6 foot wide pleated blind help
I have re-strung a narrow 2-string blind in my 5vr and it works absolutely perfectly. I am currently trying to repair the 74" wide by 45" high 4-string night-only rear window blind. I have re-strung i...
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Allworth wrote:
Once installed, it has to have a lot more tension on the bottom of the cords than you would expect. They have to be "guy-wire" tight.
Good crisp pleats help, but it should work.
What exactly is it doing (or NOT doing)?
Won't go up. Won't stay up. Goes up unevenly.
One of us will figure it out sooner or later!
OK...problem solved! It would only raise about 8" and then bind. I put a tiny drop of Tri-lube with Teflon on all of the bushings in the bottom channel and it opens and closes like a dream now! In all the videos I watched and forum posts I read, I never heard anyone recommend lubricating them.:h
