DIY pro Glass window Cleaner similar to Windex
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2018
- Today's video is how to make a simple but very professional window and surface cleaner similar to Windex. Because it does have ammonia you need to take the same precautions as you would with any ammonia cleaner and not let it get on wood or other surfaces that can be harmed by ammonia cleaners.
It is best to spray onto your cleaning cloth or rag and then wipe if you are concerned with the spray harming other surfaces near where you are cleaning.
Robb's DIY Pro Glass Cleaner
add:
1 cup (237 ml) of water
1 ounce (30 ml) of ammonia
4 ounces ( 118 ml) rubbing alcohol
6 drops of dish soap
1 drop blue dye
QS to 32 ounces (946 ml)
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Just ran out of Windex the other day and decided to make some per your video tonight. AMAZING! My father was a professional window washer for his entire life and consequently I have washed thousands and thousands of windows in my teen years. He used Ammonia in his water all the way up until the 90's until people started complaining of the ammonia smell in fine businesses. He switched to Joy dishsoap and it did a great job but you are soaping up the window really well and squeegeeing it off. He always talked about how much better Ammonia worked. Being the son of a professional window washer and later a professional window washer myself I didn't use Windex until I was married and have always been disappointed in it as it doesn't work great for greasy finger prints. This stuff I used tonight per your recipe is the best "Windex" I have ever used.
Moe, you made my day, and I had been having a very great day! Thanks so much.
Rob, this formula is the greatest! I made mine with 91% isopropyl alcohol, and it works so well that I don't even mind doing windows anymore! Thanks so much for this video.
What a nice comment! Thanks, Milena!
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Robb, I went to your link- and it seems to be empty?!
I buy tons of stuff on Amazon and I should maybe make one, eh? 🤔
Why did you stop doing this?
@@WmLatin hello William, sorry for the late reply. My link to my Amazon page has the list of things I buy on a separate page. When you go here www.amazon.com/shop/robbshomemadelife look on the top left side where it has the word influencer. You have to click that link to go to the influencer list. Thanks again.
Just came back and made another batch of Windex. Awesome stuff
hey Moe, that makes my day, thanks.
I have tried several “homemade” cleaners most all of them so so but your “windex” is awesome! I think it even works better. Thank you, you have restored my faith to keep trying.
Teri! Thanks so much for the awesome comment. Much appreciated. I subscribed.
I have made this cleaner now twice and it's perfect! No streaks and the smell is lighter than the Windex product. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to more videos.👍
Sarah, what a nice comment, I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know that. I add new stuff every week.
I like your homemade measuring containers. The normal consumer wouldn't have graduated cylinders and measuring devices. Keep up the good work
Thanks Deborah, I will do a video on the proper way to calibrate a container to use as a measuring device using a scale and water and a thermometer.
Hey Robb! I made some- and it's BETTER than the commercial stuff that came in the container!
Great job working out this recipe- I've learned something today! 😃
thanks a lot William!!
You made an excellent tutorial, couple that with your delightful personality and it's top shelf!! Thank you, and all the best from New Rochelle N.Y.
Stuart what a very nice comment I appreciate that very much. I subscribed.
Yes! Worked perfectly on my induction stove. Thank you!
Great to hear!
Nice formula. I asked a professional window washer what he used. I'd watched him doing windows next door to one of my construction projects. For speed he used a woolen car wash type pad on an extension rod, squeegeed everything, wiped the edges with a rag, crystal clear. His formula was nearly identical to yours, his extra ingredient was a teaspoon of cornstarch to a gallon of mix as a mild abrasive. It works, but I'm gonna try yours as the combo looks like a winner.
Hey Murphy, thanks a lot. I have heard about the cornstarch. Also, some window washers just use Dawn liquid soap but I find it leaves a streak. However, you can't get much cheaper.
Here again to make more Windex. The AMMONIA is key and makes it cut grease like glass cleaner used to pre 1980's. I use it to clean everything not just Glass.
Hey Moe, I was thinking it was time for me to make some more myself. I have been using mine on some stubborn ants in the kitchen that are avoiding Terro and my homemade ant poisons.
Love It! Besides being super easy, I always look for opportunities to not buy things in plastic containers for environmental reasons. I will be looking forward to more diy from you because I trust your background and just kind of like your video personality.
Thanks ! I add new videos weekly for 13 years.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife no need to rush
Fantastic video.
Moe, I appreciate that very much.
great job. I need a jet dry diy formula for my dishwasher
thanks for the video.
happy to help, thanks for watching.😎👌
Great class professor!
