How To Use A Pressure Washer To Clean Windows

If you have a pressure washer, then you already know the sheer, childlike joy that comes from using it to blast dirt and debris from any surface. And why shouldn’t you use all that cleaning power to jet your windows back to sparkledom?

You can absolutely use your pressure washer to clean your windows…as long as you check and prepare certain things first.

Check Caulking

That same power that blasts dirt away can also get water between your window panes and ruin wood if window caulk is damaged. Check the caulking around any windows you plan to pressure-wash before letting loose on them - living with condensation between your window panes is annoying as all get out, and can actually cause serious damage to the wooden structures around your windows.

Use At An Angle

Keeping the pressure washer wand at an approximate 45 degree angle while cleaning can reduce the chances of lengthening any hairline cracks that might already be in your window; it reduces the force of impact just enough to be able to clean without damaging.

Using it at an angle also gives you better control over moving dirt off the window, rather than simply spraying it around.

Squeegee or Dry With A Cloth

It’s all very well having clean windows, but if they’re covered in water spots because they weren’t wiped down afterwards, you might as well have left them covered in dirt.

Either use a squeegee or a slightly-damp microfiber cloth to wipe down panes and allow them to dry to a clean sparkle.

If implementing all the above has taken the fun out of your new pressure-washing project, give the pros at City Creek Window Cleaning a call today at 801 261 5565 to schedule your next professional window cleaning.