Clean Your Window Tracks

Amanda C, Hometalk Team
by Amanda C, Hometalk Team
5 Materials
$2
20 Minutes
Easy
Spring cleaning is almost here and what a better way to start than with your window tracks? Window tracks just love to attract lots of dirt and tough to scrub grime, but there is an easy solution to get the job done quick and easy! With a couple of non-toxic household items you can clean your window tracks in no time!


SUPPLIES:
-Old Toothbrush
-White Vinegar
-Old Rag
-Butter Knife (not shown above)
-Baking Soda
-Paper Towels (not shown above)



STEP 1: Pour a nice layer of baking soda into the window track covering all dirty areas. Pour a little extra in the corners where the dirt has built up.



STEP 2: Pour white vinegar over all the baking soda so that it starts to bubble and begins working it's magic. Allow the mixture to rest and do its thing for 5-10 minutes.



STEP 3: Once it has been resting for a while grab an old toothbrush and scrub all the dirt loose.



STEP 4: Wipe away all the dirt that you scrubbed up with a paper towel or two.



STEP 5: It is a bit tough to get into the cracks and crevices with a toothbrush so grab a butter knife and wrap it in an old rag so that you can still somewhat feel the blade through the fabric.



STEP 6: Dig the cloth covered blade into the cracks where dirt still remains and dig out the dirt from the grooves.



STEP 7: Wipe away all the dug out dirt and that's it!



Here is a before and after to show you how much of a difference it made. There was SO much dirt in there.



Look how clean now! I need to hop to it and do this to all my windows!



Even all the corners are nice and clean and they had had literal PILES of tough dirt.
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  • Randy Randy on Mar 29, 2022

    What's the Best way, to clean old concrete wash tubs ?

  • Chris Ralston Chris Ralston on Mar 26, 2023

    Wouldn’t the vinegar start to eat away the sill because it is acid


  • Catherine R. Catherine R. on Mar 26, 2023

    What do you do if you have wooden windows instead of vinyl windows. How would you clean them then?

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  • Januwine Januwine on Jul 14, 2023

    I think this hack will also work for cleaning nasty shower doors/grout in the bathtub

  • Carey Marshall Carey Marshall on Dec 04, 2023

    Sometimes just a good bushing and vacuum then a damp cloth will clean up window sills & grooves just fine. on both wood and vinyl. Only if the grooves have been hardened with water changing it to dried mud, will such a hard scrubbing be necessary.

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