How to Clean Your Blinds?
Follow these simple steps to clean your blinds!
First
Quick Dusting Technique
Use a feather duster. If your blinds have just a thin layer of dust, a feather duster will be sufficient to clean them. Open the blinds and run a feather duster between each blind, to pick up the dust on both sides.
Second
Socks or Glove
If you’re looking for a method that will let you clean in hard-to-reach corners, find an old sock or glove and put it on your hand. Spray some liquid soap on a section of the blinds and run your covered hand along it to pick up the dust. Repeat on every blind. Of if you prefer, a mixture of water & vinegar will do the job as well. For an even quicker cleanup, open your blinds and use your glove or sock-covered thumb and forefinger to pinch one blind at its edge. Run your fingers the length of the blind to pick up the dust from both sides at the same time. Repeat for every blind.
Third
Vaccum
Vacuum blinds with the hose or brush attachment. In many cases, vacuuming the blinds with be sufficient to clean them. It’s also a good way to prepare extra dusty blinds for the next stage of cleaning. Start with closed blinds.
- Attach your vacuum’s hose attachment to its base.
- Turn on the vacuum and run the hose attachment over each individual blind from side to side or up and down, depending on what type of blinds you have.
- Repeat the process with the blinds turned in the opposite direction to clean the other side.
Fourth
Damp Sponge Method
Wipe the blinds with a damp sponge. Starting with closed blinds, dampen a sponge with warm water and it along the length of every blind. Repeat the process with the blinds turned in the opposite direction to clean the other side. If your blinds are very dirty, rinse the sponge and wring it out periodically to ensure you aren’t trying to clean the blinds with more dirt. Soapy water is safe to use on most blinds, and useful if the blinds are caked in dust. Fill a bucket with warm, soapy water, bring it to the window where your blinds are hanging, and use the sponge to clean the blinds. Swish it around in the soapy water and wring it out frequently as you work.
Tips & Tricks
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No microfiber cloths on hand? Use an old (but clean!) sock, preferably acrylic or polyester.
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If your vinyl or aluminum blinds are in the kitchen where they are exposed to grease, they may need a deep clean. Take the blinds off the window and place in a bathtub with warm water and dish soap. Let the blinds soak for about an hour. Rise with warm water and wipe away any excess dirt or dust. Let the blinds dry completely before reinstalling.
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It's important to start at the top of the blinds when you clean, otherwise, dust will fall on areas you've already cleaned.
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Vertical blinds can be cleaned using the same method described above. Wipe vertical blinds in a downward motion or they could come unhooked.