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Venetian Blinds-Care and Dusting



Care
When handling venetian blinds that are painted
metal, use 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.

Cleaning with Vacuum
1. Tilt slats of blind so they are closed.

2. Have a step stool handy, if window is high. Start at
top of blind.

3. Place one hand on blind to hold it steady (to prevent
banging against woodwork and chipping paint).

4. In other hand, use dusting brush of vacuum cleaner
attachments; brush from center to right tape and to left
tape, dusting the center section of about 8 inches of
slats.

5. Repeat brushing from tape to edge of slats on right
side, then on left side. (Brushing all the distance from
end to end will cause blind to bang against woodwork and
chip paint on woodwork as well as on blind slats.

6. Repeat vacuum dusting for each group of about 8 inches
of shades until bottom is reached.

7. Reverse the tilt of the slats and repeat on other side
of slats.

Cleaning without Vacuum
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.

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