An expert has revealed the best way to eliminate streaks leftover from cleaning mirrors. These can often be one of the most difficult places in the house to clean as you might find that whatever you use to get rid of the stains could leave huge streaks behind as well.
But one expert has come up with a solution which should give those mirrors a perfect finish.
And the best bit of all about this solution is that it will barely set you back as buying it from Tesco only costs 29p so those mirrors will be looking as good as new for next to nothing.
Many of us might try different window cleaning products or harsh polishes to get rid of the dirt on the mirror but these are often not very effective and could leave you with streaks.
According to an expert at Invisible Glass, you should ditch ready-made cleaning products and opt for natural remedies like white vinegar instead.
They told The Express: "Using a glass cleaner without soaps, scents, or dyes delivers the best results because those additives actually leave behind the residues that cause streaks. While a brightly coloured, lemon-scented cleaner might look nice and smell 'fresh', it deposits layers of grease, oil, or wax."
They added that these contaminants can often be the ones to cause streaks on the glass so you could get stuck in a vicious circle of cleaning your mirrors to get rid of streaks which appear because of what you are cleaning them with.
The key though, explains the expert, is to use distilled white vinegar rather than the white wine version. You can buy this for just 29p in Tesco stores.
Due to the higher acid content the distilled version should result in a better clean.
To clean dusty glass surfaces, you don't need to dilute the acidic solution either. It is as simple as pouring a few drops onto a clean, microfibre cloth and buffing the solution in to lift stains.
The cleaning experts at Invisible Glass said: "Some people recommend using rags, or an old tee shirt, but those materials were not designed for cleaning."
If you don't have a microfibre cloth and are fed up of the furry residue left by other materials, you can try using scrunched-up newspaper instead but using a microfibre cloth could be the most effective.
For more stubborn stains, spot-treat the area with vinegar rather than wiping over the entire surface multiple times. When doing this, you should avoid scrubbing too hard.
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