{"id":137,"date":"2021-12-11T23:59:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T23:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/?p=137"},"modified":"2022-07-25T19:12:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:12:46","slug":"removing-smell-from-blinds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/removing-smell-from-blinds\/","title":{"rendered":"Removing Smell from Blinds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this blog entry, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/la-shades-and-blinds.php\">shades and blinds experts<\/a> here at <a href=\"http:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/\">Los Angeles Shades and Blinds<\/a> will detail the best ways to remove smells and odors from your blinds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Getting Rid of Odor on Blinds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Remove the blinds and sprinkle them with baking soda &#8211; then lay them flat on the floor. Allow the baking soda to soak in at an hour at the least &#8211; ideally over the night &#8211; and then vacuum the powder before rehanging them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is causing the smell on the blinds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If the blinds were recently replaced, the new vinyl might be letting out a bad smell when it gets warmed by the sun. solve this by washing them and then spraying them with a mixture of vinegar and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can blinds smell on their own?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most solar window blinds are made of vinyl. Vinyl has a unique smell when it\u2019s taken out of the box &#8211; this smell will fade over time, but can be removed instantly through blind cleaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do blackout blinds have a smell?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most blackout curtains and blinds will have a smell at first, but this will fade over time and can be removed with a quick wash before hanging\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Removing blind odor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First combine a cup of water with a cup of baking soda &#8211; then soak a rag in this mixture. Using the rag, scrub both sides of the blind completely. Then soak a towel in vinegar and wring it &#8211; then soak another cloth in water. Using both of these wipe the blind down &#8211; then wipe it down with a clean and dry rag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is causing the smell in my faux wood blinds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PVC items can emit a ton of compounds in their first month or so of usage. We recommend purchasing faux wood blinds made of chemical safe and ideally organic materials.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this blog entry, the shades and blinds experts here at Los Angeles Shades and Blinds will detail the best ways to remove smells and odors from your blinds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blinds","tag-blind-odor-removal","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions\/141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losangelesshadesandblinds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}