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    Is it safe to tumble ACL bottles??

    Not what i said. It depends on the risk you are willing to take. I will do it again when i come across a badly stained ACL , but not to an incredibly rare one. The one I lost part of the label had already lost a small area in that spot before the tumble, so I knew the risk on that particular...
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    Is it safe to tumble ACL bottles??

    Ok, i will chime in from experience. I mainly tumble inside only on ACLs. That is normally where the heaviest staining is... however, i have tumbled maybe 12 or 15 inside and outside. Only the ones that had heavily dirt stained labels, mainly that GA red clay. I lost part of one label. The...
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    removing rust in tin

    While i am no expert on metal items, i can tell you what i did with my 1912 alabama porcelain car tag... it had some rust spots and i was afraid to overclean... as this is first year of issue and it is a really low registration number (#20). After discussing with several tag people, i just...
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    building a tumbler

    lblackvelvet,I was wondering about pushing 7 with copper. I think it is feasible to push at least 3, if not 4 with copper inside and outside and a couple of more with inside only. My jar dr machine runs 3 of the 4 inch canisters on the bottom that are full, one more full 4 inch riding between...
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    building a tumbler

    hey, lblackvelvetAre you having success pushing 7 canisters with one drive bar? I would have thought that would be too much weight and either the bar or the belt would slip?
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    black gunk removal after tumbling

    Muriatic acid dip works best. Use gloves an goggles.
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    Light tumble?

    Use 1200 grit as cutter for 24 hours on most, then alum oxide for 3 to 4 days. Not the recipe for every bottle but that is a good place to start. Practice on cheap bottles. Round here big city chero colas are good to use, dime a dozen and old enough for many of them to be heavily stained...
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    What should I expect to pay??

    Basically it depends on several factors. Are you talking about 1 bottle or several? How bad is the staining? I do some cleaning for as little as $12 each for 4 shipped together that need a one shot polish. Worst case would be $20 for very heavy staining. That does not include shipping.
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    aybody have an over tumbled bottle?

    I don't have any examples, but look for weak seams, weak slug plates, sometimes seams and slug edges almost worn to nothing. Rarely does embossing come off totally, but can be worn down. Most times inside is harder to clean than outside, so the outside gets too much of a "good" thing.
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    Stupid Question...

    epackage, i know it is a pain to do, but very feasible to build your own tumbler at a pretty reasonable price. I have one that was hand built myself. i can post pics. I am more than willing to help if you decide to tackle it. You just need to find a few parts, most of which are easily found...
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    building a tumbler

    rather than go into details that have already been posted here many times, i will just say it is best for you to search these forums using the search button. this place is a gold mine of info. After you have read the many posts regarding building your own tumbler, then come back with your...
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    Anybody have 15k in spare change?!

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-VERY-RARE-AMBER-COCA-COLA-Straight-Sided-Coke-Bottle-BIM-/251279032461?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a8165c08d block letter amber coke... you would think there would be a script hutch in there at that price...
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    Stupid Question...

    Hey epackage, how did your inside tumbling work out?
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    Stupid Question...

    hey epackage, I tumble the inside of all my bottles before doing the whole bottle just because I found out the hard way that outsides get overtumbled while trying to get the inside clean. Insides are always more heavily stained. Here is what I found works. Go to home depot or lowes and pick...
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    Cutting Time

    I have tumbled hundreds of embossed and a handful of acls. Many will come out looking good with only 1200 grit, and those have harder glass. The very worst case of sickness can generally be handled by 2 days in 1200 grit. Majority of cases, though, can be handled with 24 hours of 1200 plus 3...
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    Tumbling in central Alabama?

    Send me a message. I run a tumbler 24/7, mainly for myself but i also do cutting and polishing for others. I am located between Auburn and Montgomery, but i sometimes travel throughout the state. Will be heading through Montgomery and Selma next week.
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    Looking for someone who can fix the top on these

    The amber is best left as is... try Ken Nease in south Georgia on the other one. I have his email at home. I have not used him as of yet, but have heard very good things about him from people who I hold in the highest regard. I will try to find your email in my inbox and contact you tonight...
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    Pensacola Fl cleans bottle

    Hey, I don’t live in Pensacola, but I do travel there a number of times a year, as my wife is from Pensacola and she has family down there. I am pretty reasonable on rates and would even possibly trade tumbling services for bottles. Shoot me a message, as we could probably work something out.
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    Tumbling techniques

    Personally, I never try to remove heavy scratches or pitting or case wear. To me, that is part of the character of the bottle and, more importantly, it is impossible to remove those without wearing down the embossing. Not worth it. I use only light cutters (1200 grit and 1500 grit). Even the...
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    Cleaning the outside of ACLs

    I have tumbled a dozen or so ACLs of my own… all came out nice and clean, but would never accept one for payment from someone else, as it can be very risky and just not worth the bad publicity if it ruined the label. Depending on the stain, I tumble outside and inside for between 12 and 24...

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