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old bottle with rusted top - 10/26/2011 8:32:57 PM    tinker   Posts: 2 Joined: 10/26/2011 Status: offline Hi all! I'm a newbie here, so please be gentle! <<grin>> I am even more of a newbie to bottle collecting. I was at a shop the other day, and got a tiny bottle (an inch high) & I dont know WHAT was in it, but it intrigued me. It has a top on it that's rusted on, and since I picked it up for a quarter, I figured it would be good to learn on along with a bunch of others. I've been reading the forum and picked up some great tips on cleaning, but I can't seem to find any info on how to get this rusted top off the bottle. I've tried soaking it in Lime Away, not working. Any thoughts? TIA for any help! Post #: 1

RE: old bottle with rusted top - 10/26/2011 9:27:48 PM    T D Posts: 1140 Joined: 3/17/2008 From: N. E. Georgia Status: offline if it doesn't have a painted label or some other type of label, soak it in muratic acid. Dilute it some if you prefer. Wait a while and the cap will be gone. I'm assuming you don't want to save the top _____________________________ Always looking for ACLs and Georgia Chero Colas (in reply to tinker) Post #: 2

RE: old bottle with rusted top - 10/26/2011 9:49:53 PM    tinker   Posts: 2 Joined: 10/26/2011 Status: offline I guess I dont need to keep it, tho I was trying to see if I could get the rust off "layer by layer" to figure out what it held at one time. Guess that's not realistic huh? LOL (in reply to T D) Post #: 3

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