HOW TO CLEAN WINDOWS WITHOUT STREAKING

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

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[@kyrillosmousa8950]

HUH

[@stevel1475]

@@kyrillosmousa8950 Sticker shock....? Gotta have the right tools to do the best job sometimes. One time I put on a new screwdriving bit on Co. crappy cordless drill. My boss used my crappy drill. He said "wow it works good!". I said "No, same(crap) drill, I just put a new bit on it". Can you imagine how long he is been using a drill that doesn't loosen or drive properly? Just because of quality bit?

[@JillofAllTrades2]

Yep, vinegar and HOT water. Microfiber cloths are not very absorbent and until they’ve been washed a few times. Regardless, never as absorbent as 100% cotton whether old towels or t-shits. I can see cleaning first with soapy microfiber cloth but I always use plain, clean, VERY hot water. Stainless steel is probably only needed the first time to get off paint for example. Unless you’re near a tree that drops sap, you shouldn’t need to use again unless you’ve got bird poop on the glass.

[@JillofAllTrades2]

@@stevel1475 A sharp/new bit makes the world of difference. So much so I bought a Drill Doctor to put a point back on dull bits.

[@Ilove4U2sing2]

I found it very hard to believe that windex did a terrible job cleaning windows.....I blamed myself, I blamed the paper towels......but after watching this video.....I finally at 75 years old can actually wash a window! Thank you.

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Peter Duda your so very welcome! Thank you for watching ☺️

[@robertolson3115]

I always wear clothes when cleaning windows. You wont see any streaking.

[@stepha2642]

I'm high and this is funnier than it actually is.

[@DreamProphet417]

@@stepha2642 put the bong down bro n get back to cleaning windows lol

[@adamentfan4055]

LMMFAO!!

[@gseybold]

Great way to start Sunday with a laugh.. thanks! Oh and this is good info. Thanks Steve

[@ninjatortise8958]

Noted

[@Thaijler]

You've really got me watching window cleaning videos at 1 am.

[@karenjenks3705]

Thank you so much for your excellent tutorial. I’ve always been in awe watching window cleaners working ending with no streaks or smudges. There’s definitely an art to it! No more Windex and paper towels for me! Thanks again

[@Lzarate]

Awesome! Started my own window cleaning gig as a branch for my moms home cleaning business & your videos have guided me a lot, thank you!

[@2ss_wences308]

That’s awesome man are you still doing it? My girlfriends sister is cleaning homes and I want to branch off her in window cleaning as a side gig how’s you like it in your area?

[@nickradil5961]

Hi. I was told by friends in the window cleaning business never to use vinegar on windows as it rusts metal window frames and sills. Love the videos, keep it up and appreciate the hard work that goes into it.

[@anthonycarhart3534]

Nick RADIL you should mix the vinegar in another solution like soapy water but don’t use too much.

[@sweetpea7455]

The most understandable video I've watched so far. Your voice is soothing and you didn't give a ton of pointers or fill the video up with so much talking that I forgot the main points thank you.

[@BigHugeChamp]

This is the most interesting video I’ve ever seen in my life.

[@AngelicaMerritt]

i think you just helped me find zen in window cleaning. namaste muh dude.

[@truepeace3]

I love clean windows and mirrors, but it was always my least favorite job. When I discovered microfiber cloths, that helped a lot. But now, I’m even more excited! 😁

[@LouisXIVStreet]

Excellent, detailed tutorial. I knew about the Dawn (no vinegar) in the water, but I had trouble with the squeegee. I think I can do this now. Thanks.

[@BlazedOutKing818]

This really helped me on trying to get the technique down. Off to clean some windows I go now

[@sunshine9016]

Sep/2022 I have pulled many videos on window cleaning and yours are the ultimate!! Thank you!!

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Thank you 🙏

[@jefflewis9675]

Great video explaining how to get great results. Just had our windows professionally cleaned and I'm sure I could do a better job than what I paid for. Thanks for sharing the info. I'm not sure why there are "dislikes" on this video. I guess there are at least 19 morons out there. I wish you continued prosperity SteveO !

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Jeff Lewis thank you Jeff!! 👍👊

[@bartho1omeus414]

Showing the final technique looks like you do it like the pros, very nice moves.

[@maryperrysmith5815]

Thank you a ton. I’ve tried everything I hate dirty windows.

