Is there an easy way to clean faux wood blinds?

Susie Jones
by Susie Jones

My faux wood white blinds are so dirty and dusty. I have tried painstakingly cleaning every slat but they still are dingy. Any suggestions?

  8 answers
  • Zard Pocleeb Zard Pocleeb on Oct 11, 2018

    Perhaps you can take them outside and use a garden hose.

  • Judi Judi on Oct 11, 2018

    Yes, take them down, put warm water in your tub, put your blinds in the water let soak for a bit then remove them, they should come clean!

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Oct 11, 2018

    Use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, followed by a spray of Windex. Should clean and sparkle

  • Mamamia Mamamia on Oct 11, 2018

    try putting a white cotton sock on your hands and use a product for wood.

  • Jan Clark Jan Clark on Oct 12, 2018

    Judi has the right idea, except I'd add a bit of dish soap, maybe a tablespoon or so to the water and then rinse them once they've soaked. You can hang to dry in the tub or shower or outside - whatever is easiest. The rinsing really helps get the stuff completely off the slats. Remember to spray both sides.

  • J Brown J Brown on Oct 12, 2018

    Agree with previous answer of putting them in bathtub with enough HOT water to cover the. ADD powered dishwasher detergent make sure it is dissolved. Slosh them around a couple times as they soak overnight. Rinse and stand them on end in the tub to drain and dry.

    You will be amazed!

  • Mona Blake Mona Blake on Oct 12, 2018

    I put mine to soak in the tub with vinegar and water. I use one gallon of white vinegar and fill my tub 1/2 full with warm water. Place the blinds in the tub and slosh. Rinse with the shower head, stand on end to drain for about an hour. Hang back up! I do this for every window in my house every year. They look and smell wonderful.

  • Twyla J Boyer Twyla J Boyer on Oct 16, 2018

    All the folks saying to use the tub are right. But all of them missed an important way to make it even better if the blinds are really bad: use a clean broom to scrub them (without having to bend over). Sure it's a bit messy, but it even worked on the blinds over the sink that had been there for more than a decade when I moved in.