# What is the easiest way to get dried dog saliva off window screens? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-get-dried-dog-saliva-off-window-screens/174341 "2003-05-10T17:06:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-get-dried-dog-saliva-off-window-screens/174341/1 "2003-05-10T17:06:43Z")
Just moved into a new house, and I have 10 porch screens that are COVERED in old, old dried up dog saliva thanks to the previous owners. Didnt think to have them replace the screens in the contract . . ☹ I already know this will take hours, and hours of scrubbing . . but does anyone have any shortcuts, or special cleaning agents that might make my job easier? THANKS MARTHA VIRGINSLAYER ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-get-dried-dog-saliva-off-window-screens/174341/2 "2003-05-10T18:26:54Z")
Take them off and use a power washer? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-get-dried-dog-saliva-off-window-screens/174341/3 "2003-05-10T18:46:27Z")
Have another dog lick it off. ---
**Author:** ![Pixelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pixelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixelle)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-get-dried-dog-saliva-off-window-screens/174341/4 "2003-05-11T01:28:16Z")
Try **Disolve-it**. I’m not sure if you’d have it in your part of the world but it’s an excellent remover of all sorts of goo. It’s a citrus oil with a strong orange smell. You’ll probably find it somewhere like a hardware store or the laundry section of a supermarket. ---
**Author:** ![Edlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8797f3/32.png) [@Edlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edlyn)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-get-dried-dog-saliva-off-window-screens/174341/5 "2003-05-11T03:00:18Z")
Try a vinegar and water solution. It cuts through anything and is environmentally friendly. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![summerbreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@summerbreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/summerbreeze)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-get-dried-dog-saliva-off-window-screens/174341/6 "2003-05-11T03:17:34Z")
Two suggestions from Someone Who Knows: 1. Use a stiff brush. Since it’s dried, it should just flake off. 2. If there are too many screens to brush, take them to a DYI car wash, line 'em up & blast 'em. Consider yourself fortunate, **Vinnie**. I bought a house from people whose dogs had _eaten_most of a bathroom door & scratched the sliding glass patio doors (must have had diamond toenails). ---
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-get-dried-dog-saliva-off-window-screens/174341/7 "2003-05-11T14:48:40Z")
Won’t pressure washing them damage the screens? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-get-dried-dog-saliva-off-window-screens/174341/8 "2003-05-11T20:04:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Vinnie Virginslayer \* > Won’t pressure washing them damage the screens? Not if you lay them down on a hard, flat surface first. Assuming that you are able to remove them before hand.