I sometimes use clear nail polish inside stubbornly chalky bottles when nothing else works - but I don't sell bottles. If a bottle for sale looks too good to be true or if you want to check and make sure the color is legit you can use your nose. They retain a really obvious paint smell. You need to do an up close sniff test. After a few months the smell goes away. So then how do you tell?
Some resourceful folks like to use polyurethane which works great on amber bottles, utterly transforming them forever. But if they use it on any other color like aqua or clear, cobalt, whatever, the stain takes on an amber cast over time which looks odd combined with the original color. A poorly done job can be detected by the appearance of drips running down the side or smudges around neck or bottom. Coating bottles takes a little bit of finesse.
I just thought I'd post this because someone a few posts back said he had been scammed; which is unfortunate. It's hard to know what your getting sometimes, especially online.
Some resourceful folks like to use polyurethane which works great on amber bottles, utterly transforming them forever. But if they use it on any other color like aqua or clear, cobalt, whatever, the stain takes on an amber cast over time which looks odd combined with the original color. A poorly done job can be detected by the appearance of drips running down the side or smudges around neck or bottom. Coating bottles takes a little bit of finesse.
I just thought I'd post this because someone a few posts back said he had been scammed; which is unfortunate. It's hard to know what your getting sometimes, especially online.