How to Keep Your Blinds and Window Coverings Clean

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Giuseppe Grammatico Regular cleanings are important when it comes to vinyl blinds, because otherwise they can get caked in grease that can be difficult to get off. As the President of Heits Building Services C Central and Northern N.J., Giuseppe Grammatico regularly works with building owners to help develop cleaning plans and schedules. Here, he says that the best way to keep blinds looking good is to make sure they never get too dirty to begin with. Cleaning blinds and other window coverings can be challenging at best for the owners of office buildings and homes alike. Unlike other surfaces such as countertops and floors, window coverings can be difficult to scrub and easy to accidentally stain if the wrong chemicals are used. Thats why I recommend leaving the cleaning of blinds and other window coverings to the pros. Use Microfiber Cloth and Peroxide Cleaner Usually, our janitorial service uses a microfiber wand to clean vinyl window blinds in office buildings throughout NJ. Using a microfiber cloth attached to a wand, we will lightly and gently go over each blind in every building they service to ensure that all dust is picked up. But if a period of time has gone by without the blinds being cleaned, then a simple microfiber dusting will not usually be adequate. In some cases, such as when there is baked on grease, dirt, or other types of stains, we will use a green-friendly peroxide cleanser to get the blinds even cleaner. This peroxide cleaner will be sprayed onto each blind panel individually, and we will take the time to check whether the stains are being removed before moving on to their next task. Subcontract with Other Specialized Company Sometimes, a peroxide cleanser by itself may not be strong enough to clean off the toughest grease spots. However, because vinyl blinds can sometimes be fragile, it is not a good idea to try scrubbing them too harshly. For this reason, if a peroxide cleaner is not enough to get rid of the stains, we will call a separate company that specializes in vinyl blind cleaning to get their take on the situation. The vinyl blinds cleaning company will use an ultrasonic cleaning method that can clean nearly any vinyl blind thats out there. All they are doing is removing the blinds, putting them into a solution in what looks like a barrel, and hitting them with ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic cleaning method not only cleans the vinyl blinds themselves, but also the strings and other attachments as well. It is a relatively quick and safe process. Once the blinds have been cleaned using the ultrasonic process, they will be left out to air dry for a few hours and then re-installed onto the windows. Because our company subcontracts out to other specialized cleaning businesses, the buildings that are serviced can rest assured that all of their janitorial service issues in NJ will be taken care of. In terms of other window coverings, the peroxide solution our company uses on vinyl blinds can also be used on many styles of drapes. Depending on the material that the drapes are made out of, we will spray the stain and wait to see if the debris comes out. If that doesnt work, then we also happen to subcontract with a company that can steam the drapes and get out even tougher stains. They will spray a solution with a hot water and extract it all in one pass. Replace the Old Blinds Unfortunately, sometimes a set of vinyl blinds can be so stained and discolored that no amount of cleaning can get it back to looking like new. Depending on how valuable the blinds in a building are, and how costly they will be to replace, I sometimes recommend that customers just replace the blinds rather than deal with multiple sessions of ultrasonic cleanings. I would say 50% of the time the customer will just end up replacing the blinds if they cannot be cleaned. If you are looking for commercial cleaners in NJ, Heits Building Services – Central and Northern NJ is the smart choice. We provide a wide range of business cleaning services including office cleaning and industrial complex cleaning. Our well-trained and experienced technicians do every job quickly and efficiently and we guarantee our work. Call us today for more information.

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