Cleaning Privacy Blinds

[Be Back in 5]

Hi. Recommendations please for cleaning side window Remis blinds and insect nets, the latter having mould spots. Thanks

 

[Liverpoollass]

Have you tried a lint roller on insect blind?

 

[Be Back in 5]

Have you tried a lint roller on insect blind?

Thank you. It's not the dust, the mesh is actually dirty. We were thinking of white vinegar and a small soft brush

 

[Dart]

Funnily enough we just cleaned our flyscreen blinds today. Apart from general dust and griminess we had numerous dark spots where moths and flies had been accidentally caught & rolled up in the blinds when closing the windows late on warm summer evenings. Anyway this is what we did, with good results:
Working with my other half up a ladder on the outside, holding the back of a tea tray against the mesh I dipped an old toothbrush into a bucket of soapy water & gently scrubbed the black spots. For the most stubborn spots I dipped the brush into a little Cif & carried on until the mark had gone (for mould you could dip the brush into bleach & try that). Then I used a wet cloth to rinse the Cif from the spot cleaned areas.
Next I used a larger brush, dipped in the soapy water and methodically wet brushed the whole blind, with my hubby moving the tea tray appropriately so I could apply sufficient pressure as I worked. Finally I rinsed the whole mesh with a cloth that had been dipped in clean water & wrung out a bit
To finish off, my hubby wiped the outside of the mesh with a wet cloth whilst I held the tray against the inside. It sounds a faff but didn't actually take very long.

 

[Be Back in 5]

Funnily enough we just cleaned our flyscreen blinds today. Apart from general dust and griminess we had numerous dark spots where moths and flies had been accidentally caught & rolled up in the blinds when closing the windows late on warm summer evenings. Anyway this is what we did, with good results:
Working with my other half up a ladder on the outside, holding the back of a tea tray against the mesh I dipped an old toothbrush into a bucket of soapy water & gently scrubbed the black spots. For the most stubborn spots I dipped the brush into a little Cif & carried on until the mark had gone (for mould you could dip the brush into bleach & try that). Then I used a wet cloth to rinse the Cif from the spot cleaned areas.
Next I used a larger brush, dipped in the soapy water and methodically wet brushed the whole blind, with my hubby moving the tea tray appropriately so I could apply sufficient pressure as I worked. Finally I rinsed the whole mesh with a cloth that had been dipped in clean water & wrung out a bit
To finish off, my hubby wiped the outside of the mesh with a wet cloth whilst I held the tray against the inside. It sounds a faff but didn't actually take very long.

The tray is a brilliant idea. Will give your method a go. Many thanks

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[JnJ]

Might be easier to just remove the complete blind and surrounding frame. Ours are 2 screws top and bottom. Then you can lay them on a flat surface.

 

[Be Back in 5]

Might be easier to just remove the complete blind and surrounding frame. Ours are 2 screws top and bottom. Then you can lay them on a flat surface.

That is probably the best way but we wanted to avoid that in case we had problems putting them back