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bottles acid soak, not good - 1/1/2008 10:00:09 PM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi everyone, been trying to clean some bottles with acid. soak them for 3 days.  some i soak a 2nd time.  i thought i had the acid mix at 50%.   some came a out a little better, but some are stiil sick.  what did i do wrong?  help appreciated,  thanks,   rhona    hope everyone had a safe and happy new year. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/1/2008 10:06:40 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4913 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online Are you using muratic? That will take off calcium stains but not fix sick or etched glass. _____________________________ 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 Trying not to break it) Post #: 2

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/1/2008 10:12:25 PM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi matt,  yes i'm using muritic acid.  thanks for the information.  back to the tumbler.  rhona (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 3

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/2/2008 7:19:56 AM    southern Maine diver Posts: 1436 Joined: 8/13/2005 From: South Berwick, Maine USA Status: offline Hi Rhona... The acid bath will remove your calcium growth.  That's why I use it...The bottles I find underwater are so covered with growth, I have to use the acid... The bath is not a cure all for everything that comes out of the ground or water, it is just one step in the process.  Do not be discouraged... Use the acid bath for the heavy growth, find your keeper bottles and then choose the bottles you want to have tumbled for your collection. Wayne  This is what I mean by heavy calcium growth, barnacles, craline algae, limpets, muscles growth.  This is what I deal with on a regular basis... Into the "soup" she goes... Attachment (1) (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 4

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/2/2008 7:24:30 AM    southern Maine diver Posts: 1436 Joined: 8/13/2005 From: South Berwick, Maine USA Status: offline I know I've posted these picks before, but here is the same bottle after I take it out of the "soup" (acid bath) and I have rinsed it in fresh water ...  Good luck, Rhona This bottle has Not been tumbled... Attachment (1) (in reply to southern Maine diver) Post #: 5

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/2/2008 8:29:58 AM    Jim1870 Posts: 245 Joined: 7/7/2007 Status: offline Rhona, I've never had much luck with the acid either.  I used full strenght muratic acid and left them for a couple of weeks.  They were cleaner but still had the haze. I knew the acid was still active, as it bubbled when it hit my neighbor's grass. - Jim (in reply to southern Maine diver) Post #: 6

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/2/2008 11:00:06 AM    bottlediger Posts: 1371 Joined: 2/19/2006 From: York Pa Status: online Yep Acid is just for getting off rust or calcium or strong mud that kind of stuff. To get the haze/etching out, they need to be tumbled. Let me know if you ever need anything prof. cleaned. Take care Digger ry _____________________________ Professional Tumbling Services Digger Ry Style My Tumbling Page (in reply to Jim1870) Post #: 7

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/3/2008 2:04:28 AM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi wayne, jim and ryan,  thanks for the additional information.  it did seem to take the rust off , so that's less cleaning and i hope less time in the tumbler.  ryan,  i been tumbling bottles for 3 yrs now. here is apick of my set up,  we are taking a break for the holidays.    rhona Attachment (1) (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 8

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/3/2008 5:02:06 AM    bottlediger Posts: 1371 Joined: 2/19/2006 From: York Pa Status: online Great Setup Rhona, I hope I didnt insult you, I wasnt aware you tumbled bottles Take care my friend Digger Ry _____________________________ Professional Tumbling Services Digger Ry Style My Tumbling Page (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 9

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/3/2008 8:53:32 AM    southern Maine diver Posts: 1436 Joined: 8/13/2005 From: South Berwick, Maine USA Status: offline Hi Rhona... Gee, I must say that I was very impressed with your bottle tumbling set up... surprized really... And all this time I thought (and others may have) that you were an ocassional bottle hunter who would pick up a bottle here and there or once in a while get down in a hole to dig... When in fact you are in the master stage... the advanced class... the true professional... Have You've been sand bagging us... holding out on us?? Only kidding.  Hope you didn't think I sounded condescending when trying to give you specific directions on the use of the acid bath.  It is I who am the neophite here... (been practicing my word power)  Anyway, I see there that you can tumble at least eight bottles???   Hmmmmmmmm... Have a great 2008!!! Wayne (in reply to bottlediger) Post #: 10

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/3/2008 2:29:21 PM    kastoo   Posts: 1202 Joined: 9/7/2004 From: Lagrange, GA Status: offline Gees louise Rhona, I didn't know you had a tumbler like that! (in reply to southern Maine diver) Post #: 11

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/4/2008 7:55:26 PM    tigue710 Posts: 1648 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut Status: offline oh my god!  Your the bottle mad scientist Rhona!  Beautiful set up, I am very envious!  That is a quite a machine... _____________________________ aint no bottles in there.... (in reply to kastoo) Post #: 12

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/4/2008 11:40:11 PM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi ryan, wayne, kevin, and matt.  no offense taking.  i had posted a pic. of the 1st section a couple of years ago.  i added the other section a year ago so i could do high and low speeds at the same time.  didn't like changing the belt around.  yea, i have my mad bottle experments in the basement.  i really do appreciate the help with using the acid.  i found out today that if you get some on your skin it turns grey.  thanks all.    rhona (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 13

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 1/5/2008 6:35:57 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3349 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline The neighbor's grass the only way to get rid of acid lol _____________________________ My Web Page.Lots of pix. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to Jim1870) Post #: 14

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 2/9/2008 5:18:15 PM    bottlenecker Posts: 50 Joined: 2/6/2008 Status: offline Awesome set up _____________________________ I'm pulling in $800 a week on eBay And you can too. (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 15

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 2/10/2008 2:25:19 AM    glass man Posts: 1311 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline TO bottlenecker :I would love to pull down even $100 a week,You are saying if I sign up,the stuff you offer is all free and no catch? To do this means you have a lot of heart! WHY though is this posted in a topic on cleaning bottles? Help me understand as I am not a very trusting soul,because I have been ripped off so many times in my life.THANK YOU! JAMIE! (in reply to bottlenecker) Post #: 16

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 2/13/2008 11:39:42 PM    JGUIS   Posts: 1701 Joined: 3/18/2006 From: New Lexington, OH Status: offline Jamie, the thing about ebay is his signature.  It shows up in every post, at the bottom.  You can  put one on in your profile page. _____________________________ A pipe gives a wise man time to think, and gives a fool something to stick in his mouth. (in reply to glass man) Post #: 17

RE: bottles acid soak, not good - 2/17/2008 6:51:09 AM    glass man Posts: 1311 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline Now you understand why mine is advancd moron! I thought the person was a poster boy for ebay! _____________________________ LOVE is in the water LOVE is in the air Show me where to go Tell me will love be there Teach me how to speak Teach me how to share Teach me where to go WILL LOVE BE THERE? OH,HEAVEN LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE DOWN! "COLLECTIVE SOUL" (in reply to JGUIS) Post #: 18

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