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I moved into a place with one very hazy window screen that is difficult to see through.

I have tried scrubbing it with a brush with soapy water and blasting it with the hose. But I cannot get rid of the hard material buildup. I even tried dipping a brush in CLR and scrubbing the screen.

When I Google how to clean a window screen, I just run across people telling me to do what I already tried. But I think the people touting these methods simply have screens with dirt in them.

This doesn't seem like simple dirt buildup. I enclosed a close up photo of what it looks like.

I bet if I poked all of the holes individually with a toothpick I could clean it, but that would take eons. Any advice? Thanks.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I feel like this is the answer. The amount of work to clean the screening will probably be about the same amount of effort to just replace it. Some local hardware stores will even do it for you (not the Home Despot)

Even if the OP manages to clean it the screen will probably be brittle and may break.