By Cheri Sicard
Traveling RVers and especially RVers with pets have no doubt experienced the frustrations of a dirty inside windshield. Dogs especially like to leave nose prints everywhere. Fret no more. Rebecca from the Tiny House Creations DIY at Old Country Cooks YouTube channel is here to show you how to clean the inside of your windshield quickly, easily, and with no streaks.
I am talking less than two minutes and you will have a clean, clear, sparkling interior windshield! And it works!
What is needed for Rebecca’s interior windshield cleaning process?
- A mop that uses disposable cloths such as a Swiffer
- Paper towels
- Glass cleaner
That’s it!
Rebecca uses the paper towels that allow you to select sizes. She says to use four pieces, but she actually uses five in the video (which she does admit to). This shows how you can fashion your own cleaners the way you need them. If you were using regular paper towels, it looks like you could use two.
How it’s done
Watch the video to see how it’s done. Rebecca folds up a section of three paper towels and puts it over the mop head. She uses the section of two paper towels to affix these to the mop head. Easy!
Spray your newly fashioned windshield mop with your favorite glass cleaner (or a mixture of vinegar and water), and you are ready to clean.
Using the mop with its long handle makes it easy to reach every inch of the windshield, even the places you would normally struggle with. Genius!
One caveat. If you also use your mop to clean your floors (and why wouldn’t you?), Rebecca advises wrapping the mop head with some plastic wrap before applying the paper towels. This is to prevent streaking and leaving an unwanted film from any residual floor cleaner that might have been left on the mop.
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I use a much smaller (and much easier to use) cleaning pad on a wand.
Actually, regular paper towels are not good for cleaning windows. They smear, because they are mostly recycled paper that is washed and bleached. Plus it has other chemicals to bond the fibers.
This causes smears on the glass.
Good microfiber cloth or a cotton cloth work best. Just don’t wash the cloths with fabric softener. It inhibits the cloth from soaking up the water.
OMG – just did this & required an extra run with a dry paper towel pile on the swiffer head to polish the windshield after the windex. Inside & out done in a heartbeat!!!! No more contortionist acts to get to my entire windshield! Thanx!
Thank you for the suggestion, Cheri! Have a great week and safe travels!
Thank you for the information, Cheri! Have a great week and safe travels!