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Distilled white vinegar

Instead of branded glass cleaner

~$5 a gallon against ~$4 a spray bottle

Dilute acetic acid, which is what most glass sprays are, plus a surfactant and a dye.

IngredientsA list short enough to read aloud and defend.ValueThe same job for less money.

Glass streaks because something got left behind on it. Vinegar cuts the mineral film and then evaporates without residue, which is the whole trick, and a gallon cut by half fills a spray bottle many times over. It doubles as a rinse aid in the dishwasher and it takes off soap scum.

What you give up

It does not disinfect to any standard worth relying on, so it is the wrong product for a board that held raw chicken. Keep it off stone and waxed wood, where the acid does real damage.

What to get

  • Distilled white vinegarPlain 5 percent acetic acid, by the gallon
    Amazon ~$5

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