Sliding Windows Cleaning Tips For Easy and Effective Results
by Andy Lawerence Windows and Doors Installation - NuviewThere are a number of reasons
why sliding windows are so popular all over the globe and one of them is the
ease of cleaning. In most of these windows, you will find a mechanism that
allows users to lift the panel out of the track for cleaning and then, install
it back. The benefit is that the user gets the opportunity to clean the sliding
part thoroughly as well as the tracks also in which they slide.
There is another feature that
helps a lot in powering this benefit of "ease of cleaning". You will
find these sliding windows North Shore sliding in both the directions and this
again makes it very easy for owners to clean them and this is a feature not
found in any other kind according to windows and doors experts. As far as cleaning
this way is concerned, here is an article, giving you a detailed overview of
the entire process.
Things You Will Need
- Windows
- Old towels
- Spray bottle
- Distilled white vinegar
- Terry cloth
- Old newspapers
- Vacuum cleaner
- Old toothbrush or toothpicks
- White nylon brush
Tip
An important cleaning tip for
both sliding commercial windows as well as residential windows is that it’s
better to clean them in the morning or after the sunset. The reason is that direct
sunlight will dry up the cleaning solution too fast and leave streaks.
The Process
For cleaning these windows,
you will first have to slide the windows open so that the panels go past the
sliding blocks. You will have to place your hand on the either side of the
windows and lift the panels upwards carefully and slowly in the upper track.
This will release the panel from the bottom panel and now, you can pull the
panel outwards and then, below to release it from the upper track too. Now that
the panel is in your hands, place it very carefully on old towels present on
the floor. Using the same process will help you release all the panels from the
track for cleaning.
Fill a 20-oz. spray bottle
with water and add 2 tbsp. of distilled white vinegar and mix well to prepare a
spray that has to be applied on the windows. You can leave it for a couple of
minutes and then, scrub them with a nylon scrub brush in areas, where debris is
present and also, stubborn dirt is there. Post-scrubbing, you will have to wash
the panels of your sliding windows north shore and then, clean them using a
clean cloth. Now it’s time to dry the windows with an old terry towel followed
by wadding up old newspapers and polishing the glass. The good thing about this
polishing is that it will remove the traces of chemicals that if present would leave
streaks on the glass.
Sliding Windows North Shore
Track Cleaning
You can simply vacuum the
window tracks to remove dirt and for further process, you are free to use an
old, abandoned brush and scrub out the dirty areas that are full of stubborn
dust. You should then mop up the grimy dirt immediately with old towels and
then, re-install your windows by reversing the order of how you removed them.
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