Cleaning wood or faux wood blinds to give your wood or faux wood blinds a good scrub fill a bucket with warm water and a little dishwashing soap.
How to remove mini blinds to clean.
If you are temporarily removing the blinds place a piece of masking tape on the headrail and write down where the blinds belong so that you can remember where to put them.
Materials and tools available on amazon vacuum cleaner clean cloth liquid soap.
Then remove the tilt rod from your blind by pushing the retainer down and removing the metal hook.
Even routine house cleaning like dusting and window washing can soil the blinds.
In order to give your house a thorough spring clean all blinds including mini blinds need to be taken down and washed whether you want to temporarily remove your mini blinds to give them a clean or permanently remove them taking them down is fairly simple and can be accomplished within minutes providing you follow these simple steps.
Pull the blinds out towards you to remove them from the brackets.
How to clean dusty blinds.
To clean mini blinds use the 50 50 solution and put a clean sock over your hand.
Window coverings and pull strings can also get discolored over time.
Blinds collect dust insect debris and stains from spills and splatters.
Repeat the soaking and drying methods for all sets of blinds you need to clean.
Lay them on clean towels and pat them dry.
If your blinds are dusty you will only need a vacuum with the brush attachment or a feather duster or microfiber cloth to clean them.
Let the blinds air dry or wipe them dry them with a cloth.
In this scenario there is no need to remove the blinds to clean them.
Rinse the sock under running water as needed.
Next carefully hang them back up and let them thoroughly air dry while they are open.
Dip the sock in the solution and wipe each slat.
Clean mini blinds without taking them down to avoid leaving windows uncovered.
After rinsing the blinds give them a gentle shake to remove extra water.
Finish by wiping each slat again with a sponge dampened in fresh clean water.
Next grab a microfiber cloth or in a pinch a.
For wooden slatted or mini blinds simply close the blinds and vacuum or wipe the dust away.
You may now clean or replace the blinds.