BottleDig1
Well-Known Member
Since you have helped me with my questions, I thought I might give back a little by posting my new discovery...
I'm just getting started in the hobby of bottle collecting, but I have already discovered a great way to clean old bottles; LISTERINE!
I accidentally bought a bottle of the off-brand Listerine mouthwash at Wal-Mart one day. (The stuff that burns your tongue off.)
After I discovered my mistake the hard way, (YEEEOW!!! [:'(]) I threw it under the sink thinking I could use it to unclog drains. (it's potent enough!) [
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Anyway, I had some really grody old bottles that I dug out of a ditch one day that had mold and mildew (and other nasty gunk) on them. No amount of scrubbing would take it off.
Untill I looked under the sink and saw the tongue burner.
Rinse the bottle with a garden hose,
Pour it in,
stir it around,
brush it with an old tooth brush,
rinse,
GUNK GONE!
I thought ''DANG! THIS STUFF IS ACTUALLY USEABLE!!!''
Now, cleaner bottles do not exist in the state of Alabama.
>I only tried the stuff on newer crown top soda bottles (all I've found so far) WITHOUT labels.
I don't know if it would hurt old labels or older pre-1900 bottles, but I would try it out on a junker first.
I may have to ''invent'' and market ''BottleDig1's Amazing bottle cleaner'' and sell it for ten bucks a pop... []
Anyway, [] try some Listerine on one of your bottles and let me know how it turns out.
Hope this will help you out,
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BottleDig1 []
I'm just getting started in the hobby of bottle collecting, but I have already discovered a great way to clean old bottles; LISTERINE!
I accidentally bought a bottle of the off-brand Listerine mouthwash at Wal-Mart one day. (The stuff that burns your tongue off.)
After I discovered my mistake the hard way, (YEEEOW!!! [:'(]) I threw it under the sink thinking I could use it to unclog drains. (it's potent enough!) [
]Anyway, I had some really grody old bottles that I dug out of a ditch one day that had mold and mildew (and other nasty gunk) on them. No amount of scrubbing would take it off.
Untill I looked under the sink and saw the tongue burner.
Rinse the bottle with a garden hose,
Pour it in,
stir it around,
brush it with an old tooth brush,
rinse,
GUNK GONE!
I thought ''DANG! THIS STUFF IS ACTUALLY USEABLE!!!''
Now, cleaner bottles do not exist in the state of Alabama.
>I only tried the stuff on newer crown top soda bottles (all I've found so far) WITHOUT labels.
I don't know if it would hurt old labels or older pre-1900 bottles, but I would try it out on a junker first.
I may have to ''invent'' and market ''BottleDig1's Amazing bottle cleaner'' and sell it for ten bucks a pop... [
]Anyway, [
] try some Listerine on one of your bottles and let me know how it turns out.Hope this will help you out,
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BottleDig1 [
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