What is the best way to clean glass?

newspaper. The ink absorbs water

 

I agree with the newspaper, but I also use rubbing alcohol with the newspaper, .72 for a bottle, buy a sprayer, it evaporates very very fast, so no streaks.

 

Are you serious, steel wool??

 

most glass is coated these days with plastic for various reasons........get a Griot's catalog! LOL!

No steel wool on MY windows, newsprints OK if you don't have a light interior, it smudges.

I've also seen leather damage from Windex, the ammonia did it, IIRC.

 

I recomend Stoner's (endorsed by Jeff Spicoli) Invisiglass and an old undershirt that has been washed a lot. very little lint and invisiglass doesn't streak.

 

I was just about to recommend that. They sell that stuff like crazy at the Auto shows.

 

It works great just use it on glass only not plastic. Use 0000 grade steel wool. Razor blades work well also.

 

Yeah, like others posted, newspaper works well cleaning glasses.

I used Windex or other glass cleaner. Before applying these solution, I wash glass w/ Kitchen (dish) cleaner & sponge. It suppose to degrease well. I noticed these does better than car wash soap I use for body.

 

I agree with the Stoner's recommendation but Wurth's also makes an excellent aerosol cleaner that doesn't streak. I use that and plain ole' (white) paper towels. Does the trick for me.

 

I use Windex and newspaper. It really is the best way. I have tried all different methods, and nothing made a better, cleaner window than newspaper and windex.

 

A hammer. A good swing, and you'd swear the glass isn't there. And you'd be right.

 

Here's the real poop. Newspaper doesn't do anything special other than absorb water. Pretty much the same as a paper towel does. Windex and other glass cleaners with amonia are not good. Amonia is what leaves the streaks. It is also not good to get on leather and plastic.
Go to a Costco store and get some Sprayway Glass cleaner. It is the same stuff that most automated glass cleaning equipment uses only under a different name. ( the kind of equipment that washes insulated glass prior to assembly )
Never use a razor blade on glass unless it is new and lubricated with glass cleaner, otherwise it will scratch the crap out of the glass.. Never use any form of steel wool on glass unless you want some heavy deposits off the glass and don't mind minor scratches. If you do use steel wool keep it lubricated with glass cleaner also. It will not polish the glass. The only thing that will actually polish glass in stuff like Cerium Oxide.

 

My teen age daughters favor the "erratic circular mitten technique" on interior glass so when you drive the car that afternoon it looks like someone smeared milk on the inside of the glass.

 

Pour on some hydroflouric acid solution, wait 10 minutes, then hose it off.

 

I use that on aluminum. Works great!

 

An aerosole product called "Dissappearing Windows" has worked well for me. Newspaper is by far the best material for cleaning glass.

 

That works terrific if you want opaque windows

 

Instead of newspaper, use clean newsprint. You will have the absorbency without the mess. Paper towels leave lint behind.

0000steel wool is risky, but will work if you don't use too much pressure, and avoid plastic like the plague.

 

Clean newsprint it the paper that newspapers use, but before they print on it. It is available at U-Haul, where they sell it as packaging material. It is also available at artist's supply stores.