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Care and Cleaning
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The glass in windows or patio doors should require no maintenance other than the periodic cleaning of the interior and exterior surfaces. Take care to avoid scratching the glass during cleaning. Also, avoid contact between the glass cleaning agent and all other parts of the window. Unless the glass is glazed using a vinyl boot (vinyl gasket around the glass), the exterior wood-to-glass interface must be covered with paint that laps onto the glass at least 1/16 inch to provide a continuous unbroken seal between the glass and the surrounding wood. This paint overlap must be maintained and any cracking or voids must be repaired as soon as they are detected. This overlap should be closely inspected at least once a year.
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Secret Formula
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There are any number of glass cleaners available, most of which contain ammonia, that do a good job of cleaning glass. Home made recipes are popular and effective however. A simple one consists of 1/3 white vinegar and 2/3 water. A more complicated concoction is:
- 1/2 cup sudsey ammonia
- 1 pint 70% isopropyl alcohol
- 1 tablespoon dishwashing detergent
- 1 gallon water
Others insist plain water is best, and some go to the trouble to use distilled water or collected rain water.
A thorough glass cleaning is actually a three part process. First, wash the glass with soap and water. Then use your chosen cleaner to clean both the inside and outside of the glass
The last step should be a dry pass, again on both the inside and out. Use a clean cotton cloth or paper towel without any cleaner. If you use paper towels, stay away from any that have a design printed on them. While doing the dry clean step, inspect the glass carefully from various angles for residue and other imperfections. Done properly, you should be able to eliminate all streaking.
Glass cleaning should never be attempted in direct sunlight or if the glass surface is warm. Use plenty of towels so that you will have a fresh one for each portion of the glass.
Some experts use old newspaper to dry clean windows, which has a polishing effect.
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To remove hard water deposits and some soils, use a weak acid such as vinegar (a strong acid would etch the glass). Never combine an acid and an alkali to clean glass. One partially neutralizes the other and you waste these neutralized materials. Thus do not mix vinegar and ammonia; use one or the other in your water solution to get the full effectiveness of the one product used.
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