[@sharynfernandez7503]

So such a pro, you make it look so easy, bet it takes a LOT of practice. thanks; will at least know how to clean my car windows now, too (I always take my own squeeze to use at the gas station! - now I know why I was getting those 'leaks and bleeds!" great - so inspiring. Too bad it took me till I was 70 to learn this!

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Happy to help!

[@quentinbohannon4089]

I got a good cleaning window job and im so a rookie at it I think I did okay but im slow at cleaning windows if I can boost my self but my other worker said take my time so I can learn dont rush thats why I like my job but I'm here to actually learn the job isn't that badly at all hopefully by watching videos of this window cleaning techniques ill be able to get it thanks for making videos guys.

[@barbaramccarney1445]

Amazing fan methods! You make it look so easy, we’ll see. Thanks so much! A new subscriber!

[@garymcintyre8411]

Thanks Steve for getting back

[@BaibaSK92]

I have windows all over my house that we just purchased and I have been trying to avoid cleaning them for a while now because of talk they are but I definitely have to get them done ASAP since you can’t even see through them. Hopefully this will help me somewhat to get them cleaned.

[@kh.754]

How do you approach a giant window that's taller than you are? And the same thing but on the outside of a second story building?

[@michaellautermilch9185]

Very helpful video, thank you for making it! No more Windex for me!

[@Ce2009ce]

I going to learn how to do the “S” technique then I’ll now hve streak free windows inside & out every 6mths..Thank u dear sir for taking the time to share ur many years of your good n great experience on getting streak free results on windows. No more using crumbled newspapers n windex a no good old fashion way!!😄

[@DreamProphet417]

Starting my window washing business this spring, thank you for the tips

[@azxp]

Great video, Instead of steel wool I have been using the "Magic Erasers" It is probably a bit more expensive, but they are reusable for multiple jobs, and they don't harm low-e or tint. Just a suggestion unless you know something I don't.

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Magic Erasers are amazing, great at removing finger prints, silicone, etc.

[@donald2306]

First of all, the best time to avoid streaks when cleaning windows is when it is overcast and the sun is not beating down on the glass. Secondly, if you are cleaning dual pane windows with argon gas between the panes, I suggest the following (especially when the sun is beating on it): After mopping the window, wipe the top edge and the side edge from which you will begin to squeegee with a towel FINGER WIDE ONLY using only one finger! Then squeegee across gently, using basically the weight of the squeegee only. There must be one smooth motion from edge to edge. Any stuttering or hesitation across the glass will result in squeegee marks or streaks. After squeegeeing, wipe the edges of the glass with a clean towel again WITH ONE FINGER WIDTH ONLY. NEVER touch the middle of the pane with a towel after squeegeeing or you might as well start over again.

[@leepoole9463]

I don't know why thumb down steveo is my master

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Lee Poole I would guess some veterans would find this video boring so I’m guessing that’s the dislikes but I made this for people new to Window Cleaning or people who want to clean their own windows

[@windowssteve]

Not boring. Inaccurate. You make it sound as if microfiber cloths make a difference? A super dry rag/towel is all you need. But I can tell that you are still learning.

[@leviswm]

Thanks for the words of wisdom I really appreciate it! I'll use the tactics I've learned here today and get better and better!

[@timoschatzinikolaou5046]

I'm a professional.. Why am I watching this? Lol I guess I really like my job!

[@anthonypeace32]

Timos Chatzinikolaou same here 🤣🤣

[@parkercushingable]

Window cleaning videos are very relaxing and oddly satisfying

[@keepcalmwedowindows8269]

Adding myself to the group - Have my own window cleaning business

[@Akkodha-]

I thought the same shit! Lol

[@Akkodha-]

Maybe we were waiting for him to fuck up 😂

[@billybenden4431]

Very clear what your saying!! Great Job

[@rafaelkalichstein2697]

Thank you SO much for sharing this. It is so generous and kind of you.

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

You are so welcome!

[@tiffanychatham1710]

Thank you for this knowledgeable video, very professional and get right into the topic.

[@Mickcotton]

Just Fantastic ✅👍 Thank You So Much. I really appreciate it. Cheers 🍻 from Los Angeles

[@tonireid8597]

Steve Richardson thank you for sharing!

[@putnutskitchen9342]

Very nice beginner instructions. Personally, as a pro, I would use a 10 or 12 on a window that size to better cut the edges so there is rarely a need to towel the edges afterward.

[@jesiwhitney3740]

Thank you! This helped loads

[@patriciagreen1773]

Great video. We live on the side of a mountain with large windows for the view. As the sun goes down each evening, for about 15 minutes, every spec of dust can be seen. Will this cleaning method combat that?

