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Go on a blind date
When handling venetian blinds that are painted metal, take care not to bang slats against woodwork or each other to prevent having paint scratched. Chipped paint will expose the metal, detracting from the appearance and shortening its life. Never separate or bend slats to peek through, to see outside. Use cords to tilt slats. Once a metal slat is bent it cannot be rebent, but whole blind must be restrung and a new slat added to replace the bent slat. Vacuum cleaning If using a vacuum cleaner, tilt slats of blind so they are closed. Have a step stool handy, if window is high. Start at the top of the blind. Place one hand on blind to hold it steady (to prevent banging against woodwork and chipping paint). In the other hand,
use dusting brush of vacuum cleaner attachments; brush from centre to
right tape and to left tape, dusting the centre section of about 8
inches of slats.
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Reverse the tilt of the slats and repeat on other side of slats. Manual cleaning Using the same caution not to bang slats against woodwork, dust each tilted slat with a soft, dry cloth. (A damp or oily cloth will cause streaks on the surface. Clean, soft cotton gloves may be worn on both hands for dusting surfaces of slats. Else, two old socks are ideal for cleaning Venetian blinds. Put a dry one over one hand and a wet one over the other.To clean blinds, use a small paint brush. This easily gets all the entire blind surface in one stroke. You may even wish to lightly wet the brush to trap the dust! (Compiled by Chetna
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IF
you have opted for venetian blinds in any part of your house, you will
have to be very methodical and careful in cleaning them. Keep a whole
Sunday morning free for your blind date.