Hey Brad, I think I am going to do more of these as they are much quicker to do than most of my other videos and fun too. Also, I might come up with something I can manufacture myself. I remember reading years ago about a guy who was the biggest supplier of auto window washing fluid for Walmart. He was the sole employee. He mixed up the water and chemicals in a big 2000 gallon tank and then spent the day filling bottles and boxes on pallets. I always dreamed of being Willy Wonka without all of the oompah Loompas. Ha!
here is an old video of when I worked in chemistry manufacturing back in the nineties. ruclips.net/video/XKRc2rbRG3E/видео.html
i like them,. would like to see more about homemade formulas
hey Joe, thanks, doing this video was fun for me, I will have to dig up my old lab coat. I ordered some labware today.
perfect timing! I just ran out of window cleaner!
hey salty, thanks so much for watching, glad I can help.
Okay im impressed. I didn't have dish washing liquid. cause i make my own with few drops of laundry detergent and bleach. so i Used few drops of regular shampoo. I had 90 percent alcohol and lemon ammonia. No blue dye. I did not know you could mix ammonia with bleach. WOW ! This really works better then any store bought cleaner i have gotten to clean my car windows!!!!!!! I am impressed. ty ty . yes i hit the subscribe button
Never mix ammonia with bleach. I never said to do that.
I tried your formula for substituting Windex. It works and smell good too! Thanks.
Make more videos...
Hey Joey, thanks a lot for the nice comment and for taking the time to watch the video and actually make the glass cleaner. I appreciate comments like yours. The most. When people make stuff that I made in my videos. It makes me feel really good. As far as making more videos I have made about one a week for the last 16 years.😀😀 I'm not sure how I can stop. Please check out my playlist on many different subjects as my channel is a variety channel and you never know what you're going to find next. You can also use the search function. There is a little magnifying glass at the top of the channel page. RUclips does not monetize variety channels very well or promote them so I appreciate any support I can get from people commenting and watching more of my videos.
I like your chuckle :)
Thanks! 😃
sixtyfiveford sent me here and I'm glad he did. I used distilled water, 91% C3H8O and no dye because I didn't have any. Good recipe!
Hey Walt, thanks a lot for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.😃
Sixtyfiveford recommended your glass cleaner, thank you for sharing!
Daniel thanks a lot for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. Moe was a great guy.👍
@@RobbsHomemadeLife He still is a great guy is he not Daniel?
Dale in Canada 🇨🇦
Awesome! Saw this on sixty five ford’s channel. Thanks!
Thanks Texas. Moe at 65 Ford is a great guy. I really appreciate him giving me a shout out. I have featured him on my channel for years.
I had the stuff on hand-made a half-batch per instructions- used it on my mirrors-works perfectly!
Thank you Mr. Chemist 👏🏽
Cindy, that really makes me happy.😎👌
Thank you.
You're welcome!
THANK YOU!!!
Linda,, thanks so much for taking the time to watch the video and leave a nice comment. I have some other do-it-yourself videos you might like.
Tired of store bought concoctions, already have all the ingredients and you helped me with the recipe. Thank you A quick note. I used RO as our water is quite hard. Using 'pure' water would only help not hinder in providing the best quality product. I'm sure for some calcium scale isn't an issue but it's horrible here. I didn't have rubbing but lots of isopropyl 99%. I just did a x 0.7 to get the new ratio of water/alcohol. Added everything together and your recipe works wonders. Thank you again
Thanks a lot for watching the video and taking your time to leave such a helpful comment period I have been using this cleaner not only on windows but also on other surfaces. It's actually an excellent light duty cleaner.
Thanks pretty awesome..
Thank you too!
I came here from sixtyfiveford’s channel. Guys like you and Mo make the internet go around. Thank you.
Thanks Lonnie I appreciate that a lot. Moe is a great guy. He has some of the best videos on RUclips.
Thanks Robb! I just made a batch, gonna grab a bunch of old newspapers and head to my local intersection and see if I can make a little cash!
Hey Dean, that's pretty funny. You be careful out there.😃😃
I'm very bad at cleaning windows, but I'll try tomorrow with your formula, 🙏
😎👌
More like this. Good vid as usual bud. 🖒
hey smithers, you got it. I will definitely be making more homemade chemistry videos.
I just made your blend. It works great! Thanks for the info. You're right, 1/2 drop of blue would be better, or 1/4, but maybe my food coloring is kinda old and maybe exaporated/concentrated a bit. I was thinking I should have added a drop to the cup of water then dumped out half and refilled... maybe next time.. anyway, thanks again..
