How to Clean Mini and Vertical Blinds and Help Them Repel Dust

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By ladym33
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Mini blinds are one of those things that are difficult to clean therefore we want to clean them and have stay cleaned as long as possible. Here are instructions on how to clean them but also help them to repel dust so that you have to clean them less often.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Equal parts vinegar and water
2 old white socks
bucket

Step 1

Put an old white sock on each hand. If you are sensitive put on a pair of rubber gloves on your hands and then place the socks over the rubber gloves. Dip your sock-covered hands in the vinegar and water mixture.
Step 2

For vertical blinds: Start at the top of the blinds and run you hands down the blinds, using your palms to clean the blinds. You will be cleaning both sides as you go down, you will probably have to do this twice to get the width of the entire blinds. Some persistent dirt may need to be spot cleaned.
Step 3

For metal mini blinds: Vacuum the blinds first with the proper attachment from your vacuum cleaner and get as much dust off as you can.
Step 4

Dip your sock covered hands in the vinegar and water liquid. Start at the top. Brace the blinds against your body and start from the furthest point that you can reach and pull your hands towards you on the blinds wiping off the dust and debris as you go. This should sort of feel like you are playing a harp. If you can not reach from one side of the blinds to the other after you finish doing one side go to the other side and do the same thing.

If they are really dirty you may have to do this whole process more than once.
Step 5

For both vertical and mini blinds take an old hand towel or other rag and blot any excess water off.

You can use a blow dryer to help dry the blinds faster or just allow them to air dry. Lay a towel or a couple of towels underneath just in case there is any dripping.

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flor2729 said

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on 12/14/2009 Great tips on cleaning blinds. Thanks.

pnstlion said

on 11/24/2009 Great article on cleaning blinds. Thanks!

juliemcmurchie said

on 11/24/2009 Good tips to clean vertical blinds and help them repel dust. I use vinegar for almost everything, but I never thought about using it on the blinds.

perceptive said

on 11/22/2009 Ah, vinegar- The wonder cleaner! Thanks for this reminder, because I always attempt to use bleach, then remember it can discolor vinyl mini blinds! :o( Unique technique I will be trying TODAY (holiday cleaning!) 5*****