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How do you suggest i clean this??? - 3/31/2011 10:38:54 AM    brucebwb08   Posts: 25 Joined: 3/2/2011 From: Southern Maryland Status: offline I have a few of these old flasks that i would like to make all nice and shiny however the lid is very narrow and hard to get anything into. I've had them sitting in the works toilet bowl cleaner and detergent for weeks and it never seems to do much to help. Any suggestions???? http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy142/Brucebwb/IMG_1974.jpg _____________________________ A sign of wisdom and maturity is when you come to terms with the realization that your decisions cause your rewards and consequences. You are responsible for your life, and your ultimate success depends on the choices you make. ~Denis Waitley Post #: 1

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 3/31/2011 11:15:10 AM    dario   Posts: 6 Joined: 8/27/2009 From: Dario the Insulator guy Status: offline We typically soak stuf in Oxolic Acid (mixed in water of course), or Lye in water. We being the Insulator guys.  DO NOT MIX THE TWO TOGETHER....BIG BOOM BOOM IF YOU DO.    You can get Oxolic at the pharmacy and Lye at the plumbing store. I bought bottle brushes at the Keene bottle show for cleaning the inside of bottles.  I have also used small BB's or buckshot by spilling them inside and shaking it around.  I use a sugar sifter to retain the BB's when I am done cleaning the bottles. There is also a great description on ICON (  http://www.insulators.info/  ) that tells how to clean insulators that I am sure would apply to most bottles.  I know the only time we use Lye in lieu of Oxolic is on carnival glass insulators.  The Lye will not harm the carnival coating, but the Oxolic acid will.    Be sure to read all the safety stuff on the chemicals.  Some of them eat up metal and need propoer handling and storage.  Use rubber gloves, goggles, and read the instructions on even the sequence of mixing.  _____________________________ DARIO THE INSULATOR GUY (in reply to brucebwb08) Post #: 2

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 3/31/2011 11:22:53 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 6462 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Eastern Northwest West Central area of Mass Status: offline Have you tried while the soak has it softened shaking some sand and small pebbles around in it? That's a good start, maybe a finish too. _____________________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Eric (in reply to dario) Post #: 3

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 3/31/2011 5:13:02 PM    Bottles r LEET   Posts: 984 Joined: 2/12/2011 From: Plainfield, New Hampshire Status: online Use ammonia. _____________________________ Ryan MacLeay Looking for 'Vehicles in the Bush' pictures. http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Old-Truck/m-476657/tm.htm Also looking for Abandoned House pictures. http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Abandoned-House/m-495368/tm.htm (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 4

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 4/2/2011 8:48:45 PM    blade   Posts: 699 Joined: 12/17/2005 Status: offline With a rock or hammer . (in reply to brucebwb08) Post #: 5

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 4/2/2011 8:56:06 PM    cowseatmaize Posts: 6462 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Eastern Northwest West Central area of Mass Status: offline quote: With a rock or hammer . Really? Is that how you treat history? _____________________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Eric (in reply to blade) Post #: 6

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 4/3/2011 10:24:56 AM    Poison_Us Posts: 2954 Joined: 5/27/2009 From: Savannah, Ga. Status: offline Have you tried just running it through the dishwasher...keep it away from other glass stuff.  Put it next to the tupperware....air dry, no heated dry cycle.. _____________________________ Poison Us Member: APBCA ( www.poisonbottleclub.org ) Visit Us @: www.poisonousaddiction.com Looking for digging partners in/near Savannah. Be a friend. Give the "GIFT" of Poison. (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 7

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 4/3/2011 5:37:50 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12301 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online try a palmful of sandy dirt, fill halfway with water, cork it, and shake for a minute or two... rinse, and enjoy.. (in reply to Poison_Us) Post #: 8

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 4/25/2011 11:09:24 PM    rodus   Posts: 14 Joined: 4/13/2011 Status: offline I like to use used coffee grounds, same concept as the sand above, i'm going to try some sand next time and see how it works. (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 9

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 4/25/2011 11:35:42 PM    RedGinger Posts: 6727 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline Cat litter.  I have only tried the clay kind, and though it does get muddy, a couple cycles of that with a little water does help.  There is a silica kind of litter.  I haven't tried that yet. _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to rodus) Post #: 10

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 4/25/2011 11:39:04 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 11470 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline if its just dirt inside I first shake it with soap water and cut up copper wire. Then I put bleach in it over night. Then I use a rock or hammer... _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to RedGinger) Post #: 11

RE: How do you suggest i clean this??? - 5/1/2011 2:42:52 PM    druggistnut Posts: 1150 Joined: 1/7/2006 From: Otisville, Michigan Status: offline quote: Then I use a rock or hammer... LOL Try any or all of these methods described, until you find something that suits your needs. If it IS bad mineralization, they will more than likely require a tumble. Bill _____________________________ Michigan drugstore bottles/dose glasses, jugs, etc... Any paper from Mich drugstores, pre 1900. Michigan hutches. Anything unusual from Michigan, i.e., paper from bottlers, etc... Buy or trade President-Flint, Michigan FOHBC Club (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 12

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