Since living in NYC, I’ve started to take note of just how many people are always working. No matter what time of the day, there is someone doing some silly obscure job (and usually, making pretty decent cash!) A particular job that is not necessarily obscure- more looked over, is window washers. Do you people realize how many windows there are in NYC? Also, take a minute to thin about this.. most of them are CLEAN! I somehow can’t even keep up with the 7 (I know, I’m lucky) windows in my apartment. These window washers around here, they are amazing. They ride around on their bicycles with a bucket hanging off the back. The bucket is filled with a few chemicals that are bouncing around with a squeegee or two. Using the businesses water, they usually just fill up the bucket, then their potion. They do their thang, and leave NYC window displays sparkling. After some prodding at the professionals and online research, I bit the bullet. I made my own “Windex” Maybe this will make me feel more accomplished while cleaning? Well, it did! I had fun making it (yes, it’s fun) Also, it’s cheap and honestly, more effective then store bought glass cleaner. Everyone should be doing this at home. It only makes sense.
The ingredients: Dish soap, Rubbing Alcohol, Ammonia and water (empty used up bottle, which inspired this experiment)
I needed to make 1 quart worth so I measured and mixed:
- 1/8 cup Ammonia
- 1/2 cup Rubbing Alcohol
- 1 “squirt” of dish soap
- Finish off with tap water.
It worked great! I am so pleased with the outcome. In my opinion, it worked much better then a store bought product, and I’ll now admit- I am sort of a windex-aholic. We all remember the Dad from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” Right? How he uses Windex on everything and anything (including his own skin) When I first saw that movie (in theatres, yes) I exclaimed “AH! he loves Windex like I do!” Now I can be free with my squirt bottle without facing a $5 a bottle price tag. I’ll give up one more secret, Coffee filters. I learned this long ago working in restaurants. A coffee filter will not only eliminate streaks but also doesn’t absorb as much liquid as a paper towel. I’d check your local restaurant supply store for commercial sized filters (I read you can also use newspaper) You’ll never look back, my friends.
Now, people. Give me all your secret DIY product recipes or you get the squirt.
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