Don't ruin your Blackout curtains | How to wash a blackout curtain
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
- We love blackout curtains. But is it okay to wash them in the machine? What if you dry them out with no care? I ruined my curtains, four of them. And I just want to make sure someone else doesn't.
Being in the drapery business for 20y rubberized blackout curtains can NOT be washed.
Option 1 is wipe off the right side with dump cloth and hang right away to dry. Option 2 is just vacuum it.
I am going to pin your comment for the benefit of everyone here.. Thank you for your advice..
I just ruined my black out curtain today. I was so upset and came to UA-cam to find what was the problem. Thank you and at least I will be careful next time.
Sorry to hear about your curtains.. Yeah.. I made this video just so that others will not do the same mistake I did.. :) But, yeah - Lesson learnt...
@@EverydayReviewsEntertainment any solution to fix them
Me too 😂
Oh that sucks! Thank you for sharing
You are very welcome !!
Damn good to know! Thanks for sharing your experience! I don’t own one atm but I’m making a list of things I want to buy for our house. 😱😱😱
Cool (Y) All the best for the home setup !
Thank you! This is exactly what I needed to know!
Glad it was helpful!
A treat for the eyes for the late waker, lol love this!
Haha !! Hope it was helpful.
Thank you for letting people know.
Thanks..
I machined washed mine on delicate and air dried them and they turned out great.
Yeah, but our house maid dried them in a way that the insides touch other. For this particular product, there was a rubbery feel to the lining and they got stuck.. If you dry them such that the cloth part touches cloth part, it's fine.. Again, there are different types of black out curtains too :)
Excellent advice, Many many thanks.
Thank you..
I am in the process of starting to take down our blackout curtains to wash them. We'll be washing them in the tub but hanging them inside on the shower rod. I would probably have hung them the way you did with the rubber inside; Thanks for this advice!
I am glad I could help... That's the whole reason I made the video... So, the word goes around... All the best.. Also, from the other comments, I learnt that despite hanging it inside out, if there's a lot of heat, the rubber is getting sticky and all... So, take care that you don't hang it out in the Sun or something... (More of an advice for people living in the tropics, but just saying :) )
This was really helpful . thank you
Glad it was helpful!
So helpful. Thankyou.☺
Glad it was helpful!
Wow thank you so much for this
Anytime..
Thanks for sharing. God bless you.
You are so welcome!
Glad I checked this out on youtube. I was about to wash my black out curtains that separate my rv coach from the cab. I'm traveling so what would I have done without them. So glad I saw this. I may try and spot clean them by hand with a little bit of dawn and water. My dog gets them dirty as she goes from coach to cab.
Thank you so so so much 💗
Anytime... :D All the best...
I just ruined my favorite black out curtains 😢 I have 16 of those and ruined 8 don’t know if I should try the other 8. When I soaked in bath tub with tide all the dirt came out and look so clean but after I drained the water and wanted to dry it was stuck together. Also that sticky white went to the curtains. Anyone can share how to wash it properly? I love this video though!! Thank you for sharing
This is helpful, because I wanted to wash ours.
Be careful... Avoid machine wash. And dry them the other way around. If you see Amazon website now, they now mentioned, "Avoid Machine Wash". It was not there earlier. I am glad they did it. I called them up and reported it too..
Thanks for sharing🙂
My pleasure 😊
Tnx
Thank you!
You're welcome! All the best !
My sister bought me some new ones, but I'm going to try and wash the old ones in the tub and put them in my bedroom. If I mess up something, at least it will be the old ones. No harm no foul. Thanks for the information.
Cool
Sorry this happened to you. Thanks for the tip though. I didn't know about drying them inside out.
Learning from my mistakes.. And want to put it out so it may help a few others.. This is only for those curtains which have rubber-like lining in the back..
Also with storing them in the cupboard. When folded don't let the white touch. I did that and when i unfolded them there were little holes that let the light through. Always fold the display fabric onto each other, don't let the rubbery white stick together.
Good to know
Thanks for sharing.
Loving this video, also, should you wash them when you first get them? Or is spraying with antibacterial spray fine?
You don't have to wash them when you first get them - Although it is totally upto you..
I am not sure about the bacterial spray. But I think it should be okay..
Any solution after this?
Thank you
Welcome.. :)
Did i miss something? I still don't get it - u didn't mention how we shud wash them. Or did u? Tq
You can wash them in the machine... The way to dry them makes the difference... Don't let the inner layers touch... As they dry, they stick to each other... It could be different with other brands, but this one Amazon Basics - That's how you gotta do it... :)
Thanks
You are welcome
Wow, I had no idea these curtains could be ruined by washing. Does this mean though, that you can't hand wash either?
Plus could they be dry cleaned?
I have one pair where I bought the lining separate, so wondering if these are different again 🤔?
You can hand wash them.. Absolutely..
