- 1). Remove any bent vinyl vertical blinds and four additional straight ones. Spread the clips holding the panels in place carefully to avoid breaking them.
- 2). Fill a bathtub three-quarters full of the hottest water you are able to get from the faucet. Cover your arms up to the elbows in thick rubber gloves to prevent scalding.
- 3). Submerge the bent section of a single vertical blind into the tub of hot water and hold it under for two minutes.
- 4). Remove the heated vinyl from the hot water bath and sandwich it in the middle of four straight vertical blind panels.
- 5). Position spring-loaded clamps up and down the length of the vinyl stack to squeeze them together as the center panel cools.
- 6). Remove the clamps and slide out the panel after 10 minutes of cooling. Repeat the heating, pressing and cooling process on each bent panel until they are all straight. Add more hot water to the tub to keep it as warm as possible.
- 7). Dry all the vinyl panels with a soft cloth before reinstalling them. Open and close the blinds a few times to test them.
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