Everyone loves cleanliness, but far from everyone to conduct a thorough cleaning. After all, it is very difficult to wash all surfaces, especially glass, to a shine. To achieve this, you have to spend a lot of your own strength and energy. To facilitate this unpleasant, but very important and necessary process, the most diverse devices and tools are constantly being invented. Mr. Muscle Glass Cleanser is one of these “helpers” that can greatly facilitate washing windows, mirrors and other shiny surfaces not only in the home, but also in the car.
Brand Mr Muscle
The world famous brand Mr Muscle was created back in 1986.
However, his real fame began in 1992, when he was acquired by the American company SC Johnson & Son. Since then, the company's products have become a loyal assistant to housewives around the world, as well as a symbol of cleanliness achieved with minimal effort.
In addition to the composition “Mr. Muscle” for glasses, a large number of other cleaning products began to be produced under this brand over time . Liquids that help to better clean the floor, clean the bathroom and sink from limescale and rust; gels and powders that clean pipes - this is not a complete list of products from Mr Muscle, which has proved itself to be excellent over the years. Despite the large assortment, this brand came to the CIS market in the nineties only with a detergent for glass surfaces and soon gained admirers in the face of thousands of housewives.
Means for washing glasses "Mr. Muscle": varieties
Today, in the product line for washing glass, there are several of their varieties for the purpose, as well as the shade of the liquid and its smell.
The most common - "Mr. Muscle" for glasses (bright green liquid). It contains ammonia, which in ancient times was used for high-quality cleaning of mirrors. This tool for glasses - “Mr. Muscle” - easily cleans dust and any dirt, even old, all glass surfaces: windows, mirrors, shop windows in shopping centers and more. This product is also available for glasses and in pink, with a berry odor.
Among other things, a slightly different version of this cleaning agent is very popular - for glasses and surfaces (blue liquid). Unlike the previous one, it specializes in all surfaces, not only glass, but also wooden, plastic and ceramic. Therefore, instead of ammonia, the composition of this liquid includes another active component - isopropyl alcohol. This product is also available with a lime smell (light green color).
Mr. Muscle for Glasses: Feature
If it is necessary to clean the glass surface, then you need to use a spray of this brand for glass or ordinary (green liquid), or with the smell of berries (pink).
As a rule, Mr. Muscle for ammonia glasses is available in a transparent plastic bottle, narrowed up, with a ribbed surface. On top is a lever-type atomizer or (in a similar replaceable container) an orange lid. The amount of Mr. Muscle cleanser for glasses is 500 ml in each bottle of any kind.
Despite the liquid ammonia content, the liquid smells pleasant, albeit chemical, but you should not inhale it.
The composition of the funds
The detailed composition and all the secret ingredients that allow glass cleaning fluid to achieve such excellent results are not indicated on the label.
For consumers, only the general composition is given: liquid (water),
organic solvent, surfactant <5%, aqueous ammonia (Ammonia-D), fragrance, dyes.
It is noteworthy that several years ago on the packaging of the same Mr. Muscle glass cleaner, the composition of the liquid also included propylene glycol, ethylene glycol ethers, and also isopropyl alcohol, which now, according to the information on the official website, is added only to the glass cleaner and surfaces.
Special additives
The main ingredient of the product, which, according to the company, provides easy cleaning of glass and mirrors from dirt and dust, is ammonia. Since it helps to perfectly clean dirt from a shiny surface without streaks. After all, as you know, housewives around the world before the appearance of assistants a la “Mr. Muscle” for glasses added ammonia to the water before washing windows.
In order to enhance the effect, isopropyl alcohol is added to the liquid of this brand for washing glasses and other surfaces.
How to use
It is very easy to wash windows and mirrors with Mr. Muscle glass liquid, even a child can do it. To do this, turn the nozzle on the sprayer to the "spray" position - and you can work. It is enough to spray the product several times from the spray gun onto the area to be cleaned and then walk well with a clean rag that does not leave a lint after itself. And voila - the window or mirror is crystal clear. In this case, it is not necessary to wash off the product, since its residues on the glass themselves will evaporate due to the volatile composition. After use, the spray nozzle must be turned to the stop position.
Despite the fact that the tool is quite safe, do not forget that this is still chemistry. Therefore, when working with it, rubber gloves should be worn. In addition, do not inhale the fumes of the solution, as in some people they can cause an allergic reaction.
Non-standard use of glass cleaning fluid
If all over the world only Mr Windows and other surfaces for which they are intended are washed with Mr Muscle liquid, then domestic craftsmen have found another wonderful application for this tool. This is cleaning the inkjet printer nozzles from dried ink.
To do this, gently heat the liquid to a boil (do not inhale vapors in any case) and immediately turn it off. Then, using a syringe, about 0.25 ml of the agent is applied to the nozzles. Next, the cartridge processed in this way is put on a napkin-free napkin, and all this is poured with a still warm liquid for cleaning the glasses by a few millimeters. Everything is left for half an hour. Then the nozzles are gently soaked with a similar dry cloth, installed in the printer and checked.
According to reviews of people who regularly carry out such a procedure, the most suitable for it are liquid for glasses (green and pink), as well as for glasses and other surfaces (blue and light green).
Consumer Reviews
As soon as it appeared on the domestic market for home care products, this glass cleanser instantly gained popularity. Despite the fact that over time a gigantic amount of similar solutions has appeared, it confidently remains the leader. Most users are very pleased with how it handles washing windows and mirrors. It was noted that in rare cases, stains remain, but they later disappear themselves, as the funds evaporate.
Among other things, an important advantage of Mr. Muscle glass cleaner is that it does not need to be washed off, like some others. In addition, you do not need to use newspapers or a rubber scraper to achieve the perfect result - only this tool and a clean rag.
According to the calculations of the most scrupulous consumers, one bottle of the composition is enough to wash as many as thirteen windows.
Serious complaints from consumers are, of course, the price. Most consider it extremely high, so they often buy less expensive and effective means. The manufacturer himself explains such a high price by the high cost of the quality ingredients included in the composition, as well as the fact that the domestic analogue is produced under license from SC Johnson & Son, which regulates the price of its product.
Looking through old books on home economics, you can find a lot of tips on how to use soda, chalk, ammonia or other additives to wash windows and mirrors in the house to a perfect shine. However, today, thanks to the “Mr. Muscle” tool for glasses, this can be done much easier, and most importantly, faster.