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KackyK
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Posted: March 13 2009 at 12:51pm \| IP Logged

Anyone have any good way of doing this? I have put this off for SO long, it's just

I've never successfully done a good job at cleaning then anyways so any tips would be welcomed!

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Posted: March 13 2009 at 1:00pm \| IP Logged

Kacky - this is at the top of my to do list this Lent! I have Plantation Blinds (I think they have wider slats than mini-blinds), but I'm pretty sure the same method would work.

I take them out of the window on a sunny day and put them on the driveway. They get a good rinse with the hose and then the kids and I grab washcloths, warm soapy water and wipe them down thoroughly. Rinse again. Line dry. Obviously, this works best on a nice, sunny day...which I'm not having right now, so I'll be waiting a bit for the sun to return. But, you could do this in the bathtub if you had to!

I vacuum them throughout the year, but they seem to get so grimey somehow so I wash them like this each spring. I should probably do it in the fall, too.

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Posted: March 13 2009 at 3:01pm \| IP Logged

You're suppose to clean them. Pretending I didn't hear that

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Posted: March 13 2009 at 9:51pm \| IP Logged

When I had them I filled the tub with warm soapy water. Tossed one in. Let it sit for a few hours-maybe swish here and there. Might take a washcloth to it if it needed it. Remove, rinse, out to yard to dry. Might take a few days to do the whole house but it was pretty easy.

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Posted: March 14 2009 at 12:11pm \| IP Logged

Great ideas...now if I can get the sun and warm air to cooperate with my cleaning plans...I'll be good! Thanks ladies!

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