As with windows, Blinds of the house have a tendency to get very dirty for being very exposed to inclement weather and street dust. Whether they are roller blinds, Venetian blinds or any other type, in general, blinds are very cumbersome when cleaning them. The choice of products will depend to some extent on the material with which our blinds are made: aluminum, pvc, wood, etc. But there are generalities that can apply to all of them.
The task will be less or more complicated as well, depending on whether or not we have access to the outside of the blind and by access I mean, obviously, in a 100% safe way and without the risk of falling. If we don’t have possibility to clean from outside a shutter, the options are hire a professional person to take care of or disassemble the blind box to access it from there and clean it by unrolling it inside. In general, for a good finish it is convenient start from the outside and work your way to the inside in the steps that we follow for an effective cleaning of the blind.
In general, the steps to follow for a correct cleaning of any blind are first remove the dust with a cloth, feather duster, soft brush or vacuum cleaner. Secondly, once the dust has been removed, we proceed to a deeper cleaning that we can carry out with a cloth moistened with water and detergent or with a solution of cleaning vinegar and water, but we can simplify this step if we use a steam cleaner that will provide us with a good result in terms of hygiene and more quickly. We can review sheet by sheet again with a cloth and finish the task cleaning the belt conveniently from inside the box.
We are not going to fool ourselves, it is not an easy task, but it must also be said that it will be enough that we do this cleaning only once a year and, as we have already mentioned, there are a series of tools that can help us simplify the work.
Special brushes for venetian blinds
If the blind that we have to clean is Venetian, there are various models of detachable brushes with microfiber covers that can be washed that are suitable for speeding up the task, because they allow us to clean the blind slats three by three or even seven by seven depending on the model. In the photo, a set of three cleaning tools with five fabric covers is priced at 8.59 euros.
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Steam cleaners an essential basic
On the other hand, as we have already mentioned, our great ally when it comes to cleaning the shutter slats can be a steam cleaner which, after having removed the surface dust by hand or with a vacuum cleaner, can help us combat the deepest dirt, also eliminating 100% of bacteria and germs. Brushes have more limited utility apart from venetian blinds on fixtures with grilles, but the steam cleaner, along with its accessories, is very versatile and can make general cleaning easier.
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