Cleaning Your Blinds Keeping in mind that all blinds, including Venetian blinds and mini-blinds can be professionally cleaned, this is something you might also want to do at home.
You can give the blinds a routine monthly clean, and a deep clean two or three times a year.
Cleaning your blinds is fairly simple, straightforward, an inexpensive.
To clean the blinds monthly, lower the blind fully and close all the slats completely.
Wipe the slats with a damp rag.
Consider adding a very small drop of dish washing liquid to the washing water.
When wiping the blinds down, be careful not to use too much pressure, especially with metal or aluminum blinds, because they are easily dented.
Once they are dented, it is nearly impossible to correct the dent.
When you are finished wiping one side, open the slats completely and wipe the other side with a damp rag.
For a deeper clean, it's important to remove the blinds from the window fixings.
Lay them outside on a cloth, or if necessary, in a large space in your home on a large cloth.
Spray the blinds all over with an all-purpose cleaner, and allow them to sit for up to ½ hour.
After this, scrub the blinds with a soft brush, running the brush parallel to the slats of the blind.
Turn the blinds over and repeat on the other side.
When you are finished scrubbing, you can either hose your blinds down to rinse the cleaner and dirt away, or if you are indoors, you can dip them in a bath tub full of clean water.
If possible, hang the blinds to dry in the sun.
If this isn't possible, dry them thoroughly with a towel before re-hanging.
Cloth shades and blinds can be cleaned with a vacuum, but should also be professionally cleaned at least every two years.