Many do not like when the house on the windowsblinds installed, and prefer the usual curtains. In general, blinds are just wonderful stuff. Thanks to modern materials and manufacturing techniques, they will decorate the house, protect it from the sun and make it much better than regular fabric curtains.
The only drawback is that dust accumulates on them. And if they are installed in the kitchen, then fat, soot and soot. How to care for these curtains to the house was always clean?
Blinds are vertical and horizontal.With the care of vertical models usually there are no problems, but the horizontal ones require some knowledge and skills from the hostess. Therefore, we shall understand: how to wash horizontal blinds.
Tip 1. Before washing the blinds, they should be thoroughly cleaned.
Horizontal aluminum blinds do not need special cleaning. Care of them will consist only in the fact that using a soft cloth periodically wash the dust from the slats.
Plastic models can be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner, setting them in the “closed” position and using a furniture nozzle or a special nozzle designed to clean the blinds.
Tip 2. After removing surface contamination, you can proceed with washing.
Если загрязнение не очень сильное, то Horizontal plastic blinds can be wiped with a special brush or a damp sponge, using mild cleaning products that do not contain abrasive particles.
Tip 3. How to wash horizontal blinds, if you need more thorough care?
The first thing to do is remove them fromdetach from iron or plastic parts and put lamellae in the bath. With a little pollution you can use a strong stream of warm water - and such a ten-minute treatment will eliminate all the accumulated dirt.
You can also, turning the blinds in a roll, leave themfor 15-20 minutes in a warm soapy solution. Then rinse thoroughly and dry with a soft cloth. With this treatment, the surface will not be scratched, not rumpled and retain their original appearance.
Of course, you can use the washing machine, defining a special "gentle" mode. But the look and quality no one guarantees. They should be completely dry in the open air.
Tip 4. How to wash horizontal blinds, if they are very wide?
If the "bathing" occurs in the country, then you canhang blinds on the fence, wash and leave to dry there. If they are washed in an apartment, then the process of “bathing” is more complicated. However, experienced housewives are advised to do so: fold the blinds in the form of an accordion near the back wall of the bath. And gradually straightening them, they begin to wash under the shower from the lower flap. The process of care is completed by washing the upper slats. Then turn over and begin the same process, only on the reverse side of the surface. Washed blinds should be folded and placed vertically in a bath to let the water flow. This wash is best done together with the assistant.
This is the whole process, showing howwash horizontal blinds. The procedure is not complicated, but very tedious, but which must be performed at least once a year. If you often remove settled dust from the blades with a damp cloth or vacuum cleaner, then the pollution will not be too strong. Oh, by the way, if washing the blinds annoys you, then you can dry-clean them. This is also a way out.
