A few questions about cleaning with vinegar

[pear-shaped]

I made a 50% vinegar 50% water solution that I've been using as an all-purpose cleaner in the kitchen and for windows. I read something the other day that said that if you use vinegar to clean glass it should be much more diluted (I can't remember the exact proportion and now I can't find the site where I read it) because vinegar can etch glass. Does anyone know if that's true? I was using the 50/50 solution because I'd read in a thread here that if you have hard water, using any less vinegar for windows will leave streaks.

We have some marble around the house and I'm wondering whether vinegar can be used on it? Some of it is well-polished, but a lot of it no longer is and has become pretty porous (stairs and some window sills,) I don't know if that would make a difference.

I've seen a couple of recipes for floor cleaners with vinegar that I'd like to try, but I don't know if it's okay to use on terra cotta floor tiles. I really can't imagine any reason why it wouldn't be, but I thought it might be a good idea to ask first.

Thanks!

[velochic]

I use 50-50 for cleaning and I've never had a problem. You could probably google to get some information about what is the right ratio for different surfaces. I've don't differentiate for different surfaces, personally. It took some experimenting to find the right dilution for our hard water, though, and 50-50 seems to work well and not cause any problems.

I think probably your best bet is to just do a search on the internet.

[pear-shaped]

Thanks for your input, velochic. So far I've been really happy with the results, so I'm glad to hear you haven't had any problems.

I took your advice and the first result that came up said NEVER CLEAN MARBLE WITH VINEGAR, all in caps, just like that, lol. Apparently baking soda is the way to go.

It looks like vinegar is fine for terra cotta though!

[velochic]

Glad you found some info. We don't have marble in our house, so I've never had to deal with that. Happy cleaning!!