How To Clean Old Antique Bottles

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How to clean old antique bottles. Collecting amber bottles visiting the national bottle museum and adding vintage labels to old bottles. Find out by w. Jan 24 2011 5 A.

Soaking in warm room temperature water with dishwashing detergent is a highly effective. And they dont reach all of the corners. I also heard that this method is actually an old bartenders trick.

If the bottle looks clean enough I rinse it in the plain water bucket filling it then emptying then set it aside to dry or I use a brush and water to remove light residue. Its pretty much a set and forget method. There are always vintage findsmake sure to come back.

But I took the magic eraser to it and was surprised just how much grime was left on the glass. In actuality there are numerous methods that can be used. If youre on a mission to create your antique bottle decor or may be you want to salvage a long-lost family heirloom we might suggest that you leave the restoration or the antique bottles to the professionals as you wouldnt know if youve damaged the bottle.

Usually I can score some cheap old bottles at the local flea markets. I tend to leave bottles and labels and contents they way they are. This method of cleaning them works like a charm on MOST bottles but it wont do anything for rust diluted muriatic acid gets that out - it will also burn your face off - thats a whole other.

Its the only way Ive found to get all that nastiness out of those hard to clean glass bottles. The reason for the bicarb is to neutralize the acid so I can move the bottle around without dripping acid onto the ground or my. Vintage bottles can make for some very creative and chic décor options and at the same time not burn a hole through your pocket.