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Muriatic acid - 9/18/2008 11:26:18 AM    pyshodoodle   Posts: 489 Joined: 8/3/2008 From: Lehigh Valley PA Status: offline Could someone please tell me specifically how to use muriatic acid to clean bottles? I've read some pretty scary stuff online about what can go wrong, but haven't found a place that spells out what to do and what not to do in detail. Rather than keep looking, since I know a lot of you use it, I figure I'll just ask here. (That way, I'll be able to find the information again easily too.) Thanks to all you experts for help! Kate Post #: 1

RE: Muriatic acid - 9/18/2008 12:02:09 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5155 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online It is normally sold for cleaning mortar off brick. Your best bet is to read all the instructions and warnings on the containter. That should give you quite a bit of reading. Its probably not going to do much for you. Most sick bottles need tumbled. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 2

RE: Muriatic acid - 9/18/2008 12:26:02 PM    Wilkie Posts: 374 Joined: 5/2/2008 From: Suisun City, CA Status: offline Hydrocloric acid works too.  The biggest mistake that I see people make, is they store it under their sink.  Even though it is capped, it will eat up everything metal under the sink, including your pipes, so store it separate from anything metal, and preferably outside, away from children and animals.  It works for some staining but not all. _____________________________ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=395846520 www.tim.wilkinson.org I buy Northern California bottles. Also, "any" Jamaica Ginger that I don't already have. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 3

RE: Muriatic acid - 9/18/2008 1:39:47 PM    glass man Posts: 1807 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline RIGHT ON ABOUT METAL,WILKIE. I have a friend that had a bucket of bottles soaking overnight in muriatic acid in his metal building overnight ,where he keeped his tools,lawn mower,etc. Next day every thing that could rust was as rusted as if it had taken years ! < Message edited by glass man -- 9/18/2008 1:40:36 PM > _____________________________ I know You've got mountains that you think you cannot climb Your skies are dark You think the sun won't shine Case you don't know The WORD OF GOD is true! ALL HE PROMISED HE WILL DO IT FOR YOU! JESUS IS THE ANSWER FOR THE WORLD TODAY JESUS IS THE WAY! (in reply to Wilkie) Post #: 4

RE: Muriatic acid - 9/18/2008 2:25:48 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5155 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online muriatic acid and hydrochloric acid are the same chemical. Muriatic is just the traditional name.  Acid fumes are definately corrosive. < Message edited by GuntherHess -- 9/18/2008 2:27:56 PM > _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to glass man) Post #: 5

RE: Muriatic acid - 9/18/2008 2:28:52 PM    NorCalBottleHunter Posts: 165 Joined: 5/22/2008 From: Rio Vista,ca Status: offline i usually use it 2 to1, 2 water  1 acid, but becareful its a monster! if you have any cuts on your hands you will know it. use it in bucket with a lid _____________________________ http://www.myspace.com/norcalbottlehunter member: Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society (in reply to glass man) Post #: 6

RE: Muriatic acid - 9/18/2008 9:43:11 PM    GACDIG   Posts: 231 Joined: 9/10/2006 From: Concord NC. Status: offline I used it for a year. It would take all rust color and stuff off the bottles and leave a white cloud you could get rid of the WD-40. I keep it in my building in a open bucket. Like every one said, it turned all my metal to rust.. Use gloves also. One time I picked up a bottle out of it and I drop the bottle back in the acid and one drop splashed right back up into my eye. I thought my eye was going to melt in my head. I ran to the house and flushed it with water. I lived. Anyway, it will clean bottles. _____________________________ Glenn YOU DIG IT ! http://www.geocities.com/gac3336/bottledigger.html (in reply to NorCalBottleHunter) Post #: 7

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