[pure-silver] Re: Cleaning Brown Bottles
- From: Gerald Koch <gerald.koch@xxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:32:34 -0800 (PST)
The first thing that I would try is about a tablespoon of uncooked rice. Swirl
and shake the bottle after adding the rice. This will supply a mild abrasive
action which will not scratch the glass. Once the glass is scratched it will
become increasing more difficult to clean in the future. You can also buy a
bottle brush of the proper size from a chemistry equipment store. These can be
bent to fit into corners of the bottle. I would avoid any chromium based
cleaners as they are very dangerous and hard to dispose of properly. Finally
there is the rule of thumb that chemists use for expensive lab equipment, "If
you cannot remove the stain then don't worry about it as it will probasbly not
interfere with the vessel's use."
Jerry
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From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Pure-Silver Mailing List <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, January 11, 2012 2:46:23 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Cleaning Brown Bottles
Someone gave me several nice old Kodak brown glass bottles. One of
them was crudded up beyond use, but the others are almost usable.
I say "almost" because there is some residue on the inside that will
not come off with repeated hot water/soap/rise cycles. (I believe
they may once have held D-76.) The bottle opening is, perhaps
about 20mm but the bottle diameter is probably around 80mm. This
means it's kind of difficult to get into the bottle to scrub it
out in any reasonable manner.
Any ideas out there of how to get the residue out of these bottles
or should I just toss them into the garbage?
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Tim Daneliuk
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