Faded Holland Blinds
Dear Aunt Daisy, Through your column in The Listener would you help me to acquire information as to whether it is possible to repaint or do’ up blinds which have faded badly. I bought two dozer three years ago at about one guinea each and apparently the material was of inferior quality. I feel very disappointed, as my wife and I thought we were getting the best.
"Sandy," Tapanui. Here are the only remedies -I have. They are not guaranteed. Try one blind first. Leave the roller on, and lay the blind flat on the table. I should think it would be well to first clean the blind with a damp cloth, Then rub evénly ail over with shoe polish in whatever colour you want, and afterwards polish with a soft cloth. Another idea is to rub them lightly all over with boiled linseed oil, and still another suggestion is to paint both sides with a varnish stain, thinned with methylated spirits. Let them dry flat.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 737, 28 August 1953, Page 23
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169Faded Holland Blinds New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 737, 28 August 1953, Page 23
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