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Barnacles on inside of bottle? - 7/20/2011 3:31:25 PM    DerDiggler   Posts: 3 Joined: 7/20/2011 Status: offline Having a very tough time removing the "remnants" of barnacles from the inside of a few bottles. Most aren't wide enough (old soda bottles) for any type of brush. Any tips? Post #: 1

RE: Barnacles on inside of bottle? - 7/20/2011 4:31:10 PM    olm911   Posts: 3 Joined: 7/6/2011 Status: offline a good soaking in vinegar might help. barnacles are mostly calcium carbonate and vinegar will dissolve it. (in reply to DerDiggler) Post #: 2

RE: Barnacles on inside of bottle? - 7/20/2011 5:15:33 PM    Plumbata Posts: 1656 Joined: 12/4/2007 Status: offline Yup, olm is on the ball. Vinegar is slower, but safer than the Muriatic/HCl which has been discussed heavily lately here as a way to remove such mineral deposits. _____________________________ Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest. Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper. - Thomas Jefferson (in reply to DerDiggler) Post #: 3

RE: Barnacles on inside of bottle? - 7/20/2011 9:33:48 PM    DerDiggler   Posts: 3 Joined: 7/20/2011 Status: offline Thank you for the fast replies. Was trying to avoid the Muriatic acid approach, for obvious safety reasons.  Will have to give vinegar a try. (in reply to Plumbata) Post #: 4

RE: Barnacles on inside of bottle? - 7/23/2011 12:59:52 PM    DerDiggler   Posts: 3 Joined: 7/20/2011 Status: offline Thank you for the help. Was shocked at how fast vinegar worked.  Soaked them overnight, and all the barnacles had disappeared. In reality, it only took maybe 15 minutes.  I put another bottle in while cleaning the first batch, and it was barnacle-free very fast. < Message edited by DerDiggler -- 7/23/2011 1:00:55 PM > (in reply to DerDiggler) Post #: 5

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