Dry each slat with a clean cloth.
Faux wood blind slat removal.
Shorten vertical blinds remove slats from the railhead.
Cut through one side of the pocket with scissors to craft length.
Please measure the length and mark it where you want the bottom slat to be.
This will expose the lift cord and allow you to slide the plug up the cord to expose a small knot in the cord.
Fold the slat and measure the length.
Most of our faux wood and aluminum mini blinds are installed in a box bracket with a hatch door.
The slats lay horizontally and can be 1 1 3 8 1 2 or 2 wide.
Lift the window blind slats with one hand while you hold the plug in the other hand.
Buy replacement wood and faux wood blind slats and valances to repair your blind.
Faux wood blind slats are manmade so they re water safe.
Measure and installation instruction available.
First remove the plugs located on the bottom side of the bottom rail to reveal the knotted lift cords that run through the route holes on both sides of the blind.
Faux or fake wood blinds are made of a material that resembles wood.
Insert your bottom rail through the ladders directly below your last slat and thread the lift cord back through the holes in the bottom rail.
This video is also applicable to faux woo.
Untie the knots and remove the bottom rail of your blind.
Find the back of the slat.
To remove the horizontal blinds from the bracket lift the hatch door on each end and slide the blinds out of the installation brackets.
Scrub them clean with an easy clean duster or a microfiber cloth dipped in warm soapy water.
If the slats are made from wood or look like wood they are considered wood or faux wood blinds.
Get rid of the weight from the pocket.
401008 this short video will show you an easy way to remove and replace your horizontal wood blind.
Wood and faux wood blinds are window coverings made up of slats that are often 2 wide.
Do not use abrasive cleaners which may damage the finish or paint.
Now pull up on each lift cord just enough so you can easily pull out the extra slats.