How to wash blinds, step by step

If you have decided to get blinds for your home you should know that you have made the best choice, not only for all the benefits they provide but also for their maintenance. Washing blinds is a very simple task that will only take a few minutes.

How to clean a rod blind

To know how to clean blinds, the first thing you need to know is the type of product you have in your home, or that you wish to purchase. The most common are the rod blinds, curtain-like fabric elements that are drawn vertically by means of transverse rods.

In such cases, the first thing you should do is to analyse the type of fabric that makes up your blindIf it has to be washed by hand or you can put it in the washing machine. If it is the second option, we recommend that you follow these steps to get the best results:

1. Unfold the blind completelyUnhook the rope and remove it from the hooks at the back.
2. Remove the fabric from the rods.
3. Unfold the top blindis usually attached with Velcro.
4. Read the indications before putting the blind in the washing machine.
5. Shake and stretch the blind when you take it out of the washing machine.
6. Replace the blind by the rings at the back.
7. Reattach the Velcro.
8. Replace the rods.

Lo most recommended is to wait at least a couple of hours for the blind fabric to dry completely.

Cleaning a roller blind without disassembly

As we have just seen, washing blinds is not a complicated task; however, it can become more complicated if the roller blind cannot be dismantled. In such cases, it is best to start fully roll up the blind and, if it has a cover, remove it.

In this way, you have better access to the fabric and can start cleaning from the part that is most visible when rolled up. This area corresponds to the back of the blind, i.e. the part that faces the window. To do this cleaning you only need two clothsA wet one to remove any stains or dust you may have and a dry one to get the best result.

You have to go through this process by making little by little with each piece of clothuntil it is completely spread out and clean.

Once the back is clean, you can move on to the front. This part is simpler and all you have to do is wipe from top to bottom, to avoid dust accumulation on the top.

Cleaning of screen blinds

The screen blinds are notable for being made of this material, which consists of fine glass fibre yarns covered in polyester or PVC. Cleaning the screen blinds is simple as this is a washable fabric that only needs to be rubbed with soap and water.

If the stain is of large dimensionsIt is recommended that you remove the fabric and place it on a flat surface that allows you to keep this material unbent, so that the fibre does not break.

How to clean folding blinds

We have already seen how to wash rod blinds, without disassembling and screen, but what about pleated blinds? We are dealing with a very common fabric, net curtains or gauzes, whose washing can be done in the washing machine.

Also, if the fabric is not too wrinkled, you can hang it wet to dry while it is stretched. These blinds are very common in very humid areas or frequently used. As you have seen, washing blinds is a very simple task and in just a few steps you can do it.