Cutting Time

[chosi]

I'm amazed that you never had a frosty look after a tumble with 1200 grit. I almost always get that frosty look after a tumble with 1200, and have to follow up with 4 days of Aluminum Oxide to remove the frostiness.

With 1500 Grit, I usually let it tumble for about 4 days. For 5 years now that has worked fine for me and I almost never get any frostiness. But ever since about 3 months ago when I started into a new canister of 1500 Grit, I'm finding that my 1500 Grit bottles are coming out a bit frosty looking. I'm wondering how much quality control there is by the manufacturer of these various polishes. Or maybe something else changed 3 months ago and I just haven't figured out what it is yet.

 

[T D]

Hey Mike, here is an example of a bottle that I tumbled several days with 1200 grit. I don't know if it is the glass in these bottles or what, but I really never have had a problem with frosting. I'm getting to where I am going to use only 1200 or a mix of 1200 and polish.

 

[T D]

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[diggerdirect]

I'm wondering how much quality control there is by the manufacturer of these various polishes.

I've often wondered the same thing as there does occasionally seem to be a difference batch to batch, even when using the same supplier.

Al

 

[acls]

What do you guys do to clean the bottle up after a tumble -- soap and water? Heard someone say they used “The Works†toilet cleaner. I have read on here denture tablets, hydrogen peroxide….What works for you?

Do you guys go after the inside of your bottle with a bottle brush after a tumble?

 

[T D]

On embossed bottles I dip it in a muriatic acid/water solution then wash it with dish liquid soap and water, and I generally go over it with a brush inside and out. Now of course DO NOT use the acid on the ACL. I used just soap and water an brush on the Squeeze bottle and it turned out fine.

 

[chosi]

ORIGINAL: T D
Hey Mike, here is an example of a bottle that I tumbled several days with 1200 grit. ...

It's hard to tell from a photo, but it actually looks to me like it could still use some clearing up. Have you ever thought about following up with a couple days tumble using Aluminum oxide, just to see what happens?

Here's a photo of one of my aqua bottles that started out stained & kind of sick. After 1200 grit it looks pretty good, but as you can see from the middle photo it's kind of dark. If you were to see it in person, the glass would look kind of rough, what I liken to a frosty mug coming out of the freezer (but not quite as frosty). After the follow-up with aluminum oxide, it looks perfectly clear.

 

[chosi]

Where'd my photo go? Lemme try again...

 

[chosi]

ORIGINAL: acls
What do you guys do to clean the bottle up after a tumble -- soap and water? Heard someone say they used “The Works†toilet cleaner. I have read on here denture tablets, hydrogen peroxide….What works for you?
Do you guys go after the inside of your bottle with a bottle brush after a tumble?

If I'm lucky, I simply rinse the bottle and that's all it needs.
Often I get some black residue left on the bottle, in which case I've found that a product called Lime-a-way works best, followed by soap & water, all with a bottle brush.

 

[T D]

Not trying to beat a dead horse here, but this is another shot of the bottle. I guess in the end, with all of us, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Now I realize this is an ugly duckling anyway with the broken top and all, but as far as glass is concerned, considering what it started from, this is about like I like it. I don't know if it is always the case, but some bottles can start to look too slick. This bottle has no sickness, but retains the scratches, casewear, and dings that it has acquired over the years. I don't feel it needs any polish to possibly make it too slick. Just trying different things all the time to make them turn out like I like it.