Effectiveness of tumbling?

[PepsiCollector]

I found a bottle that looks like it was cleaned with steal wool. Will tumbling get all the fine scratches off without hurting the embossing too much?

 

[PepsiCollector]

How much does it typically cost to have a bottle professionally tumbled?

 

[hemihampton]

Price depends but usually $20-30. Tumbling should get rid of any smaller scratches. LEON.

 

[cowseatmaize]

Embossed and ACL? That should also be taken into consideration.Personally I've never seen a finer gauge steels pad to do any damage to glass worth noting but either will destroy paint.

 

[PepsiCollector]

This is what I'm talking about. Look closely. It's loaded with fine scratches.

 

[hemihampton]

The Scratches I see look factory. LEON.

 

[PepsiCollector]

How do you get "factory" scratches? It has nice straw lines, but also a lot of fine scratching.

 

[hemihampton]

I'm seeing what you call straw lines?

 

[RED Matthews]

Straw Lines - is a new term to me. I can see them alright, but the term is not in my list and I would like to know what caused them. The posting didn't give enough information about how the jar was made. If it was hand blown, I can imagine one cause. If it was ABM made it would be more of a mystery. We will be on the road soon, so it may not be resolved for a while. RED Matthews

 

[hemihampton]

Here's a pic before & after of a Billy Coke bottle I tumbled a few years ago. It got rid of more then just scratches. It was pretty rough & beat up when I got it. LEON.