2-12-shades.jpgHello AT,

I've recently moved into an apartment where the wall is a nice clean white while the pvc vertical blinds are a yellowish/eggshell with years of dirt and smoke. Is there an easy/inexpensive way to get these things white? I've tried soaking in bleach but there was no difference.

Thanks. John.

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Dear John,

We've never done this but we found some good tips at these links. It seems that dishwashing soap and a garden hose are the secret:

Cleaning Blinds on HGTV
Cleaning Vertical Blinds at stretcher.com

Anyone else??