Should I leave this residue my bottles?

[Catcat16]

I hear different things. I’m just starting off at selling bottles. I have my own collection but the bottles I have duplicates of or a bottle I don’t really connect with I sell. Selling helps support my digging (I go through gloves almost daily) lol, so when selling what do most people prefer? Do you prefer a washed bottle? Or dirty? If you prefer clean would you mind/like this sort of thing your bottle? I have hundreds to sell and I’ve washed about half but something told me to stop washing till I found out what the collectors liked (plus my fingers could use a break lol) does this kinda residue ever make a bottle more valuable? Thanks!

 

[hemihampton]

If it got a really heavy irridescent multi color rainbow color to it some people like & prefer that. if it's really light not so much. LEON.

 

[Catcat16]

If it got a really heavy irridescent multi color rainbow color to it some people like & prefer that. if it's really light not so much. LEON.

thanks for the reply. Would you consider the bottle in the photo I provided to be heavy? Not that that stuff is easy to get off, man I’ve tried vinegar and bleach soaks over night and that stuff STILL won’t budge.

 

[hemihampton]

I'd call that kinda light, I'll see if I can find a pic of a Heavy one. LEON.

 

[hemihampton]

Here's a pic of a cool heavy Rainbow effect. LEON.

 

[RIBottleguy]

Iridescence like that can't really be cleaned off unless it's professionally removed. I wouldn't worry about it. Collectors are more particular about dirt, dust, or leftover content residue.

 

[DFW Digger]

I had an identical( left )warners safe that I traded to Charlie (cyberdigger) years ago. Is that the same one. Thanks Sam.

 

[DFW Digger]

Answered my own question realized that's my lawn chair in the back ground. Trinity river really stains some but that one was unusual. I prefer stains like that myself, they make pretty displays.