POLISHING WINDOWS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6802, 4 January 1929, Page 11

POLISHING WINDOWS

It is not always considered a pleasant task to clean window’s, and yet, after the work is completed, every housewife feels it. has been worth the trouble, for nothing about the home is more satisfying than clean, sparkling window's. Professional window cleaners invariably use chamois. Two pieces arc employed to obtain the best results; one for washing and the other for drying. With care, chamois will last a long time. Though it becomes hard, it softens when immersed in water and no other 'material will so quickly absorb moisture as tbe chamois used for drying, leaving a clear, unstreaked appearance. Materials. Unless windows are very unclean, clear warm water is all that is necessary for washing them. However, where there is a fil,m of grease, as is usual on the kitchen windows, a few drops - of household ammonia added to the water will facilitate cleaning. A small amount of kerosene in the water will also cut grease and it leaves a brilliant luster, but is not so agreeable to .use. One of the lino friction cleaners, or pastes, or whiting moistened with a little water is effective if the glass is very soiled, but the latter is often fou Dil objectionable, for it leaves a white dust.- Denaturcxl alcohol is often used in glass cleaning because it evaporates rapidly and leaves a brilliant sheen. It is especially good for hand mirrors having a silver back for it reduces the chanec of excess moisturo working in behind the glass and spotting it. It should not, however, be used on the mirrors backed with the ivory imitations, as it may stain tho frame. The best way of' cleaning a mirror of this type is with the use of a chamois and clear warm water.

Paper, especially of the tissue-tow-elling type, makes a very good material for window cleaning. After a rain storm, when tho dust from the screens has washed against the windows, wiping them off first with the paper, slightly moistened, will make the cleaning easier and keep the cleaning cloths in better condition. Tools.

Helps to use in washing the outside of windows are long-handled brushes, by which means the necessity for a ladder may often be avoided. Tho easiest method of removing paint from windows is with a sharpedged tool which will scrape it off. An old safety razor blade is unexcelled for this. A putty knife may aiso be used, or even a coin, if nothing better is at hand. Sometimes softening the paint with a commercial plant remover is a decided help.