Hey, thanks a lot, I appreciate you letting me know.
Keep that homemade spice bottle! It's homemade, Robb!! I like the easy to find/ repurpose aspect of your videos.
Great recipe. I just need to buy ammonia.
Love your laugh!!!
Thanks Jen! Maybe I will do a video on how to calibrate common containers to use as measuring devices. You can get everything shown at the dollar store.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife thanks Robb!
I’m a house cleaner and would love to learn more about home made cleaners 👍🙏🏼💕
hey kanita, I will have to work on some more.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife yes please!! I know a lot of people in our industry will love to learn 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I stumbled upon your video and can’t wait to mix up a batch! Thank you so much! I always felt bad throwing out my empty bottles of windex.
thanks char!
Thank you for putting metric measurements here (Scientist here)
Ha. Thank you for not criticizing me for saying centigrade repeatedly.
👏🏼 Amen to that 👏🏼
& thank you kindly,
-Chem Tech❤️from Wisconsin
I use invisible glass which is a phenomenal glass cleaner, but it is over $8 dollars a bottle. I will whip up a batch of your cleaner and give it a try.
I think you'll like it.
Hey Robb, thanks for this great tip! Moe from Sixtyfiveford send us 🙂
Thanks for including the metric measurements!
Hey thanks a lot. I'm happy you watched and commented. Moe is a great guy. I feature him on my channel down at the bottom with some other people and have been doing so for years. He is such a knowledgeable and creative guy. However I would just watch them for Ginger the dog.😃
Hi Robb thank u very much for u formula can u tell the formula for 25 L glass cleaner for cars plase
34 windows on this building so this formula may get a lot of use from me. Thank you! BTW 65Ford sent me. Now subbed and look forward to more good formulae..... This is safe on all low E window coatings, right?
John check and see if the ammonia or alcohol would hurt anything you're using this on.
Showing my age here .. lol... my mom used to make this mixture when I was a kid for the house windows...and we would use newspapers ..the windows were always streak free and the cleaner didnt smell.. .. I'd love to see more household cleaner videos !
thanks Wendy, I will try to do that and make some more chemical videos.
Thank you very much for the video. It is amazing the way you presented it and it is very fun to watch. The question I have is where do I get the blue drops, what's the name in the store?
blue drops are food coloring you can get in the grocery store.
Thank you!!
This is also good for computer screens if you omit the ammonia; tends to fog.
Thanks!
Nice recipe. It would have been nice to see you clean a smeared mirror or window. Does your formula leave streaks or a cloudy appearance?
I agree with your comment. I find it to be a very good cleaner as have many of the commenters who have tried it.
No
In another life where I had a job that I actually sweat doing, we did windows with denatured alcohol. Could I substitute that for the rubbing alcohol?
Denatured alcohol is an excellent solvent and cleaning agent, however I don't know how it would react witht he items used in the formula. different chemicals are used to make the alcohol "denatured."
Robb, do you happen to know a measuring cup kit that you can recommend? I've already ordered the blue drops, now I need to measure the contents. I am completely new to all this.
You do not need to buy anything. You can use a spoon. 8 to 2 is 8 parts to 2 parts. Spoons can be a part just like ounes or liters, the important thing is you use the right ratio
With gas prices ..we are all going to start making our own...EVERYTHING!
I hope not but you may be right!
@@RobbsHomemadeLife stock up on ammonia vinegar and Dawn soap
you are right. I bought soap but could use ammonia and vinegar. salt too.
I am wanting to make
2 oz. pre made contents to add to a
16 oz. bottle. Can I use 3 drops Dish Soap,
1/2 oz. Ammonia and 1.5 oz. of 99% Alcohol and get the same cleaning effect?
I think your DIY glass cleaner tastes far better than Windex... The subtle aromatic bouquet during initial sipping buffers all harsh pungency normally associated with commercial products. For those of your viewers who have one more more tattoos depicting Medieval torture, adding 2 heaping tablespoons of pumice will clear the digestive tract with amazing (and rapid) efficiency!
European pumice or Punjabi?
Ah... a connoisseur! Either is fine, let your pocketbook decide. Just avoid Costco - the stuff they sell is worse than baking soda.
Alcohol kitna% wala use karna ha
Would distilled water work better than tap, or do the chemicals used prevent residue formation?
If your tap water has a lot of minerals and so on you could use distilled water but I think for most people tap water will be fine. Good question though.
