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gooey greasy substance - 3/12/2007 10:08:31 PM    Lynette   Posts: 174 Joined: 5/29/2006 Status: offline Hi all......I bought an amazing bottle (De kuyper Gin bottle) beautiful dark green off ebay but when it arrived today it has all this orange gooey greasy substance in it. I tried rinsing it out with warm water - nope didn't work. I tried lettting it soak with warm water and CLR - nope didn't work... Any other safe ideas.... _____________________________ Always looking for some ND/NR soda bottles...... Post #: 1

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/12/2007 11:51:12 PM    capsoda Posts: 7865 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline It is probably axle grease so you will need mineral sprits or something similar. Dawn will get the mineral sprits residue out. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to Lynette) Post #: 2

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/13/2007 11:14:16 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3618 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Ditto on the mineral sprits cap, I used white gas a few times, when we dig old pits there is  this waxy type stuff in a lot of bottles thay reused bottles for other things a lot back then, I got this USA hospital bottle and thought it was a junk slick until I cleaned out  all the gunk on it and in it, I used white gas and poof!  Good as new, I mean old hah, and to the lady who bought the bottle off of ebay with stuff in it? I would contact that seller and ask him what he or she was thinking sending a bottle out like that, I am a Ebayer to, that's just not right. Rick < Message edited by RICKJJ59W -- 3/13/2007 11:16:48 AM > _____________________________ 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 Lynette) Post #: 3

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/13/2007 10:33:37 PM    Lynette   Posts: 174 Joined: 5/29/2006 Status: offline Mineral spirits did not work ......... Mr Clean did not work Any other ideas? _____________________________ Always looking for some ND/NR soda bottles...... (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 4

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/14/2007 1:47:41 AM    capsoda Posts: 7865 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Wow, If mineral sprits didn't work, that must be some really nasty stuff. I think my next try would be laquer thinner. Be careful and use it out side only. It is very volitile and if you get it on your hands wash it off with warm soapy water as soon as you can. Laquer thinner will also disolve some plastics. If that fails I can't imagine what it would be. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to Lynette) Post #: 5

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/14/2007 8:27:14 AM    Lynette   Posts: 174 Joined: 5/29/2006 Status: offline Hi before I try anything else I am wondering if I didn't let is soak long enough in the mineral spirits...How long should I have left it? And btw - I contacted the seller on ebay about this "mysterious" stuff in the bottle.  It has been there for decades and he doesn't know what it is either. _____________________________ Always looking for some ND/NR soda bottles...... (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 6

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/14/2007 10:30:22 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3618 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Coleman fuel for lanturns(white gas) that worked for me in 5 min just work it around and keep shaking it and wipeing it andwaalaaa  no more goo _____________________________ 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 Lynette) Post #: 7

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/14/2007 12:22:17 PM    capsoda Posts: 7865 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline You should let it soak over night at least and longer if necessary. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 8

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/14/2007 9:30:15 PM    madman   Posts: 4822 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline hey lynette, ive used pine sol, undeluted it did the trick on the goo let it soak over night mike (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 9

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/15/2007 12:19:50 AM    diginit   Posts: 662 Joined: 4/7/2004 From: California Status: offline These work on some brown gooey stuff that i assumed was 1900's hair color. it was more like dried paint. Makes me wonder what was in that stuff.  Attachment (1) _____________________________ Life is a Ditch. (in reply to madman) Post #: 10

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/18/2007 7:22:35 PM    Digger George   Posts: 316 Joined: 10/5/2006 From: PHILAD'A PA Status: offline YES GOO GONE http://www.organize-everything.com/googone8oz.html  or GOOF OFF works the best. It also cleans the goo off of bottle brushes. _____________________________ "Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence." - Mourning Dove [Christine Quintasket] (1888-1936) Salish (in reply to diginit) Post #: 11

RE: gooey greasy substance - 3/19/2007 6:17:49 PM    bottlediger Posts: 1450 Joined: 2/19/2006 From: York Pa Status: offline or acid might work (in reply to Digger George) Post #: 12

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