But, when you dry them, make sure that the lining doesn't touch the other lining. Then the rubbery material will stick as the curtain dries..
I just tried one but inside a duvet cover and it seems to be ok.
I have hung it up to dry with a dehumidifier which should be quicker to dry.
Yeah. The problem is only when they use rubber for an inner lining
Just happened to me too!😢
Oh dear.
I have small holes , thinking of using silicone caulk to patch them . Is that a good idea????
I used hairdryer later on after washing to release them. Also thinking of spraying talcum powder after washing and will use the curtain rod itself to dry rather than drying with fold . The first wash wasn;t so bad and its been 2 years now.. they are getting more stickier.
wow ! Honestly speaking, I lost the great impression on black out curtains after this experience. But thanks for sharing your experience. Let me pin this comment so everyone knows that these things are getting stickier.
Is there a product to apply on rubber backing to cover up the holes so light doesn’t go thru
Hmm.. That would really be nice.. Not sure..
White out
the tag said I could put them in the washer on gentle cycle and now they're completely ruined I don't know what to do because I really want to keep them
I use them as table cloths now..
Hi can please tell me where can buy this same lining? I am looking everywhere but I don’t know. Please reply? It looks like it’s stick on something?
I ruined the curtains please help? Where to buy this particular lining?
Ive been washing mine ... many times never a problem. But one i acedently tossed in the dryer did not survive. 😬
:D Washing them is not the problem.. When they dry, you should not let the insides stick.
Been there done that
Ahh... That hurts.. Hope it's not that bad..
now the question how to removed that rob from the fabric?
That takes some some time to peel..
I just read it here the half still not dry yet and it get stock I'm thinking to try the hair dryer for the othe half hope it work😅
No no... I hope you have not done it yet... But, I believe, hair dryer is still heat and anything heat will make it stick to each other... By all means, I hope it worked if you have already done it... All the best !
Wish I found your video an hour ago before I put them in the machine
I hope you dried them right...
It's not the machine wash that really damages them.. The way you dry them..
Yes, I dried them the correct. But the way they came out of the wash was all ripped apart already and stuck together.
If you ran it on a hot wash and then a cool rinse that’s why they stick together when the wash is done. It’s what I did and ruined them. I now just wash it with a hot wet cloth
I already ruined my blackout curtains! Don’t know what to do now
Sorry to hear that! It hurt a lot when I did too... That's the reason I put this up.. These people should put a disclaimer on the website and give washing instructions.
I also told the website where I got it from and gave a complaint asking them to add washing instructions. Now they have it...
I did the same thing 🤣 a while ago
:) I hope it wasn't as bad as mine..
Mine got stuck during the washing process and got damaged, so did not get the opportunity to hang them inside out😄
oh boy !
Wish I watched this before I ruined mine :(
Sorry to hear.. You can use it as a table cloth :)
Me too …
Thank you I ruin my first ones
Sorry to hear that Maria..
I made this video hoping other don't do the same mistake.. But, lesson learnt I guess :)
Drying: So hang them with the foam/backing side out so it doesn't stick to itself. Thank you!
Washing: Does your washing machine have an agitator, or does it use an impeller/water currents? Mine has an impeller, so I'm wondering if it would be okay on delicate setting...
Not sure of the technicality here.. :) Hope you got the answer you needed.
@@EverydayReviewsEntertainment I was actually wondering if your washing machine is just an empty drum with holes that the water flows through, or if it has a central stem agitator that physically pushes and moves the clothes around.
I have an impeller washing machine; that means when you look into the washing machine, there is nothing inside but you can see holes on the bottom and sides.
When you look into a washing machine with an agitator, there is a stem in the middle that comes up nearly to the top, with kind of fins towards the base, and when the machine is on, this moves back and forth and moves the clothes around.
It seems to me that the curtain backing is more likely to be damaged with a washing machine with an agitator, so I was wondering if your washing machine has one.
Thanks for answering, and if you could answer the question about an agitator, I would have enough information to know if I can try washing my curtains or not. I appreciate it.
dam actually ..i ruined mine already... i should have watched this...
LOL same
I felt bad too.. Expensive stuff going waste
me too. found his video after ruined my curtains LOL
I've just ruined my ex partners curtains by putting them in the wash:(. I wish I had watched this video first.
Hmm.all the best.
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Hope it was helpful..
you didn't really explain
It’s all in how to dry them. The rubbery side shouldn’t touch each other.
Those curtains are super toxic! Best to get toxic free curtains.
Ahh !!! Gotcha !!! Rubber rubber.
Ahh !!! Rubber rubber.
This is not original blackout
Well, that was my first thought. But, after looking up, I learnt that black outs are achieved by various methods. These curtains are from Amazon Basics. And the method used is using a think layer of rubber-like material to achieve the black out. There are other methods too..
Thank you
You're welcome
Thanks
No problem