How to Professionally Clean Windows With a Squeegee

Cleaning your windows should be a twice a year exercise in every home. And everyone should do itproperly. This guide was made by consulting professionals from Fantastic Window Cleaning Putneyand will leave your windows pretty clean afterwards. There are only a few tools you need for that. Real professionals do it with a squeegee and so should you. They are not a vast investment (~10 pounds for a regular one, 20 for a quality one) and really make the difference. A strip applicator is necessary too. List item number three should be a bucket full with the cleaning solution. There are many high-rated products on the market, but real professionals use only a squirt of dishwashing liquid mixed with warm water. The last thing you'll need is a chamois leather for drying the windowglass. Also throw in some rags.

You can do the whole operation in three simple stepsFirst thing's first. Here is our window.

Step 1: Apply the cleaning mixture. Use the strip applicator for that purpose.

Just remember to make smooth circle moves with the squeegee when you lay the mixture on the window. Make sure to cover every inch of the glass. When you are absolutely positive you cleansedall the dirt from it it's time to move to the next step.

Step 2: Wipe the window with the squeegee. There's a special technique you should use while doing it. Start from the bottom left corner and move smoothly in a reverse-S-shape.

Every time you finish a stroke you should wipe the blade clean with the rags we mentioned in the beginning.

After you finish wiping you are ready to proceed with the final step.

Step 3: Dry any moist that remained on the window with the chamois leather. It soaks any waterwithout leaving streaks on the glass.

Just a few more wipes and you are ready. You have yourself a professionally cleaned window and you've done it all by yourself.

Care to see the difference?