Cleaning wooden blinds?
Question:I have dark wooden blinds from next in every room in my house but the slats get very very dusty, i have tried cleaning them with the hoover but the dust cleans very patchy, does anyone have any remedies or ideas for getting them back to shiny wood look again.
Answers:
use a sock on your hand and some anti static polish, this will keep them dust free for longer and makes them easier to clean
I know this is smelly but water and vinegar mixed together is brilliant for cleaning wood just get a few airwick plugins till the smell goes away
a very light damp cloth will do the trick.
Oh man, I feel for you! My last house had them in every room and they are a bit of a pain to clean. What worked best for me, to avoid patchy bits is :
Take a bowl and put 1/4 cup of vinegar in it, fill with hot water.
Take a cloth and get ready to clean every .single.slat...one at a time.
This is a time consuming project.
Once they are all clean and dry, dust them weekly with a feather duster to avoid the build up from forming again.
what about a feather duster
try a little oil and vinegar rubbed into the wood after you dust them they will look absolutely fabulous.
Wood Blinds
Regardless of the type of wood applied on each slat of the blinds, you must take extreme caution when cleaning it. Avoid using water or water-based solutions on them. Water, excessive moisture and related cleaning products can permanently damage your wooden blinds. The recommended way in cleaning wooden blinds is to use a feather duster, a soft head vacuum attachment, or a clean but dry cloth. If you are using a cleaning product, make sure that it is made for cleaning wood and it is not water-based. If you regularly clean your wooden blinds with the recommended methods, you would not need to use a cleaning product.
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Cleaning guru Don Aslett shows how to clean window blinds (figure A).
There are basically three types of window blinds--wooden, fabric and vertical.
Vacuum blinds often with the brush attachment. Vacuum across the slats, not up and down.
Use a lamb's wool duster, again working across the slats and starting at the top. Do not use plastic dusters.
When dusting or vacuuming vertical blinds, brush downward only, as the slats often become unhooked if you brush upward.
Use a rubber dry sponge (found at hardware or paint stores) to remove dust and residue from both fabric and vinyl blinds. Simply wipe the dry sponge firmly across the blinds.
For spot cleaning, spray an all-purpose cleaner onto a clean, dry cloth and wipe the soiled area on the blind. Never spray the cleaner directly onto the blind.
You can wet wooden blinds when cleaning, but don't soak them. Clean them in place instead of removing them, as you would for other types of blinds.
the only thing I have found that works is putting the brush attachment on the vacuum cleaner and going over each slat individually. Use a shop vac if you have one for the suction is much better than a regular vac. Every so often take the brush off and vacuum the bristles.
This is the only thing I know that works.
Cotton gloves - and run your hands along to remove dust. If they need a really good clean then remove and wash in the bath with wood cleaner, being careful not to get the mechanism wet.
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