Cleaning Mistake #11

Ever clean your mirrors in the morning to just find in the afternoon that they are smeary?

If that has ever happened to you, it's because you are cleaning the mirror with the wrong product. 

Especially in the summer if the sun has been beating on your mirrors through a window and you spray glass cleaner on them to clean them- they will turn out streaky- probably clean- just streaky.

Cleaning say a bathroom mirror after the vanity lights have been on for a while and have made the mirror warm will have the same effect. It will make you want to pull your hair out.

There are 2 problems with this. 1- never clean a warm or hot mirror, wait until the mirror is in the shade or turn off the lights right above it for a minute to let it cool off. 2- never use glass cleaner to clean your mirrors

I know we can hear it form here, your thinking "OK, smarty pants, then what in the world should I clean my mirrors with?" Well, just keep calm and have a cupcake. Let me share a little secret with you...

Nothing, yep that's right, nothing... but a rag and water. Those 2 items (well technically 3 as you need 2 rags, but you get the picture) will do a better job cleaning than any product on the market.

I'm not nuts! Just try it before you laugh! follow these instructions to flawless glass, mirrors, and windows.

1- Take one clean rag and wet it down with warm water, ring out.
2-  Wipe the mirror with the wet rag, using some elbow grease where you see finger prints and the such.
3- Take the 2nd rag- still dry and clean- and wipe the mirror down to dry it off and buff it out.

One note, if you have been using blue, purple, or green glass cleaner on your mirrors for years, you may have to repeat the above process up to 3 times to get all the build- up off that those products leave behind. 

Oh, I almost forgot 4- Stand back and admire the clean, non- streaky mirror and go get a coffee with the $3 you will save from not having to buy glass cleaner any more!