Homemade Glass Cleaner

In order to create a homemade glass cleaner, you will need the following ingredients:

• About 7 pints cold water (108 ounces)
• 1/2 cup soapy ammonia
• 1 pint rubbing alcohol

Instructions:

1.  Fill a 1- or 2-gallon bucket with the water. Carefully add the ammonia and rubbing alcohol.
2.  Mix well and pour into spray bottles.
3. To distinguish this clear liquid from other cleaners, tint it with a drop or two of blue food coloring.

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Windex was invented by Harry R. Drackett and has been manufactured since 1933 by S.C. Johnson & Son.  The glass cleaner was introduced during the Great Depression as an automobile windshield cleaner and it was sold in metal cans.

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Clean and dry windows outside in one direction, then inside in the other direction.  If you see a streak, you will know which side is the offender.

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