July, 2017 | BCS Cleaning Specialists

Blinds are fiddly things. Fiddly to open, fiddly to close – and downright fiddly to clean, especially in dry Park City and the Salt Lake Valley, where dust is rife. But have no fear! With our 4-part series, we’ll give you a top tip each week to clean your blinds with minimal expletives.

Microfiber cloth and salad tongs

Ahh microfiber, whatever did we do before you came along? I guess lint was just an everyday part of life, like creaky floorboards – a small irritation but you just have to put up with it. But not anymore, oh no – microfiber has saved us from lint-related woes. And it’s a miracle solution when cleaning blinds too, especially when paired with a trusty pair of salad tongs.

Method:

• Adding moisture to blinds caked in dust can create a sort of ‘mud’ that’s incredibly difficult and frustrating to then remove. Instead, spray a clean microfiber cloth with plain water and park it between a pair of salad tongs, damp side down.
• Working from the top down and in a side-to-side fashion, squeeze the tongs together and run along the length of the blind.
• Every few slats, pause to reposition the cloth or turn it over and respray so you don’t end up wiping upstairs’ dust onto downstairs’ slats.

And hey presto, clean blinds in a jiffy, sans all chemicals!

If you discover while you’re fiddling about with the salad tongs that your windows really could do with a jolly good once-over at the same time, give the professionals at BCS a call today at 801 561 1730. We’ll help you create the matching set of clean blinds and windows pronto.

Blinds are fiddly things. Fiddly to open, fiddly to close – and downright fiddly to clean, especially in dry Park City and the Salt Lake Valley, where dust is rife. But have no fear! With our 4-part series, we’ll give you a top tip each week to clean your blinds with minimal expletives.

Witch Hazel

What is witch hazel, I hear you ask? No, it’s not a Wiccan named Hazel. Witch hazel is a natural, plant-based astringent commonly used in natural beauty products as a skin toner. It’s akin to vinegar in its disinfectant capabilities, minus the stinkitude. Unlike vinegar, however, witch hazel is non-drying, so it won’t damage your blinds. You can use it on almost any hard surface to clean, degrime and disinfect, and blinds are no different.

Method:

• Fill a clean spray bottle with 1 cup water, 1 cup witch hazel, and a drop of Dawn dish soap. Shake well.
• Spray liberally onto the blinds, working from the top down and in a side-to-side fashion.
• Wipe down with Swiffer dry cloths.

And hey presto, clean blinds in a jiffy!

If you discover while you’re up to your elbows in witches and hazels that your windows really could do with a jolly good once-over at the same time, give the professionals at BCS a call today at 801 561 1730. We’ll help you create the matching set of clean blinds and windows pronto.

Blinds are fiddly things. Fiddly to open, fiddly to close – and downright fiddly to clean, especially in dry Park City and the Salt Lake Valley, where dust is rife. But have no fear! With our 4-part series, we’ll give you a top tip each week to clean your blinds with minimal expletives.

Vinegar

Vinegar really is a miracle substance, despite its stinkitude. You can use it on almost any hard surface to clean, degrime and disinfect, and blinds are no different. Caveat: don’t use vinegar on wood or faux-wood blinds, as it may damage them.

Method:

• Fill a clean spray bottle with 1 cup water, 1 cup white vinegar, 1 cup rubbing alcohol, and 3 drops of Dawn dish soap. Shake well.
• Spray liberally onto the blinds, working from the top down and in a side-to-side fashion.
• Wipe down with Swiffer dry cloths.

And hey presto, clean blinds in a jiffy!

If you discover while you’re up to your elbows in vinegar that your windows really could do with a jolly good once-over at the same time, give the professionals at BCS a call today at 801 561 1730. We’ll help you create the matching set of clean blinds and windows pronto.