How To Clean Inside Old Glass Bottles
The chain is a good idea but I have another solution.
How to clean inside old glass bottles. Now put your thumb over the bottle opening and shake shake shake. The inside of the bottle is clean. It works better than the caustic stuff like Drano.
I have been using BBs about 20-30 of them and some water to clean the algae and film that grows in my hummingbird feeder. A glass worker once told me that the etching wont come off. Its his trick he confided for cleaning bottles.
Here are some general guidelines based on years of experience. I dont know about you but it seems like every once in a while Ill unearth a particularly nasty glass container from somewhere around the house. Select a method below to clean your bottle.
If you add too much soap or water the salt will not be as. Wet the brush with hot water from the faucet. This is also great for removing coffee stains from carafes and insulated cupsbottles.
Using a professional bottle cleaner is the best way to restore a bottle. I carefully pour the water out dry the BBs on a paper towel and store. An old bottle with glass that is cloudy with white stains is called sick glass.
This occurs due to changes in the glass that occur when components of the glass are removed over time from the liquids inside the bottle. You may have to give the bottle a few shakes but this. Any dish washing detergent will do.