214mrj44
quinlan,tx.
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Just quit smoking and want to clean shades or should i just throw away and start over? Was thinking about a blind type shade,any comet on them? I know about the rest of the 5ver and have it clean now.
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fordsooperdooty
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Congratulations on quitting smoking! Here's to a much longer life.
Here are some good tips for getting rid of the smells!
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KMC6970
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Washing blinds is not easy but doable as I have done mine. Just a matter of getting them down and outside. Spray with some soap solution then rinse and let dry. Tough putting them back up and getting strings tight. However new blinds are very expensive and yoy still have to hang them and get the strings tight. Being a cheapo I wash mine every couple of years and we don't inhale. Congrats.......What are you going to do with all the $$$$$$$$$$$$you save?
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thecampingman
Wilmington, OH, USA
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Camper window blinds are freakishly expensive, costing about as much as the window.
Expensive enough to make a professional cleanup look cheap by comparison.
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peggyswear
Woodville, Alabama
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we use scrubbing bubbles for the night & day shade leave then attached spray shade leave on few mins use wet vac. we also clean ceiling carpet with lot of elbow muscle. I have never use anything that works better on cig smoke.
note it has to be name brand
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214mrj44
quinlan,tx.
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kmc6970 I have a 2011 heartland graystone going to trade for new heartland landmark. The 700.00 I am saving will more than pay for a new one. If anyone dosent belive I spent 700.00 a month on cigs. I was a 4 and 5 pack a day smoker.Wife is trying to quit also.
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Havn't used it on shades, but it works well on carpet - Spray on carpet cleaner.... Spray it on, let it dry , then vac it off.... Use the type that removes pet odors. Doesn't leave any chemical odor either.
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214mrj44 wrote:kmc6970 I have a 2011 heartland graystone going to trade for new heartland landmark. The 700.00 I am saving will more than pay for a new one. If anyone dosent belive I spent 700.00 a month on cigs. I was a 4 and 5 pack a day smoker.Wife is trying to quit also.
HOLY COW!! $700 a MONTH? Geesh. 
Congrats on quiting! I've never smoked but know how hard it can be to stop and how some never do. I hope your wife can stop as well.
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Can-AmDuo
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Congrats on quitting.
When my husband quit smoking I made my own oxy-clean and hot water solution in a spray bottle and attacked all the lampshades here in the S&B house. I would expect it to work on day/night shades. I had two spray bottles. One with solution for cleaning, the other with warm water for rinsing. It removed both stain(yellowish residue) and smell.
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apply solution liberally, let sit for 10 mins., rinse and wet vac.
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RaenMark
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Congratulations on quitting, I did 6 years ago and don't miss it. Best of luck to your wife too.
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