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How to Clean Venetian Blinds

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Venetian blinds are great for blocking out light, providing privacy and, unfortunately, collecting dust. A gentle wipe with a feather duster once a week helps, but a through cleaning is necessary several times a year to remove built-up grime and dust that detracts from the air quality inside the home. Below are a few tips on how to clean Venetian blinds.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Blinds
  • Bathtub
  • Vinegar
  • Towel
  1. Step 1

    Open the blinds fully before removing them from their window tracking and placing them in the bathtub. If you don't have a bathtub, a child's plastic pool works just as well.

  2. Step 2

    Fill the bathtub with warm water about three quarters of the way full or enough to completely cover the blinds.

  3. Step 3

    Add 1 gallon of white vinegar to the bathwater and swish it around with your hands. The vinegar will corrode the grime on the blinds without eating into the blinds themselves.

  4. Step 4

    Let the blinds soak in the bathwater until the dirt has completely disintegrated. Stir the water to loosen surface dirt from the blinds.

  5. Step 5

    Empty the bathtub and rinse the tub and blinds in cold water. Use the shower or showerhead attachment. Cleaning your bathtub fully after finishing with the blinds is highly recommended.

  6. Step 6

    Allow blinds to dry outside on a large clean towel in the summertime. During cold weather, pat dry blinds using a soft clean towel before hanging back on the window.

  7. Step 7

    Dust blinds weekly to help maintain the blinds and prevent the build up of moisture and grime. An old sock on the end of a broom handle is a good way to get between the slats.

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perkoma said

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on 10/10/2009 hmmm, footdoc is a little fast to say how easy that method is. IT AINT THAT EASY! LOL
not everyone has a line and i would think the blinds would tear up that way. anyway, tried this method and it didnt work to remove all the buildup. i laid these blinds on the floor and wiped them with a rag going in one direction.

sherlane said

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on 10/2/2009 Nothing is easy about this job. Good advice article. The only other good way is to purchase new blinds.

f00td0c said

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on 10/6/2008 hang on washing line,
spray on (Flash with bleach)
hose off with water after one or two minutes,
job done....dead easy

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