- 1). Tackle the outside windows first by removing all the screens. Washing the outside window panes is typically the hardest part of the job and it is best to get it over with. You can always save the inside windows for a day when you are stranded inside due to inclement weather conditions.
- 2). Rinse the screens with the spray nozzle on your garden hose, set on low pressure. Fill a bucket with warm, soapy water and use a soft bristle brush to remove soil, bugs or dust from the screens. Rinse them again with a gentle spray from the hose and allow them to air-dry. This is a step that homeowners often forget, but is done by the professionals.
- 3). Sweep away any debris that is on the outside of your windows with a dry broom.
- 4). Wash any caked-on or heavy debris from the windows and frame by using a soft bristle scrub brush and a bucket filled with warm, soapy water. This may be necessary if this is your first time washing the windows or if you have had recent storms in the area.
- 5). Fill the bucket with the cleaning solution of your choice. Plain water is acceptable if they are not heavily soiled. Make your own solution by combining 1 cup each of windshield washing solution -- for automobiles -- white distilled vinegar and a gallon of water. Add a squirt of mild dish washing liquid if the windows are quite dirty. Another homemade solution is 4 cups of water, 1 cup of white vinegar and a 1/2 cup of rubbing alcohol.
- 6). Dip a cleaning cloth or window washing sponge into the cleaning solution. Wring it out and rub it over the surface of the window.
- 7). Place your squeegee into the bucket of cleaning solution to wet it. Wipe it horizontally across the top of the windowpane.
- 8). Wipe off the squeegee with a dry cloth. Place it on the dry top part of the window and bring it down the window pane. Once you reach the bottom portion of the window pane, use the squeegee in a horizontal motion again. Wipe the corner of the window pane with the dry cloth to remove additional solution and continue on to the other window panes.
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