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Lime Away. - 9/28/2005 7:33:40 AM    Miles   Posts: 252 Joined: 9/6/2005 From: New York Status: offline I tried the Hydrogen Peroxide on my J and IEM and it isn't working, so do you think I should try lime-away? Have any of you tried it? Post #: 1

RE: Lime Away. - 9/28/2005 5:29:30 PM    Gunsmoke47 Posts: 1160 Joined: 12/29/2003 From: TEXAS Status: offline Miles, if your glass is sick, you can soak it in anything made (that you can buy at WalMart) and it will not help. The only cure for sick glass is tumbling it.... or handling acids that can kill you quicker than a heart attack. If it has the white, flaking, sometimes rainbow looking scale, your glass is sick. If you can wet it and the glass looks good, then soon as it drys it looks bad again, your glass is sick. It is a bottle diggers nightmare, but it is true. I know... I tried all the products out there. Wish I had better news. Kelley (in reply to Miles) Post #: 2

RE: Lime Away. - 10/1/2005 11:25:34 PM    whiskeyman Posts: 2034 Joined: 4/17/2005 From: NE TENN-SW VA Status: offline MILES...it's like GUNSMOKE said: if it's sick...nuthin' short of tumbling will clear it up. I tried straight Muriatic Acid in one with no luck... A temporary solution is to coat the inside or outside ( depending on where the stain is) with baby oil or gun oil... A more permanent solution is to spray clear lacquer on, or in, the bottle...It's difficult to remove tho...and leaves the glass feelin' "funny." _____________________________ * Member: Bristol Historical Assoc...and, Friends of Steeles Creek Nature Center & Park President: Bristol Tenn-Va Bottle Club Author of: Spirits & Medicinal Bottles of Bristol,TN-VA. My WebSite: www.bristol-tenn-va-bottles.com (in reply to Miles) Post #: 3

RE: Lime Away. - 10/4/2005 7:21:07 PM    sheila Posts: 43 Joined: 9/18/2005 From: Mt. Pleasant PA Status: offline Hi folks! I have a bottle that had dried something in it, clear up one side and covering the bottom. I put lime away in and it loosened the stuff from the side and alot from the bottom. I'm not sure what it is in the bottle, it could be old coal ashes and dirt, or just dirt with a lot of clay. Either way it's like cement. The thinner stuff on the sides all came off, the thick stuff on the bottom is taking longer. I put some in and scratch at it and let it soak for a couple of days, then rinse and repeat. Each time a little more is coming off. It doesn't seem to be hurting the bottle. (in reply to Miles) Post #: 4

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