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Hutch trouble - 2/17/2011 9:26:59 PM    Alaska   Posts: 304 Joined: 2/1/2011 From: NEWPORT NEWS, VA Status: offline having trouble cleaning the dirt out/off of the inside of a a hutch i recently found, with the metal piece still in. help? Post #: 1

RE: Hutch trouble - 2/17/2011 9:51:23 PM    madpaddla Posts: 4141 Joined: 12/29/2005 From: The great state of New England Status: offline Try sand and some water.  It works well and wont harm the bottle.  Or get a bottle brush.  But the last technique is to get a coat hanger and glue on some cloth to the end.  But the sand and water is the best trick.  I would just get that going and sit to watch a show while swirling it around and dump it out then rinse.  Nice and clean.  Good luck.  And welcome the the forum.  Bunch of nice people here. _____________________________ Ebay stuff http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZspliffybigfeetQQhtZ-1 Best Radar from the VA - OH- ME. Excellent must SEE http://www.atmos.albany.edu/products/radarne/radarloop.htm (in reply to Alaska) Post #: 2

RE: Hutch trouble - 2/17/2011 10:16:08 PM    PermInk   Posts: 105 Joined: 2/16/2011 From: The Nature Coast, FL Status: offline quote: Bunch of nice people here. I am a newbie here as well. And I must say, I am learning a lot from everyone here and thank you all for being to friendly and helpful!! I can't wait to go on my next dig (in reply to madpaddla) Post #: 3

RE: Hutch trouble - 2/18/2011 8:07:21 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 6467 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Eastern Northwest West Central area of Mass Status: offline Welcome Becky. How about starting a new thread in chat and tell about yourself. What you collect, do you dig etc.. I'd love to see a few pics too. Eric _____________________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Eric (in reply to PermInk) Post #: 4

RE: Hutch trouble - 2/18/2011 8:14:16 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 6467 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Eastern Northwest West Central area of Mass Status: offline I've never had a hutch (except rabbit) but they look like just from the closure and glass thickness they have a narrow opening. I'll have to pick one up and look next time I see one. _____________________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Eric (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 5

RE: Hutch trouble - 2/20/2011 6:53:55 PM    druggistnut Posts: 1150 Joined: 1/7/2006 From: Otisville, Michigan Status: offline You can get the stoppers, to replace the one in the bottle, if you desire. Get a tupperware container about 3-4 times larger than the bottle. Mix a 50/50% solution of Muriatic acid and water (pour the acid in to the water, not the opposite), enough to fill and cover the hutch. Leave it for a week, covered but able to vent. This should be done in a garage or outdoors, if weather permits. When you get it out of the bath, wear surgical/rubber gloves, unless you like to feel the burn. You should be able to remove the metal piece now, if it hasn't disappeared. Rinse the bottle in a baking soda/water solution and then rinse with water. I use plastic coat hangers that I have cut to shape, to root around in bottles. They don't damage the glass and if you leave a small curve on the end, it can dislodge things that are wedged. Good luck. Bill < Message edited by druggistnut -- 2/20/2011 6:56:30 PM > _____________________________ 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 Alaska) Post #: 6

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