Cleaning Vinyl Vertical Blinds

An upholstery brush attachment helps loosen materials clinging to the blinds.

Cleaning vinyl vertical blinds.

Mix 4 cups 950 ml of warm water and 1 tablespoon 15 ml of liquid dish soap in a large mixing bowl. Rinse the blinds with clean water. Close the blinds in one. It is advisable never to directly spray on the blinds.

Agitate the water by hand to make it sudsy so the soap is completely mixed in. Metal and vinyl vertical blinds are the easiest types to clean. Fill a bowl with water with a few drops of dish soap. Liquid dish soap works great for plastic vinyl and fabric blinds.

Regular dusting should be enough to keep this type of blind looking clean and running a damp cloth over them occasionally will help to deal with marks. The other two methods using a white glove or a paintbrush are a matter of personal preference. You can clean fabric vertical blinds without removing the vanes. Feather dusting is the most common way to clean vertical blinds and probably the best.

For tougher grime or dirt you can wipe the vanes with soapy water and a microfiber cloth or allow them to soak in a tub. How to clean vertical blinds begin by dusting vertical blinds and cellular blinds with a feather duster or the brush attachment on your vacuum cleaner. There are a few good ways to do it. Put a few drops of dishwashing soap in a bucket of water.

But the bound slats attract dust quickly and can be. Follow the manufacturer s directions for cleaning the type of blinds you have. Abrasive cleaners may scratch the surface of your blinds so use caution. Vacuuming the blinds first helps remove cobwebs and debris that are clinging to the slats.

First drain the soap solution out of the tub. Wet a car washing brush and brush the blinds from side to side and then turn them over and brush the other side. Open the blinds and dust them from the top to the bottom on both sides. To remove dust from vinyl vanes wipe down the slats with a microfiber cloth.

Then turn on the shower head or bath faucet and run with cool water. Be very gentle when cleaning this type of blind to avoid bending or cracking the slats. Hold each panel under the water until all the soap solution is washed out of the fabric. Take the blinds outside to your patio or driveway and lay them on a small rug or piece of carpet.

To clean metal and vinyl blinds follow this method. Washing blinds without removing them. For spot cleaning you can use soft cloths and with all purpose cleaner sprayed onto it. For vinyl vertical blinds you can use rubber dry cleaning sponge to try and remove the stubborn dust.

Lift away dust by sweeping down the fabric with the brush attachment of your vacuum while supporting the vane from behind with your hand.