White Wooden Blinds – How would you clean them?
Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at
9:14 pm
I have some white wooden blinds, and the slats are getting a bit grubby even though I dust them. They look like the could all do with a little wash. It would take ages to do each slat by hand and wondered, if I should take them down and wash them gently in the bath , with some mild soap ?
What d’ya think? Shall I?
yes do just what you said in the bath use washing up liquid its good for getting of all the dirt
i find cleaning wipes the best ,did the bath thing and still needed to wipe after the dust just stayed on the bloomin things
I saw them do this on How Clean Is Your House – they put sports socks on their hands, dipped in warm soapy water and just rubbed each slat – it only took a couple of minutes.
They just repeated the process with a damp sock to clean off the soap.
Use a mild liquid dish soap and hot water in a bath tub. Use a soft sponge to wipe them. Dab them dry with a towel and you’re good to go.
i took mine down and washed them with a sponge and soapy water on the floor in the front room (not too much water though)
then i dried each one so they only stayed damp for a minute.
i think since they are fairly thin, they are prone to warping, so don’t get them soaked.
Wooden blinds can be wet washed but not soaked so you cannot put them into a bath of any kind. The wood would eventually warp. They should not be taken down as you would a vinyl or aluminum. Vacuum them often and dust to help keep the build up down.
Try Cabinet Magic, it works on things like cabinets – cleans and polishes. You can find it at Home Depot, Linens & Things and sometimes hardware stores or even Wal-Mart. I use Cabinet Magic all the time on the kitchen cabinets and it works great.
I made the mistake of doing the bath thing but then i ended up with water marks all over the place on the blinds so not much use. You can buy thin white cotton glove and use a real small drop of washing up liquid in a sink/basin of warm water, dip your gloved hands into the water and wipe over the blind.
By using both hands you get the job done in half the time.
I think there’s a good chance they’ll end warping. Water and wood don’t mix well.
The fastest way is buying a pair of cheap cotton sport socks. Put one sock on your hand as a glove and spray palm side with furniture polish, window cleaner or just a smidge of water (you want to get it damp, not wet).
Starting from the top, and using your hand as a pincer, work your way on each slate from one side to the other, always on the same direction. As the sock gets dirty turn it a bit so you get a clean section over your palm again, changing to the other sock of the pair when there’s no more clean area.
Once you finish pop the sock in the washing machine and they’ll be ready for next time.