[@smoke126857]

I clean at a car dealership and they have those glass shields on the desks because of covid and ofcourse the glass doors. What method and supplies do you recommend for cleaning these fast?

[@JimPelley]

Outstanding video - thanks!

[@Vaampe]

This turtorial is great, but for beginners = Yes, use more soap (and alot of water, esp if hot) , this helps with friction and removes PH+7 which is most of waht is stuck on windows, this means dirt, fly feces and fingerprints. And about the steel wool, DONT use it if you dont know what you are doing.

[@danieljerloew]

Wouldn’t you prefer soft water over hard water? Or is that not doping anything in particular? I once read rainwater or water from condensating dryers Works good? Better glide or whats the Pros / cons of soft vs hard tap water ?

[@xcompa77x]

For cleaning glass doors on a display case, would you recommend a soap and water mixture or that glass cleaning spray that you used in the video ? I can't really use the squeegee on my furniture either, i don't want the wood to get damaged by excess water.

[@drpackinwood2]

The best window cleaning how-to channel on youtube.

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Wow, thanks!

[@grizzlytasbear9716]

Thanks man got the s technique down pat now after watching your video

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Fantastic!

[@ToddAndelin]

Going to clean my 80 year old aunts windows next week!

[@mikehenderson1268]

Totally agree about Windex...it leaves streaks right away. Must have too much of a soapy ingredient.

[@nancyblair9862]

Scraping with a razor blade first will remove old paint, bug, fly and bird droppings. If those are left then what good is a clean window. I had a cleaning business for years and cannot believe that people don't do this first - steel wool can't remove dry paint and a 4 in. razor blade and holder is easy to find. The rest is right on!🤗

[@grmath5]

Excellent tips and video! Thank you!

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Thank you

[@gman3447]

Great video, Some good tips there. Thank you mate G. UK.

[@dancingram79]

Thank you so much for this video. It really helped a lot!

[@adambeachnau7398]

This worked awesome on my large windows

[@windowcleaning7186]

Great video bud 👍🏼

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Life of A Window Cleaner with Eric Thomas Bland thank you

[@davidnikolay2741]

Oxi clean dish soap and some tsp are what I use it has zero suds and great glide

[@Cleanzall]

Awesome work steve

[@trevorskates94]

I recognize those mountains. Definitely Colorado lol.

[@HB-yg3ke]

Thought the same thing! Looks like my backyard

[@BeerkegGarage]

I just spray the windows with windex then wipe them with the squeegee, seems to work fine for indoor windows

[@julianedwards3050]

I got a job and have to clean the windows.. thanks

[@jamesc4196]

That ettore backflip better be your own product bro! Great info thanks man. Considering starting my own window cleaning business to be my own boss. Thanks for the info.

[@shagaroohagaroo5416]

Have you yet started the business?

[@deanndenny566]

Hi SteveO thank you for sharing your experience with us, I have black markes around my window pain from too much moisture from the hear, how can I clean that also with my windows?

[@Brandon-no3vc]

What were you talking about from 9 16 to 10 06? Where you saying you shud wipe your blade every time you put it back on the glass?

[@toddmatthews436]

What brand of microfiber cloth were you using there? the red and blue. Looks cool!

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Todd Matthews the link to the blue ones are in the description under the microfiber towels and here is what the red one is... windowcleaner.com/xero-fish-scale-towel?pt=MY

[@d.w952]

This is really great, thank you

[@Philosopat]

Might see me drive by in the background lol i see round mountain and the mummy range! That whole area is exploding with growth Steve!

[@oldkicker8958]

Excellent video!

[@simonlee5446]

how to remove the water on frame after clean high window with pole? greeting from korea 🇰🇷~

[@derekking6183]

Microfiber on the tip of a pole

[@JimmyGambles-t5u]

can't you use steel wool if low e is on that inside? not alot of low e is on the outside of glass...

[@TheMarkoPoloProgram]

Only window cleaners will understand this but once you finally get that fanning s motion technique down perfectly, it feels so satisfying.

[@fungulusmaximus]

Started two weeks ago, they've had me side drawing only. I did a few S fans to practice and had one of the guys help me out. It's awesome.

[@putnutskitchen9342]

If you are good at it and don't use too big of a squeegee for the window, you won't need to towel the edges much anymore, either.

[@skibike01]

What about a water fed pole?

