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Homemade Outdoor Window Cleaner

May 23, 2018 By: Sweet Frugal Life14 Comments

This is the best DIY outdoor window cleaner ever!

We have been busy around here with Spring Cleaning.  I might be a little strange, but I honestly look forward to Spring Cleaning each year.  It’s so fun to have a fresh start and clean home!  One of my favorite Spring Cleaning chores is cleaning my windows.  There’s just something about those sparkly clean windows that make me so happy!  Today I’m sharing my favorite homemade outdoor window cleaner recipe.

Years ago I started making my own DIY outdoor window cleaner.  Not only is it MUCH cheaper, but it is also so quick and easy.  Just the way I like it!

You will only need three ingredients to whip up this recipe and you probably already have all of the ingredients sitting in your house, all you have to do is mix them together.  I really like this homemade outdoor window cleaner recipe because it gets even the toughest hard water spots off the windows.

When we clean our outdoor windows, we clean them as a family.  It’s such a fun way to get everyone involved and spend a few hours together.  My kids love helping mix the solution, and spraying the windows.

I have such fond memories of doing this as a young child with my family.  We had a few windows that were up to high to reach.  So, my dad would go get the tractor, let us kids sit in the bucket loader and would then lift us up to the windows.

I remember us laughing and feeling so tall sitting up in the bucket.  It’s a memory I will always treasure!

I don’t have any high windows, and I don’t have a tractor.  But!  I do have windows and kids and we can make our own memories.

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Outdoor Window Cleaner Recipe

It’s so easy to make your own outdoor window cleaner.  Seriously!  All it takes is three ingredients, and a few minutes of your time.

To make this outdoor window cleaner recipe you will want to mix these three ingredients together:

  • 8 cups water
  • 2 cups vinegar
  • 1/8 cups dish soap

See!  That’s eat!  I told you it would be easy!  After it’s all mixed together, I like to take it outside in a big bucket, get out my window squeegee and scrub the windows until they shine!

 


Washing The Windows

To wash your outdoor windows, dip the squeegee in the bucket with your homemade window cleaner.  Scrub windows, spray with fresh water from the hose, and then flip the squeegee around to wipe off all water.  Pretty simple right!

 

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Outdoor Window Cleaner

This window cleaner is easy and cheap to make!
4.34 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins

Ingredients
  

  • 8 Cups Water
  • 2 Cups Vinegar
  • 1/8 Cups Dish Soap

Instructions
 

  • Mix together and use to wash windows.

In Conclusion

I have been using this homemade outdoor window cleaner recipe for years and it does the best job of getting off hard water spots and making your windows sparkle again!  I hope you love it as much as I do!  Let me know if you try it, I would love to hear your experience in the comments!

 

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Comments

  1. kage2015 says

    February 21, 2019 at 10:34 am

    I have made different cleaners over the years. Vinegar has so many uses.

    Reply
    • sweetfrugallife says

      February 21, 2019 at 12:08 pm

      It really does!!

      Reply
      • Patricia Dickey says

        April 13, 2021 at 12:09 pm

        where did you buy long handle double sided squeegee?

        Reply
        • Sweet Frugal Life says

          April 13, 2021 at 2:21 pm

          We have had it so long I can’t remember where I got it from! Probably Walmart or Lowes!

          Reply
          • Carrie says

            April 15, 2021 at 11:11 am

            Got mine at Home Depot yesterday!

          • Sweet Frugal Life says

            April 15, 2021 at 9:29 pm

            Yay!

  2. Jenny Morrison says

    February 22, 2019 at 12:14 pm

    This is so simple, but I desperately need to do this!!! I will have to make a plan and schedule it in!

    Reply
    • sweetfrugallife says

      February 22, 2019 at 4:02 pm

      It’s so quick and painless!

      Reply
  3. Lori Hooper says

    March 28, 2021 at 6:49 pm

    5 stars
    Used it today and loved it. My windows look amazing!

    Reply
    • Sweet Frugal Life says

      March 30, 2021 at 11:42 am

      I am SO glad to hear this!

      Reply
  4. Greta M Johnson says

    October 18, 2021 at 8:35 am

    3 stars
    It left streaks on my windows. Not sure what went wrong

    Reply
    • Sweet Frugal Life says

      October 18, 2021 at 10:33 am

      Oh no!! I am so sorry to hear that!

      Reply
  5. Sheila Illes says

    October 28, 2022 at 3:14 pm

    5 stars
    Add some jet dry to the mix for a streak free look.

    Reply
    • Sweet Frugal Life says

      October 28, 2022 at 10:33 pm

      I’ll have to try that! Thanks!

      Reply

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