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DIY & Home Improvement

yonder

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8. If it is from mineralized water deposits, Muriatic acid can work.

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 4, 2022, 09:02 PM

Oct 2022

Use caution with a very diluted solution, wear gloves, eye protection, etc.

I'd try the other suggestions first (CLR seems like a good idea) and use this as a potentially hazardous last resort.

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tell me, please, the very best way to clean gunky exterior picture windows... [View all] Grasswire2 Oct 2022 OP

We buy glass cleaner foam from a glass company. Cracklin Charlie Oct 2022 #1

Maybe a petroleum-based solvent? Auggie Oct 2022 #2

If your windows are double-pane, you may have a bad seal. TygrBright Oct 2022 #3

dang! Grasswire2 Oct 2022 #11

A glass company can usually fix the seal and replace the gas between the panes, Bluethroughu Oct 2022 #18

I would try Dawn and water and Finish (dishwasher stuff) and MOMFUDSKI Oct 2022 #4

Is it sticky residue bamagal62 Oct 2022 #5

maybe Grasswire2 Oct 2022 #12

For water spots, I use CLR diluted with water in a spray bottle. crud Oct 2022 #6

thanks every one for ideas. Grasswire2 Oct 2022 #7

If it is from mineralized water deposits, Muriatic acid can work. yonder Oct 2022 #8

Barkeepers Friend. Phoenix61 Oct 2022 #9

Steel wool pads (000 grade) and any cleaner... ret5hd Oct 2022 #10

SOS pad...would that be proper grade? Grasswire2 Oct 2022 #13

Sure, but messy and hard to rinse. ret5hd Oct 2022 #15

Too scratchy. 0000 (4 ought) mahina Oct 2022 #16

Clear ammonia. Rinse with a garden hose, paper towel dry. Meadowoak Oct 2022 #14

I use the windex outdoor hose treatment. Bluethroughu Oct 2022 #17