Best way to clean white paint off an antique bottle?

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bottlescript

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I bought an antique bottle, and the seller or previous owner(s) put white paint on the embossed lettering. I used vinegar and detergent to clean most of it off, but as the glass embossing has tiny bites in it the white paint is embedded in these and its very hard to get the paint out/off.

Any ideas how best to clean the rest off? -- I don't think the paint is enamel, but would turps work? -- or maybe if I soak in vinegar over night this might get it off?
 

suzanne

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I'd soak it overnite in vinegar and then scrub the letters with toothbrush.
 

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ok, I'll give it a go

also does vinegar harm or eat into glass?
 

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I would doubt vinegar harms glass. Seeing as people already soak bottles in CLR (more acidic than vinegar) which is basically watered down muratic acid.
 

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Soak it in Bleach & warm water for 24 hours...

or smash it![X(][:D]
 

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I would doubt vinegar harms glass. Seeing as people already soak bottles in CLR (more acidic than vinegar) which is basically watered down muratic acid.

You can soak it in straight muratic acid (I use half and half) and it won't hurt the bottle. It'll hurt your hands like hell (cuts from digging) when you get it out[sm=lol.gif][sm=lol.gif]. I tell my wife it's for cleaning 100 plus years of dump crude out of your cuts...
 

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Great question. I hate it when collectors do this and it is a pain to remove. I wish people wouldn't . . .
 

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