cleaning blinds??

[Supa]

In this house we have vertical blinds, the ones in the kitchen are getting grotty & greasy how do I clean them??

[jenr]

Supa with my vertical blinds I took them all down and hung them on the line sprayed them with cleaner and hosed them they came up well.it's just time consuming

[Supa]

hmmmm thought of doing that but just my luck Boof would shake near them & cover with goobs not good, am thinking of taking them down & soaking them in the bath??

[Naomi]

I'm watching this thread for ideas. Ours are disgusting but I don't want to spend money replacing them as we're wanting to do the whole kitchen at some point. I tried dusting and vacuuming them, spraying cleaner on and wiping off, but neither worked. Might put aside a day to do the hang-on-the-line thing when the weather is better.

[Melinda]

i get DH to do ours about once a year, he wipes them down with hot water and detergent...seems to do the job.
i have noticed you can get professionals in...

[Di Nana]

In this house we have vertical blinds, the ones in the kitchen are getting grotty & greasy how do I clean them??

with a toothbrush Supa

[Mandi]

I threw mine in the washing machine on a gentle cycle and then ironed them dry... took ages but they came out of the machine all wrinkled so had to hahaha

Any other ideas would be great though, brilliant thread Supa

[Bundy Jacs]

Hello I soak my blinds in the bath (mine are cloth) if mould starts to take over I spray them with a weak bleach/water then add to the bath I add detergent leave them for a few hours rinse and hang to dry on line (don`t put in washing machine and spin)

[Binx]

Mine are metal/plastic or whatever; in the kitchen as well & they were disgusting when we moved in - but the problem is that we can't unscrew them from the wall; so I can't take them down... can only make excessive mess trying to clean the mess.

[Supa]

Well its only about 5mths till we move out (hopefully) so going to leave it till then & go with this method