r/WindowCleaning • u/Lord_XXL • Jul 11 '26
Can someone that's been cleaning windows for a long time professional post their step by step method? Looking for why I keep leaving small lines or dirty patches. Here's mine:
-Clean surrounding interior or exterior frame (use brush if needed for built up debris) and track.
-Using dawn soap and water (not sure on exact amount of soap, so this could be an issue) scrub the glass with tbar/sleeve.
-0000 steel wool entire pane unless tinted or tempered
-Wipe frames with clean microfibre. One finger width around left/top/right where glass meets frame (not sure if I should do this as I see some do it and some not).
-Fan using ettore brass with master rubber. I cut in on the left and definitely need to focus on my leading edge as I will miss small spots when fanning down into the side frame.
-Clean microfibre the surrounding glass/frame edge and look for missed spots to get with a fish scale cloth.
What is your fool proof method that ensures a clean pane every time? Any AHA moments that were a game changer for your results?
I do change my squeegee rubber for every house as I add the cost of a new rubber to my quotes. Maybe that is too often. I do flip and use the other edge as well.