Cleaning ACL with "Bar Keepers Friend"

glopf43 · Feb 9, 2005

I read about cleaning ACL bottle labels with Bar Keepers Friend in this forum. It works great on white and sturdy printing but, BE CAREFUL when cleaning fragile or worn print. It also seems to damage RED if you don't watch out...It also does real well at cleaning the surface (outside and in) on all my bottles even embosed. Makes them really shine and removes ALL dirt and stains. Use with caution!
Keep Digging, glopf43

Trying not to break it · Feb 9, 2005

hi glapf43, i have very good success with cleaning my acl labels with a baking soda paste and rub gentley with my fingers. i don't think it is as harsh as barkeepes friend which i use on my bottles also. ck out my dug raff' and uncle ben's under soda bottle listing. the baking soda seems to clean as well. good luck cleaning rhona

glopf43 · Feb 10, 2005

Hey T.N.T.B.I. Thanks for the imput on cleaning. Baking soda, thats a good idea. I also have found that rubbing gently with a finger is better than using a cloth, gives you better control, you can see the progress and guage the effect cleaning is having on the paint. I've been digging up alot of ACLs in a dump (from about 1970) I'm working on my property. I've learned to ALWAYS let the bottle sit in the sun for several days before cleaning to allow the lables to stabilize (dry). I washed the paint clean off a just-dug brown "Orange Crush" with only a light stream of water, NO rubbing at all!...keep those fingernails dirty, glopf43

Trying not to break it · Feb 10, 2005

hi glopf43, i didn't know about leting then sit in the sun for a couple of days. good information. i have about 20 sitting in my basement i haven't cleaned yet. maybe that's long enought with out sitting them in the sun. thanks rhona

glopf43 · Feb 11, 2005

Hey all, I thought I would post a couple of photos of what can be don with some warm water, Bar Keepers Friend, and alot of patience. See more great ACL pics on the Coke and ABM forum under "ACL"

carobran · Oct 26, 2011

heres a couple of before and after pics using Bar Keppers Friend[

]...............before

carobran · Oct 26, 2011

and after[

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epackage · Oct 26, 2011

Looks good junior.....[:-]

carobran · Oct 26, 2011

i just realized this was from 2005................no wonder i couldnt find the "ACL" thread..[&:][&:][8D][]

Wheelah23 · Oct 26, 2011

I've only dug one ACL, and I didn't even mean to... it was pretty faded, but Bar Keeper's Friend made all the difference in cleaning it. The label that's left is completely mint. I definitely recommend this product for cleaning ACL's. It has a less dramatic impact on glass, but still it helps.

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