I’m not a chemist, but well water seems to ruin everything it touches. I would definitely recommend the distilled water as a substitute.
Does the brand of dish washing detergent matter? At 4:48 you said the dish washing liquid was like a what?
any dishwashing liquid will do. I said it acts like a surfactant, a substance that will increase the spreading and wetting properties of the liquid.
Can I use white vinegar or cleaning vinegar instead of ammonia?
yes
Will this work for eye glasses as well?
yes😎
Will this work on Car windows and what type of cloth do you use? Thanks
You can use regular blue paper shop towels or microfiber towels.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife Thanks so much Robb.
Can this be used in car windshield washer fluid tank?
Ken that's a good question, but I don't have the answer. Obviously it will clean the windows very well, but I'm not sure if it can withstand freezing weather without freezing itself. That would be my only concern.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife thanks again!
you prepared 1 liter ready glass cleaner in this video?? can you share how much ingredients will be used for 100 litres?? do assist. thanks
Just times all of the ingredients by 100. The end product should be around 94,600ml.
Rob- is blue dye the same thing as blue food coloring?
yes
Thanks and much appreciation for the recipe:)
happy to help
Can I omit the ammonia? Maybe with Vinegar instead? I don’t keep ammonia in my house because of how much bleach I use, along with never really having a need for it, I just never really bought it, it would be a waste if I got it just to make this. Please if anyone knows I would really appreciate you
you need the ammonia for this formula, however you can also try plain vinegar.
You used 4oz 50% rubbing alcohol, but you said 70% would have been better, if I have even stronger rubbing alcohol, eg 91%, can I reduce the quantity say 3oz instead of 4oz?
What is the strength (concentration) of ammonia? Please reply
The ammonia I used was less than 3%. here is the brand I used, I got it cheap at the dollar store but it is sold on amazon where there is more information about it. You do not have to use this brand, just use household ammonia that has no additives such as coloring agents or perfumes.. amzn.to/3fY48gZ
What's the ammonia strenthg. My bottle says 20g per litre
I'm sorry for the late reply household clear ammonia is usually 5 to 10% concentration
The British TV show, How Clean Is Your House?, used tea to make a glass cleaner because the tonic acid (?) in the tea worked well. Do you have any recipe like that?
Hello Mari, thanks for watching and commenting. If you need a Tea based window or glass cleaner recipe it's very simple. Just add three regular black tea bags to 8 ounces of water hot enough to make tea. When it cools you can use it as a glass cleaner. Tea has tannic acid in it which does help cut dirt and grime. However, the formula I have in my video is better because it is much less likely to leave streaks and is much stronger. However, the tea formula is extraordinarily simple and may work perfectly for you. I will try to do a video on comparing the two in the near future. Thanks again.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife They used a lot of food to do cleaning on the show because a lot of the people were on the poor side. Plus it was ingredients that they most likely had on hand.
They used ketchup to clean brass.
You know I never saw that show up because I'm over here in the US. I think catch up has a lot of vinegar in it so that makes a lot of sense. Is that TV show from a long time ago or is it still on?
@@RobbsHomemadeLife I’m in the US also. It is on RUclips.
Sixtyfiveford sent me!
Hey Ford, thanks a lot. Much appreciated. I am a big fan of Moe at 65 Ford. I think he has one of the best channels on RUclips. I have featured him on my channel for years. If anybody wants to learn how to make RUclips video showing how to do something they need to watch his videos.
If windex dries up on a cloth and it's used to clean my tv screen is it safe do the chemicals evaporate on the cloth???
The alcohol and water should evaporate completely but there may be some residue of ammonia left. And soap.
If dry it wouldn't damage my tv???
not sure how you clean but I don't leave anything 'wet'. spray the product, wipe around until dry. for a tv i'd be more concerned about a lint free cloth. I've used name brand windex products on my screen, so if I use that then using this is also 100% fine. there are more chemicals in the food you eat than in this common cleaner. Just food for thought ! @@michaelvelez9278
Sixtyfiveford sent me :-)
Thanks a lot for coming over and watching.
Hi, can I use bleach instead of ammonia?
no.
did anyone try this, please guide whether droplets are evaporated or watery (flown down on the glass surface)?
i am interested to make non watery glass cleaner will it go?
If you spray on enough of the cleaner is going to flow down the surface.
Does this require distilled water?
No not at all. Unless you have very bad tapwater.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife thank you
How can I reduce the smell of ammonia?
