mbrown1995
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Hey everyone, I am new to this, and after reading the title, you might think "damn, you must mean you need mental help" because yes, I bought a bottle business with little to no knowledge of the industry haha. Anyway, I have over 2,000 bottles in inventory, including whiskeys, sodas, inks, milks, etc. There are a few shows I am going to be selling at in the next month or so and I need to clean all of these bottles before then.
With that being said, I have a few questions about cleaning and the industry/hobby in general
1) First of all, here is my cleaning process. Any critique would be greatly appreciated. I soak in dish washer detergent and room temp water overnight, clean the outside with a non-abrasive scrub, fill with aquarium gravel/rice/bb's and The Works Toil Bowl Cleaner, shake, and then rinse with water.
After I do this, the bottles look pretty great! 15 minutes later, however, they look like crap. White fog covers them inside and out (is "sick" the correct term for this?). What can I do to stop this from happening? Soak in vinegar for a long time? Use muriatic acid?
2) If I am not planning on buying a tumbler, would that significantly hurt the overall value that I will eventually sell all of my inventory for? Or do lots of collectors prefer a non-tumbled bottle? While those that do prefer a tumbled bottle don't mind buying one and getting it tumbled themselves, I'm hoping?
Thank you so much in advance!!
With that being said, I have a few questions about cleaning and the industry/hobby in general
1) First of all, here is my cleaning process. Any critique would be greatly appreciated. I soak in dish washer detergent and room temp water overnight, clean the outside with a non-abrasive scrub, fill with aquarium gravel/rice/bb's and The Works Toil Bowl Cleaner, shake, and then rinse with water.
After I do this, the bottles look pretty great! 15 minutes later, however, they look like crap. White fog covers them inside and out (is "sick" the correct term for this?). What can I do to stop this from happening? Soak in vinegar for a long time? Use muriatic acid?
2) If I am not planning on buying a tumbler, would that significantly hurt the overall value that I will eventually sell all of my inventory for? Or do lots of collectors prefer a non-tumbled bottle? While those that do prefer a tumbled bottle don't mind buying one and getting it tumbled themselves, I'm hoping?
Thank you so much in advance!!