The best Easy Way for Cleaning Window Tracks
Need a quick, painless and easy method for cleaning window tracks? Here are some simple but effective tricks for how to clean window tracks that will help you get the job done in no time!
How To Clean Window Tracks
Do you loathe cleaning dirty windows? I do too! It seems like a never ending task, especially if your house is made out of windows lol (or so it seems to me! I have way too many windows!). And don’t even get me started on those disgusting window tracks with all those hard to reach spots! This time around though I found a super cool method for how to clean window tracks and guess what? I might actually end up enjoying cleaning windows! And do it more often, my windows sure need that kind of love!
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I normally clean window tracks once a season but since this year the weather is a total mess, I didn’t get the chance to get rid of all that grimy dirt. Imagine the horror every time I open the windows to ventilate the rooms! Ugh, hand me a gun!
But after squeezing my brain for a quick, easy way to clean these bad boys, I think I’ve come up with a brilliant plan. It may not seem like the best thing since sliced bread but it’s painless, efficient and will get the windows clean in no time, with no or minimal scrubbing. This requires only a couple of simple ingredients that are natural and safe for you, your home and the environment but are powerful enough to get your windows spotless in just minutes!
So how bad are your window tracks? No worries, you’ll get great results with this simple and easy method!
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How To Clean Window Tracks Easily
Materials:
- washing up cloth
- vacuum cleaner with a small brush head
- vinegar
- spray bottle
- baking soda
- small knife or blunt object
- q-tips
- warm water
Directions:
- Start by vacuuming the tracks thoroughly, using a small vacuum cleaner brush so you can clean all those hard to reach spots.
- Run a damp washing cloth over the whole surface.
- Wrap the cloth around the tip of a small knife and clean or loosen up those hard to reach spots that still have dirt on them
- Pour vinegar in a spray bottle and spray window tracks lightly.
- Sprinkle baking soda, making sure to cover all the corners and other hard to reach spots. The baking soda will bubble and help loosen up all the grime. If you feel like you need to apply more vinegar, do so.
- Leave on for a couple of minutes then wipe with a damp washing cloth to remove most of the baking soda and vinegar paste.
- Grab your q-tips and start scrubbing the window tracks. Then use the q-tips to remove the baking soda paste. I found it useful to have the q-tips wet.
- You may need to use the knife again for those nasty corners.
- Wipe everything down with the damp cloth once more then leave to dry and give it a last quick vacuum to remove any baking soda traces that are stuck to the window tracks. Make sure the brush is clean!
- And you’re done! Enjoy your sparkling window tracks!
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How to clean window tracks easily
Materials
- vinegar
- warm water
- baking soda
Tools
- washing up cloth
- vacuum cleaner with a small brush head
- small knife or blunt object
- q-tips
Instructions
- Start by vacuuming the tracks thoroughly, using a small vacuum cleaner brush so you can clean all those hard to reach spots.
- Run a damp washing cloth over the whole surface.
- Wrap the cloth around the tip of a small knife or blunt tool (a skewer would do too) and clean or loosen up those hard to reach spots that still have dirt on them
- Pour vinegar in a spray bottle and spray window tracks lightly.
- Sprinkle baking soda, making sure to cover all the corners and other hard to reach spots. The baking soda will bubble and help loosen up all the grime. If you feel like you need to apply more vinegar, do so.
- Leave on for a couple of minutes then wipe with a damp washing cloth to remove most of the baking soda and vinegar paste.
- Grab your q-tips and start scrubbing the window tracks in the most hard to reach spots. Then use the q-tips to remove the baking soda paste. I found it useful to have the q-tips wet.
- You may need to use the knife/blunt tool again for those nasty corners.
- Wipe everything down with the damp cloth once more then leave to dry and give it a last quick vacuum to remove any baking soda traces that are stuck to the window tracks. Make sure the brush is clean!
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