I don't know unless you added less.
can you make a all natural glass cleaner
sure, vinegar and water is an old window cleaner- google it.
Michael Wilson Jr where to buy the die and I was trying to make professional all natural solutions
Is ammonia safe
no. But it is safe when used safely.
is ammonia required? thats the only thing i dont have =)
Hi Mark, unfortunately I got the best results with the formulae provided. Look in the comments some people made some changes are try different things you might want to consider.
What is blue dye?
The blue dye used in the video was food coloring. You can buy a set of it on Amazon for just a few dollars. It is used to change the color of foods.
Should not have taken over seven minutes to present, but the important part is that we have a chemist's opinion here, and the lesson is that it takes surprisingly minimal ingredients to add the the water solution to make a decent window cleaner. I'll never pay for Windex again!
you can speed up the video in the settings below the video. thanks for watching and commenting.
From sixty-five ford
Hello Bill, that was so nice of Moe to tell everyone about my glass cleaner. Thanks for watching and commenting.
How much in ml is 6 drops of liquid soap?
i dunno- maybe google it
@@RobbsHomemadeLife I just did. It is 0.3ml. Thanks.
@@jt8847 I think 6 drops is the same whether metric or ounces etc.
Dale in Canada 🇨🇦
This bottle is 500ml?
add:
1 cup (237 ml) of water
1 ounce (30 ml) of ammonia
4 ounces ( 118 ml) rubbing alcohol
6 drops of dish soap
1 drop blue dye
QS to 32 ounces (946 ml)
@@RobbsHomemadeLife Thank you 💕
Can I add some fragrance?
Does anyone use this as a substitute for washer fluid in a car? The cheap stuff you get at the store doesn't remove bug guts worth a crap.
I never thought about it but that might be a good idea. Thanks Scooter.
Ginger sent me...
Hey, welcome aboard. That was awful nice of Moe to give me a shout out. Of course, maybe Ginger told him too.😃
@@RobbsHomemadeLife I'm convinced that Moe is just a front man :) Glad to be here, and thank you taking the time to produce quality content.
😃👍
Hi Rob how can I contact you
Hi Ben, I have an email account at cdbob@bellsouth.net, but only check it now and then.
sixtyfiveford sent me
Hey thanks a lot. Much appreciated.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife Thank you!
thanks sick of buying store bought, besides I want to keep out of shops.
I understand
I sniff ammonia out of the bottle I love the smell
Ha. cheap thrill.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife it doesn't get me high just like the smell and the burn to my nose is satisfying
I have to try it;)
@@RobbsHomemadeLife yea I clean my floors with it straight, makes them shine while cleaning then
How to, on making improvised graduated cylinders?? No one need be embarrassed.. ;)
You know, I have over 1100 videos so I tend to forget some of them but I think I did a video on making graduated cylinders. ruclips.net/video/LTSS4EaN7kA/видео.html
Why do most professional window cleaner companies on RUclips profess to use Dawn instead of Windex?
65 Ford channel says this is awesome unless you have another video on glass cleaner .
Hello, thanks so much for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. I only have one glass cleaner video now because the one I have is really the best cleaner I could come up with. However, that cleaner requires several ingredients and could be expensive for some people. I have been planning on making a video on several less costly glass cleaner formulas although they do not work as good as my original cleaner. I am happy Moe from 65 Ford sent you here. He is a great guy and has a wonderful channel.
Hold on just a minute. You're going to buy a professionally made oz. measurer instead of showing us how to make our own? lol
Thanks for the recipe.
I have a video on making your own labware.😎
@@RobbsHomemadeLife ALRIGHT ! ! I'll look it up. ((-:
Went to buy the ingredients but the one Windex was way cheaper than your ingredients.
32 ounce Windex Publix grocery $4.75
rubbing alcohol Publix grocery 16 oz $2.05
clear ammonia 64 oz 98 cents
1 cup (237 ml) of water
1 ounce (30 ml) of ammonia
4 ounces ( 118 ml) rubbing alcohol
6 drops of dish soap
1 drop blue dye
QS to 32 ounces (946 ml)
If you add up the cost of the blue dye, ammonia, rubbing alcohol and dish soap your total will be more than a single container of Windex. However, if you buy those ingredients you will be able to make a 32 ounce bottle of window cleaner better than Windex for about $.59 worth of materials. Also, you don't need to add the blue dye if you don't want to.
Skip to the 1 minute mark to get past all of his blabber.
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Thank you.
thanks Herb.