The Ultimate Guide to Cleaning your Blinds – Aluminium Window Blinds

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This is your ultimate guide to cleaning your window blinds and treatments, be sure to read about how to clean a range of other blinds in the blogs to come!


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If you have aluminium or Venetian blinds they will need to be cleaned on a regular basis to avoid dust building up on them. The reason dust builds up on these blinds is because they have horizontal slats which tend to attract a lot of dust and dirt.

When you need to clean your aluminium blinds, the first thing you need to do is close them then wipe them with a soft duster starting from the middle outwards. Once you are done, open and then close them in the opposite direction so you can do the same process, but on the other side of the aluminium blind slats.

If your aluminium blinds have any sticky stains or grease on them, you might need to use some washing liquid on a damp cloth and gently wipe the stain away. Once you are done gently pat the blinds dry. You can also use baby wipes to clean any grease or stains off your blinds.

For deep cleaning, take your aluminium blinds off the rails and lay them down on a towel or an old blanket. If the weather is okay you can even do it outside!


Mix a bucket of warm water and a small amount of dishwashing liquid then wipe down each slat with a soft sponge or cloth then rinse them with clean water. Be sure to let your blinds dry naturally, if it is not sunny or warm enough you can use a hairdryer on a cool setting to dry your aluminium blinds.

Remember you cannot clean wooden blinds the same as aluminium blinds, rather take a look at our guide for cleaning wooden window blinds!

Top 5 tips to remember when cleaning aluminium blinds:

1. They are so easy to clean.
2. Clean them on a regular basis with a damp cloth.
3. Pat them dry with kitchen roll or paper.
4. Remove your blinds if you’re doing a deep clean.
5. Dry your blinds with a hairdryer if you need to.

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