| Everything needs to be cleaned and your faux wood | | | | • Faux Wood Window Blinds - These are the |
| window blinds are no different. However, faux wood is | | | | most durable and can stand up to a good |
| so easy to clean you can generally clean them during | | | | scrubbing.o Hot water with some grease cutting |
| your normal housework. Follow these tips and your | | | | dish soap is your friend. The dish soap will cut through |
| faux wood blinds will look and work like new for years | | | | fingerprints, food, and almost anything on your |
| to come. | | | | blinds.o For some really stubborn spots, apply a |
| Normal Everyday Cleaning | | | | little carbonated beverage on the spot. The |
| General cleaning of your blinds is a must. It is the | | | | carbonation will lift the spot and you can use the |
| simplest way to keep them looking nice and new. All | | | | soapy water to wash away any stickiness. |
| they require is a little dusting. Therefore, you can add | | | | • Aluminum Blinds - These can handle all sorts |
| this to your normal dusting routine. | | | | of cleaning products but you have to be careful not to |
| • Close the blinds facing down. | | | | bend or break the slats.o Take the blinds off the |
| • Take a cloth and wipe in a downward | | | | window and soak them in the bathtub. Then take a |
| motion. | | | | sprayer and wash them off.o You can check the |
| Simple, wasn't it? Do this on a regular basis and your | | | | yellow pages for professional "Sonic Blinds Cleaners." |
| blinds will look great year round. | | | | They will use sound to give your blinds a deep cleaning. |
| For additional dusting tips, read on. | | | | • Wood Blinds - While you do not have to |
| • For added dust repellant, use a fabric sheet | | | | worry about bending or breaking during cleaning, you |
| and wipe down the blinds. This will add a dust repellant | | | | cannot use water on real wood blinds.o Dry |
| coating to your mini blinds in one quick and easy step. | | | | cleaning methods should always be attempted first. |
| • Static dusters work well in collecting dust | | | | However, for stubborn spots you can use a slightly |
| from wooden blinds. | | | | damp cloth to scrub away the stain.o One to two |
| • The brush vacuum attachment can be used | | | | times a year, you can use a wood furniture polish to |
| to dust any blinds except aluminum. | | | | bring out the natural shine. |
| Spot Cleaning | | | | We hope this guide has helped you discover the |
| Everybody has to deal with spots, stains and splashes. | | | | proper cleaning methods for all your window |
| While no one is quite sure how walls and blinds get | | | | treatments. When you take care of your window |
| these spots, they do show up and you need to know | | | | blinds, they will last a lifetime. |
| how to clean them. | | | | |