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RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/25/2004 6:32:00 PM    Maine Digger   Posts: 823 Joined: 2/4/2004 From: Augusta, Maine Status: offline Coke is actually a very good cleaner. It will remove grease stains from dark clothes, take oil stains off a driveway or garage floor, takes 'scales' out of tea kettles, polishes coins, removes rust stains from sinks, it's nearly as good as tomato juice to rid 'skunk' from pets, is great for tenderizing steaks and lastly, there's a whole generation of us that dentists love, because we drank so much of the stuff when we were young..... _____________________________ Norm Miller (in reply to Leisalu) Post #: 21

RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/26/2004 12:30:48 AM    kumtow   Posts: 171 Joined: 5/13/2004 From: Australia. Tropical Queensland Status: offline Hey Norm, cool picture of yourself in your users profile. Getting a little thin on top though. _____________________________ ~Alan~ Arrgh, not another....... Holbrookes!!! (in reply to Maine Digger) Post #: 22

RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/26/2004 8:57:44 AM    Bottle Diver   Posts: 52 Joined: 6/29/2004 Status: offline I have found coke to work well removing organic material from some of my bottles, however, I tried it on some interesting "china bits" that had a couple of cracks in the glaze, and the coke seeped right in and left a lovely brown stain throughout. I guess I should have seen that coming . So careful using it with china! (in reply to Maine Digger) Post #: 23

RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/27/2004 3:42:21 AM    bigkitty53   Posts: 286 Joined: 3/28/2004 From: Bermuda Status: offline Bottlediver, Try soaking the china in a bleach solution to remove the stains.Coke's colouring is caramel(burnt sugar)-an organic.Bleach should oxidize it,if not try one the laundry 'Oxi-Clean'-'Oxi-Blue's.' Hope this works, KAT (in reply to Maine Digger) Post #: 24

RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/27/2004 9:17:14 AM    Bottle Diver   Posts: 52 Joined: 6/29/2004 Status: offline Thanks bigkitty. I did try bleach, but to no avail. It dulled the colouring, but certainly did not get rid of it. I never thought of Oxy-clean though, I have some of that I will give it a try tonight. I'll try any other suggestions people might have too, I guess I can't really make it any worse (in reply to Maine Digger) Post #: 25

RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/28/2004 7:08:09 AM    IRISH   Posts: 1238 Joined: 11/23/2002 From: cockatoo Australia Status: offline Soak it in clean water for a week or more then in a weak solution Citric Acid or even better Oxalic Acid, Citric acid is avalible in supermarkets and the like and is about as dangerous as lemons (it is the main acid in lemons), leave it in the acid for a few weeks then soak it in water for at least twice as long as the acid and change often. Thats the main procedure I use for stains in stone and china (I use Phosphoric Acid though, the chemical that's in small amounts in coke that makes it clean stuff in the first place ). Hope it helps . (in reply to Maine Digger) Post #: 26

RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/28/2004 9:14:41 AM    Bottle Diver   Posts: 52 Joined: 6/29/2004 Status: offline Thanks Irish, I will try that exact procedure. They have been soaking in water for about a week now, after the attempted bleaching, so I'll give it another week and begin your process. Please excuse my ignorance, but what is Oxalic Acid and where could I get that? Thanks (in reply to Maine Digger) Post #: 27

RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/29/2005 9:19:33 AM    Miles   Posts: 248 Joined: 9/6/2005 From: New York Status: offline I know this is a very old thread, but I'm curious about something. Vinegar will remove the sickness off bottles? (in reply to Maine Digger) Post #: 28

RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/29/2005 9:46:36 AM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 973 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Miles, I have tried vinegar to clean some of my minerals eg; removing calcium based deposits ( I am a mineral specimen dealer) It works best when heated, almost all acids work best when warmed.. Taz (in reply to Maine Digger) Post #: 29

RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/29/2005 10:57:06 AM    Miles   Posts: 248 Joined: 9/6/2005 From: New York Status: offline How would you reccomend I heat it? (in reply to Maine Digger) Post #: 30

RE: Muriatic Watch Out - 10/29/2005 11:44:37 AM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 973 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Old crock pot, microwave (old one), stove, sunshine when available The sunlight will warm up the liquid and eg; bottle gradually less shock... PS all my stronger acid work is done outside and with plexiglass coverings, to keep poisonous fumes to a minimum. Even the vinegar will get "perky" when heated so I would NOT do it in the gals good microwave in the house. Taz (in reply to Maine Digger) Post #: 31

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