Green Mirror Cleaner -- Using Old Newspapers!

3 Materials

2 Minutes

Easy

I got this great trick from my dear friend Cori. It's her favorite green cleaning trick -- she actually describes it as "life changing". She uses newspaper and water to clean her mirrors and windows. The newspaper takes off all the smudges, dirt, makeup etc. and doesn't leave any streaks behind. Easy eco cleaning, for the win!!

Step 1: Gather Your Materials

I balled up some leftover newspaper pieces and grabbed a spray bottle full of water.

This mirror looks like it's had some teenage girls using it. (Makeup and smudges EVERYWHERE!) Step 2: Spray on Some Water

I used a spray bottle filled with water, but you could also just flick some water on the mirror with a wet hand. Step 3: Wipe with Newspaper

Then, wipe your mirror with the crumpled up newspaper just as you would with a cloth and chemical cleaner.

I found that I didn't have to wipe so much -- and that streaks were nowhere to be found!

And that's it! This trick is teenage-girl proof! No all that's left is to enjoy that beautiful, smudge free reflection.

Suggested materials:

Newspaper
Water
Spray bottle (optional) (Dollar Store)

3 questions

Jun6250205
on Jul 10, 2016
I park my car under a tree for shade, when I got home my windshield have droplets of tree saps. Any suggestions how to clean it?
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- Sighle Kujawa
  on Apr 19, 2017
  You have a larger problem. The sap also goes on your car finish also. Best solution is to park elsewhere, or cover your whole car with a car cover. Above suggestions will probably all work for better or worse, but to avoid the problem altogether would be more desirable to me. Is the shade worth all the remedial labor? Hope this helps.
  Sighle Kujawa, Clarksville, TN
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Glenn Smith
on Jan 2, 2017
Did you write Jenny's number down before you cleaned it off of the mirror?
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- Pam LoCoco
  on Aug 25, 2017
  I got it too. Thought you could slip that past us, huh?
MYRNA WOODS
on Oct 15, 2018
Does it work on hard water spots on glass shower doors
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- Two1224747
  on Jan 8, 2019
  Vinegar works for that. Use vinegar added to your water.

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Nancy Wilson
on Jul 14, 2017
First, newspaper doesn't scratch glass. If it takes a diamond or similar hard substance to cut glass, the minute wood fibers will not cause scratches. Secondly, this is a great reminder of how we have become so dependent on advertising. We think we can buy things that will make the job faster, easier, better.....how much better, easier and faster can you be....water and newspaper! Great reminder and well done!
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- Jeanette Kent
  on Oct 14, 2018
  She said that the baking powder could scratch the paint, not the newspaper.
Pamela Kirksey
on Aug 31, 2018
It’s such a shame that a lot of people now read the newspaper on their computers or mobile devices, myself included. My mom taught me the newspaper hack and I’ve always found it to work like a charm! This is a great tip.
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- Snowdiva
  on Feb 8, 2019
  I get the newspaper every day. I enjoy just sitting in my rocker and relaxing by reading the paper...I dont get that from a computer. I use my computer but just not for the newspaper. We can have both.....