One Response to “I have wood mini blinds, I recently used one of those swiffer type dusters on it and it came with pledge?”

1. sugar candy says:

   November 21, 2009 at 1:06 am

   Extreme cau­tion must be used when clean­ing real wood blinds.

   NEVER use water or water based clean­ing prod­ucts on wooden blinds. Water or even exces­sive mois­ture can per­ma­nently dam­age the wood slats.

   The best way to clean wood blinds is with a feather duster or soft head vac­uum attach­ment. If a clean­ing prod­uct is used, make sure it is some­thing you would use on your fine fur­ni­ture as well, some­thing that is made for clean­ing wood (no water based prod­ucts) like a fur­ni­ture polish.

   Nor­mally clean­ing prod­ucts will never be required if the blinds are cleaned on a reg­u­lar basis.
   NEVER sub­merse wood blinds in anything.

   Now you could try this to get the water spots out…

   Put 1 tbsp. of may­on­naise on a paper towel. Gen­tly press the paper towel on the water spot and let it stand for 15 to 20 min­utes. Lift the towel and check the area. Wipe the area with a clean cloth to remove the may­on­naise. For tough stains, leave the paper towel overnight.

   Use white tooth­paste to pol­ish the water mark on the wood. Do not apply gel-based tooth­paste. Rub gen­tly with a cloth until the mark disappears.

   Pur­chase a wood pol­ish designed for wood fin­ish type. Apply the pol­ish to the water spot and buff the area accord­ing to the manufacturer’s instructions.

   Clean the water spot with a prod­uct con­tain­ing oxalic acid to remove a heavy water stain. This works by bleach­ing the wood sur­face. Fin­ish by using wood pol­ish on the area.

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   Tips:

   Use cau­tion and wear gloves when work­ing with chem­i­cals and wood polish.

   Good Luck!