Windows & Mirrors:
- If windows are very dirty, wipe them first with a damp cloth. Then wipe
again with a cloth dipped in mentholated spirit. No polishing is required
- When cleaning windows, add a little vinegar to the water and you will
be surprised at the brilliant polish it produces
- Clean windows and mirrors: For windows use water and washing soda, ammonia,
kerosene, or alcohol. Soap should never be used on windows borax, as it
leaves a film. Wring the cloths as dry as possible for the final polish
- For sparkling mirrors and windows try
1 tablespoon cornstarch
dissolved in
1 quart of water
Use a clean cloth in the solution
- To clean mirrors, mix a little powdered bluing, whiting or pumice stone
alcohol to form a thin paste. Smear the surface of the mirror with this
with a small rag or sponge and before the alcohol evaporates rub the mixture
off. Afterwards polish with a silk or soft cloth
- Cloths for cleaning windows without the use of water can be made
with a semi-liquid paste of benzene and calcined magnesia. The cloth, which
should be of coarse linen or something free from lint, is dipped into this
mixture and hung in the air until the spirits have evaporated and it is free
from odor. This cloth may be used again and again. When soiled wash and re-dip
- When window cloths are scarce use tissue paper or wads of newspaper for
polishing
- Moisten a pad of linen with methylated spirits, dip in powdered whiting,
and rub over the surface of glass or mirrors. When dry polish with dusters
- Table glass will look clear and sparkling if washed first in fairly hot
water in which some soap flakes have been dissolved and to which a few drops
of liquid ammonia have been added, and then rinsed in warm water
containing a squeeze of ordinary washing blue
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