How do you clean you glass/mirrors?

[peach]

I only use paper towel for cleaning mirrors and glass. I have one of those glass cleaning cloths you just use with water but I am not a fan. I've tried using rags but they are either linty or leave streaks. I'd love to kick my paper towel usage to the curb...

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I use something called and Ecloth. You get one of the rags damp and wipe it down. Then you take the dry rag and "buff" it. It works so good.

I also sometimes just take a Clorox wipe over the mirror and then take the handtowel in the bathroom and go over it to get the lint/streaks off before I throw it in the wash. Works really good for me.

I know you said you didn't like the wet cloth thing though. My MIL uses newspaper and she's got the cleanest glass I've ever seen.

[magdala]

another vote for newspaper.

[sierramist03]

I use paper towels but I also buy the vinegar windex I love that stuff

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I use just any old rag (mostly old kitchen towels that are sort of T-shirt like in their weave), which does leave lint, though I don't find paper towels or newspaper leave any less lint/crap behind on the wet glass. Like dairy, once the cleaner is dry, I buff it down with a terry cloth dry rag. That dry buffing step is the key. I've tried to not have to go over every piece of glass twice, and even posted on the cleaning board about how to eliminate it, but it seems necessary. If a piece of glass merely has a week's worth of dust on it, I only do the dry buffing, since water will just make it stick.

[wawa]

Newspaper. All about the newspaper.

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You newspaper people are nuts   I've tried it, and it seems like all it does is smear crap around on the glass.  What's your secret besides smearing all the stuck on lint-y stuff to one corner of the glass.  And do that many people still get a newspaper?

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May 15, 2013 10:54:47 GMT -5 @juno said:

You newspaper people are nuts   I've tried it, and it seems like all it does is smear crap around on the glass.  What's your secret besides smearing all the stuck on lint-y stuff to one corner of the glass.  And do that many people still get a newspaper?

My MIL says the trick is to swipe in a quick motion in one little area at a time. Not do big streaks up and down the entire thing.

I have no patience for that..but MILS glass mirrors or otherwise is crystal clear all the time.

And yes, we still get a ton of newspaper.

[MrsMB]

I'm glad you posted this because I spend WAY too much time on glass because I hate the streaks! I'm going to try the dry buffing step.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Coffee filters. And windex.

[lightbulbsun]

Newspaper.

[Jersey]

I bought a cleaning kit on clearance at Home Depot one day that had these in it:

They're not really like other glass cleaning cloths I've tried. These are super thin, almost paper-thin, and you just rub. Sometimes I add water but usually don't have to. 

[wawa]

May 15, 2013 11:10:57 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

May 15, 2013 10:54:47 GMT -5 @juno said:

You newspaper people are nuts   I've tried it, and it seems like all it does is smear crap around on the glass.  What's your secret besides smearing all the stuck on lint-y stuff to one corner of the glass.  And do that many people still get a newspaper?

My MIL says the trick is to swipe in a quick motion in one little area at a time. Not do big streaks up and down the entire thing.

I have no patience for that..but MILS glass mirrors or otherwise is crystal clear all the time.

And yes, we still get a ton of newspaper.

that sounds about right.  You kinda scrub the window in small sections, not big arm-flailing swipes.  little bits do stick to the window, but IME they fall off as it dries.  Lint from cloths or papertowels seems sticker to me.

But my MIL cleaned all my windows for me while we were finishing up the upstairs and she used papertowels and they're SPOTLESS.  I have no idea what her secret is.  

I'm not sure it makes a lick of difference, but newspaper works and it's free.  (they insist on delivering a free local crap paper to us weekly.  We don't read it.  But they won't stop even though we've asked.)

[lolc]

I recently tried coffee filters with a mixture of water/vinegar and my mirrors never looked better! And lint free. I could hear a chorus singing hallelujah when I was done, lol. I'll never go back to windex and paper towels again!

[sierramist03]

Coffee filter who would have thought great suggestion! I can't wait to try this.

[mrs.jacinthe]

May 15, 2013 12:55:14 GMT -5 sierramist03 said:

Coffee filter who would have thought great suggestion! I can't wait to try this.

Get the big ones for commercial coffeepots - they go farther and if you buy them at Sam's or wherever, they're cheaper than the ones for little pots.

I learned that trick when I was working at Subway (waaaaay back in high school).

[IIOY]

My mother uses newspaper and swears it's the cleanest her glass has ever been. I've seen the results and it does indeed work.

Since I use a Kindle instead of a newspaper, I use a square Method cloth that I got ages ago.

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May 15, 2013 17:55:39 GMT -5 IIOY said:

My mother uses newspaper and swears it's the cleanest her glass has ever been. I've seen the results and it does indeed work.

Since I use a Kindle instead of a newspaper, I use a square Method cloth that I got ages ago.

OMG my brain is fried.  I spent a full 5 seconds trying to discern the meaning of this sentence and figure out how in the world you were using a Kindle to clean your windows.

[IIOY]

May 15, 2013 18:24:33 GMT -5 @juno said:

May 15, 2013 17:55:39 GMT -5 IIOY said:

My mother uses newspaper and swears it's the cleanest her glass has ever been. I've seen the results and it does indeed work.

Since I use a Kindle instead of a newspaper, I use a square Method cloth that I got ages ago.

OMG my brain is fried.  I spent a full 5 seconds trying to discern the meaning of this sentence and figure out how in the world you were using a Kindle to clean your windows.

LOLOL

[sillygoosegirl]

Am I the only one who uses a sponge and squeegee?

[peach]

May 15, 2013 20:01:45 GMT -5 sillygoosegirl said:

Am I the only one who uses a sponge and squeegee?

I squeegee my outside windows. My inside windows and mirrors, no way