle.

Option 2

Do you like foam solutions? - You can cook this:

1. Take half a teaspoon of liquid soap.
2. Add 3 tablespoons of vinegar.
3. Pour it all with two glasses of water and mix.
4. Like many other products, this is applied using a spray gun.

Option 3

It is not necessary to always wash ammonia windows. Even tea can help you out. Tea brewing is also an excellent window cleaner. Make very strong tea. For 1 cup, add 3 tablespoons of vinegar.

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Washing windows with lemon juice

Lemon juice is also used to clean a wide variety of surfaces, including window panes. The effect from it is the same as from vinegar, but it smells much nicer. The juice is easiest to squeeze yourself.

Option 1:

1. Pour 50 ml of lemon juice into a jar.
2. Add 1 cup of water.
3. Shuffle.
4. Apply to the window using a spray bottle.

Option 2

This tool is best prepared ahead of time. It is not lemon juice that is used, but a peel that needs a lot:

1. Fill the jar with lemon peel to the top.
2. Pour the peel with table vinegar (9%).
3. Close the jar with a sealed lid and set aside for 2 weeks.
4. Strain the resulting mixture.

Important! Liquid is used to clean windows. This infusion is also suitable for mopping, kitchen furniture and other surfaces. Among other things, lemon cleans the air very well.

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Use soda

Soda is also a very useful tool for washing windows, especially if you need to wash paint or glue (for example, after the New Year holidays):

1. Pour 2 liters of water into a bucket or jar.
2. Add 0.25 cups of soda there.
3. Pour in 100 ml of vinegar.

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A little bit about washing windows

It’s easy to prepare a detergent.But in what order to wash so that there are no stains? And what else is needed for this? Let's start with the equipment. In addition to components for cleaning solutions, you will need:

• sponge;
• rags;
• long mop with telescopic handle;
• scraper for ceramic surfaces;
• detergent for the profile.

How to act:

1. First, wash the profile and window sill. If dirt then gets on them from the glass, you can easily remove it. It is better to start washing from above.
2. After you figure out the profile, proceed to washing the glasses - it is more convenient to wash the outside first, and a telescopic mop will help to do this.
3. Make a detergent with ammonia, vinegar, or other useful substances.
4. Apply it with a spray bottle.
5. Rinse off with plenty of water.
6. Remove excess water with paper towels.
7. Dry the glass with a rag.

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We hope that after reading this article you will see that washing windows with ammonia, soda, starch, vinegar, lemon and other means is very simple and of high quality. Use these recipes in practice and you do not have to constantly spend large amounts on the purchase of expensive household chemicals.