[@imagineplayinxim7475]

I am just new at window cleaning and i have hard time trying to not leave streaks when using pole and fanning technique is literally not possible to do for me at least, is it possible if you could help with that?

[@miryanacurcic6460]

You need to wait for the sun to shine through, that'll show up everything. But l agree, squeegeeing is the best method.

[@h3r0_xiii]

How much Dawn should I use? Thanks for the cleaning tips and tricks.

[@jasonlee148]

Just goes to show that everything can be a craft.

[@Catastrofius]

Very nice tutorial. Question: How much dawn are you using per bucket?

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

1 tbsp per 2 gallons

[@yelenabezpaletz8064]

Thank you for sharing!!!

[@shnuzels1609]

How do you tell what kind of window it is if the owner doesnt know?

[@stevel1475]

Good tutorial, I wanna clean my windows now😂. You got amazing fanning skills. So what so you think? I heard some people put TSP in the water for windows. Also what is your take on those so called "window cloths" knitted microfiber they seem smooth for polishing. Good or gimmick?

[@SD45-ET44AC]

Hi, nice video , Thank you very much! We moved into a condo and I don’t think the windows and the frames have been cleaned in 28 or so years. What order should I do the windows and frames as they drop inward (we’re not on the first floor and I’m too old to try an extension ladder). Dawn and water in the nooks and crannies and then the top windows moving down or (as my father used to say- bottom windows first so they don’t leave streaks of water & dirt from the upper windows?) Although that fan technique I will be trying.

[@davethewindowlicker2367]

Awesome as usual nice editing and camera angles

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Dave The Window Licker thank you Dave!!

[@drakebentley-brown3997]

I will say microfibers should be used for frames but not the glass itself but good videos . Im going on seven years of professional window cleaning

[@malcolme127]

What should I use instead of bronze wool for a tinted window?

[@virginiatruax291]

I actually came here out of confusion lmfao the thumbnail looked like a Minecraft world due to how little it was.

[@noreenhand9855]

Where to buy the big microfiber towels

[@katrinajohnson8432]

Please come to my house next time you need to make a video!

[@BerryMaids]

Good evening. What’s the name brand of your squeeze?

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Hi, its this tool in 10" windowcleaner.com/products/ettore-brass-backflip?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS

[@mimiof8173]

If you’re doing a huge slider, do you split the door halfway? Or wet the entire door & then squeegee??

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Yea splitting it up is fine, especially some are very large

[@COBBADAMS]

I was wondering if you would recommend one size squegee for an all around use? Thanks!

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

windowcleaner.com/products/ettore-complete-brass-ledge-eze-squeegee?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS this in 14"

[@crjordan4886]

Aloha Steve, At 70 I've did a lot of different jobs in my life, produce manager, maintenance mechanic, architectural blacksmith, now woodworker and handyman. I learned a very long time ago, to do something, do it right, learn from the best! A client ask me to wash their windows and screens. Mahalo nui loa, Jordan

[@Bushcraft242]

Great thank you

[@shadyhollowresort882]

Does it make a difference if i am in the sun?

[@futbolsalacallosa]

Recomiendas esta herramienta? Gracias

[@donnaeddy6873]

I’m having trouble removing rainwater and bird powder residue (imprint when a bird hits the window) suggestions?

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

If its hardwater stains try using diamond magic with a microfiber cloth after cleaning the surface windowcleaner.com/products/diamond-magic-stain-remover?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS

[@torreswindowcleaningmemo8210]

MAESTRO STEVE*O👍👍👍

[@leepoole9463]

You are a great teacher Steve

[@rose76dtv30]

wow Thankyou so much

[@samuelnewman4607]

Hi mate do you think vinegar water will suffice for full job ?

[@matthewrobinson6297]

Steve it’s OK to wipe the whole blade.😮

[@Taj_Fitness]

Keep up the great work

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Taj Peterson thank you!!

[@crittycothran6271]

Should you use a small amount of vinegar in your water solution when cleaning storefronts in the sun I’m a newbie and I have some jobs here in South Carolina that get pounded by the sun in the summer and I’m having trouble getting no streaks and my solution drying to fast

[@crittycothran6271]

I can fan like a champ but my windows are too tall so I have to straight pull the tops with a pole and I’m struggling I’ve watched every video known to man and I can’t seem to shake my problems I know it’s all about angle and pressure on the squeegee I’m using an Unger 30 degree with an 18 in ettoree super channel on a 6 ft pole