Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Adam P on November 16, 2010, 02:49:30 pm
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we've possibly got a site with a lot of blinds which need cleaning. i've previously done blind cleaning only once before for an office and that was once a month so it took a while and thinking back about it i didn't like it too much as it got very samey.
they've requested they be done more like once a fortnight or even once a week (we only clean once a week any way) but a light clean instead.
as the blinds are actually very clean it is just lose dust which needs to be taken off. i thought maybe someone could suggest a very good duster that'll really pick up the dust and if i just close the blinds and run it along them? or if not anything else people use to get them done in a sensible time?
there is around 20 blinds all the height of a door so a lot to do
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Blinds?
What type Venetian wooden / metal or cant remember what there called, the long dangley ones made of material?
If its the metal ones we just simply just feather dust those on a regular basis and dont let the dust build up. We dust both sides.
Now if they are filthy its a bit of a pain. Time consuming. You have a couple of choices here.
1. Price for them to be ultrasonically cleaned - there labour in taking down and erecting back up as well as the clean. However they may as well purchase new blinds as the cost is fairly high.
2 take them down if metal and soak them in a bath of soapy water. The wipe until done.
3. soapy water in a spray bottle and manually clean wipe one strand blind at a time metal or wooden
4. As above feather dust if just to keep dust off
hope it helps
Dave
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they're all venetian metal blinds, very thin and long and tall unfortunately the ones i dislike the most.
like these: http://www.sisterhoodsix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/Metal-Window-blinds.jpg
as they're already very clean feather dusting it is then.
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You can dust them as well with a microfibre clothe.
If the blinds fit correctly you can press them against the window to allow pressure on the blind.
There is another method, ive tried it and I dont think its great, there is a Venetian cleaning tool
http://www.cleaningproductshop.co.uk/LeifheitBlindCleanerJalousetta.htm
Dave
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Try a horse hair brush we use the henry one close blind and lightly run back and forward from the top.
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i've tried those venetian blind cleaning tools and infact so have this customer and both agree they're useless. maybe ok if someone has about 10 slates and a few hours to do it in but other then that they're total waste of money.
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pressure wash them in situ - you won't get asked again
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;D fsc or turbo ;D ;D