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Temporary blinds falling down

last year

My DS is renting an apartment and it doesn’t have blinds. He has opted for Redi-blinds (basically paper cellular shades) that have a peel off strip that is ”supposed” to hold them up. So, they are falling down within a brief period. Maybe the trim paint is too slick? Double stick tape will work,but I am concerned it will ultimately pull the paint off. Would some kind of Command strip work? There are SO many varieties of Command Strips. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

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ratherbesewing
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last year

I am planning a quick stop at his place on Sunday and will pick up some Command strips. I will also bring rubbing alcohol since he probably only has Jack Daniels :) Apparently, his fix was to use gray duck tape. Can he even be my child?

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bpath
last year
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That’s too bad. Of course my first thought is ”well, temporary” lol but they should stay up awhile. We have some that have been up for five years. Was the surface cleaned with rubbing alcohol, left to dry, before mounting the adhesive?

Can he do a tension rod with fabric instead?

He might try the double-stick tape that is used for putting window film up. It peels off if you are careful (peel back, don’t pull), And, perhaps apply it on the top of the trim. The paper shade will end up draping or folding down over the edge, but when you peel the tape off, any paint that comes off won’t show.
maddielee
last year
The Command strips with velcro should work. It is important that the spot be clean (alcohol) and dry before applying.
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Fori
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If they are inside mount (or the windows allow it), the tension rod idea is also good--you can stick the blinds to the rods with some Very Serious Tape.
Oakley
last year
I'm on my second set of those blinds. The first set lasted about five years, and this set the same, except I accidentally tore one horizontally and it's held together with clothespins. :) It's my office and no one else sees it.

Ask him if he washed the wall where the strip goes. It could be that he didn't press hard enough to make the strip stick.

Check to see if there's a strong peel off tape for painted walls. Painters tape?
Oakley
last year
Ratherbesewing, your son has common sense. Everyone needs duck tape. One Christmas we played dirty santa, and my gift was a box of different colors of duck tape. It wasn't exciting at all but we used every single roll of it. In hindsight, one of the best gifts ever. lol

Last summer I painted our black rural mailbox yellow, and it also had a yellow flag that raised when mail was delivered. I could look out the window and see the flag because it was bright. Because I painted the box yellow, I used hot pink duct tape on the flag, that I got for Christmas.
amykath
last year
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I have the the temporary shades in black that sit in front of my regular blinds. I figured that I would need more of a strong adhesive than what comes with the shades. I have had them up now for over three years without any issues and this is the product I purchased.

Double sided tape
HU-126035514
last year
I wrapped mine around a self spring rod and put gorilla tape on it. perfect!
Donna Baker
last year
Does the paper shade or the fabric shade fall over more?

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