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Re: Spring is here! Time to clean the blinds!

I hate cleaning blinds. In my last house, I had many plastic mini blinds. I would take them down and scrub with a brush and hose off. In my current house, I have a couple windows with metal and fabric blinds. They don't seem to attract dust like the plastic ones did. I haven't had to do anything to them.

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Re: Spring is here! Time to clean the blinds!

I have vinyl mini blinds and I HATE to clean them. I take mine down and clean them outside. I lay them on the cement at the side of the house, have a bucket of soapy water and use a long handled brush to clean them up. I rinse them off with the hose and then hang them on the clothesline to dry.

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Re: Spring is here! Time to clean the blinds!

I have 12 sets of 2"" faux wood blinds on my windows. I never remove them. I use a wet (white) terry-type rag (purchased at Walmart/Costco) and wash both sides of each slat at a time. It's actually very simple and comes out great. Mine are all white.

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Re: Spring is here! Time to clean the blinds!

I use these mitts, I have 2, one to use wet and with product and one to use alone, it is 2 sided, micro fiber and chenille

http://www.lowes.com/pd_3545-1738-478CRGM-12_0__?productId=3573440

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Re: Spring is here! Time to clean the blinds!

On 4/13/2014 itsmagic said:

I dread blind cleaning (although I like the look of my blinds)! I have wooden blinds and I mix warm water with some Murphy's oil soap in a bucket. I use that with a microfiber cloth and wipe each slat. I don't take them down.

neither do i. it's enough work as it is cleaning them all! i just spray them with a degreaser and then wipe them down. slat by slat. it's work that i do not look foward to but i do live the end result. the blinds i have over my sink in the kitchen are much shorter and easier to handle - those i have taken outside and degreased then sprayed them off so i won't have to stretch over the sink. all of mine are 2"" faux wood blinds.