Clearning Venetian Blinds with Dusting Brush

[kevin]

Hello,

I tried cleaning my Venetian blinds today with the dusting brush on my Electrolux Model G with limited results. I used a dust cloth several weeks ago, so there wasn't that much dust on them, but even after going over them there is still a thin coat of dust on the slats.

Do you think my cleaner does not have enough suction, or is there a trick to getting better results with a dusting brush?

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In case you're interested, I found this information about Venetian blinds on ehow.com:

Venetian blinds may have originated in Persia, not the canal city of Venice, Italy. Or, they may date all the way back to ancient Egypt. Wherever their birthplace, the Venetian blinds have served as decorative alternatives to curtains for nearly three centuries. They have undergone some style updates through the years--most notably the creation of the mini blind--but the basic concept of an adjustable array of horizontal slats remains unchanged.

Read more: http://www.ehow.com/about_5084089_history-venetian-blinds.html#ixzz2uNPcCAcK

 

[eurekaprince]

Unfortunately, vacuum cleaner dusting brushes do not remove all the dust from all surfaces. As the people who invented the Swiffer floor mop have proven, suction and brushes can not remove the electrostatically-charged fine dust particles that cling to bare floors, furniture and venetian blinds.

I love dusting with my vacuum cleaner to remove about 50% of the loose litter and dust on surfaces. But after that, you need to use a wiping cloth of some sort to remove the fine dust particles. For floors, the Swiffer Vac and all the new vac tools that combine suction with a cloth do a great job in tandem. For venetian blinds and miniblinds, you can vacuum first with those special blind attachments, but this must be followed with a damp rag to really get them spotless.

I find dusting brushes can work well on wide fabric-covered vertical blinds though...

 

[nycwriter]

One word ...

... SHEERS!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

hahaha, Matt,

You're killing me!

 

[floor-a-matic]

The dusting brush bristles need to be replaced with natural horsehair bristles

 

[kevin]

Thanks for the information and tips, Brian (#1) and Erik (#4). I'm just glad that no one thought the suction was too low in my Model G. About a month ago an Aerus manager took a look at it and thought it was running well, so I didn't think that was the issue.