---

When we first saw the house at Olden, one of the pros about the darling, old little home is that it had updated windows.

Having newer double pane windows in a charming old home is wonderful.  Often times, we see homes with old windows painted shut over the years with lead and who knows what else, cracked single panes of glass,  or with some not so great, albeit somewhat functional, storm windows on the exterior.

 

Although these windows at the Olden house were in perfect functioning condition and would suit the new owners just fine, they certainly did not appear “updated” at all.  Years of smoke residue and probably a less than stellar cleaning habit left them looking… well, terrible.

On the hunt for what would take these stains off of vinyl, I did a little hunting  online.  I found one of the recommended cleaners at Dollar Tree for about $3  for a large spray bottle of it.  True to it’s name, this “Totally Awesome” cleaner  did the trick.  The bottle says to dilute before use, however, according to my  online homework, I was to use this stuff full strength.  And full strength I did!

 

 

Spraying it right on the vinyl window frame, I could literally see the stains drip  off of the windows.  Totally Disgusting actually but quite the infomercial for  Totally Awesome.

A wet rag and a lot of wiping later and we have some pretty   amazing looking salvaged vinyl windows!  They look great, work great, and cost only a little time, elbow grease, and $3 to bring back to life.