In reply to Betty. Soak in CLR (50 clr & 60 water) over night then gently scrub. It may take a...
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Thank you for the tips. Question: will vinegar remove Applied Color Labeling (ACL) labels? Most soda bottles from the 50s and later had logos painted on. The paint is very durable, but I'm hesita...
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This may seem like a dumb question, but if they don't have labels on them, can't you run them through dishwasher? i'v done that with old clear bottles and jars and see no damage or issues - just ...
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Wow...this worked beautifully! I have a couple of suggestions of my own. (1) I used a small funnel to transfer salt from one bottle to another in order to avoid waste. (2) I used the salt slush o...
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In reply to Betty. I had to use tin snips for mine, as they’re soft, contain lead, and had t...
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I put in vinegar and water mix, 3 parts water, 1 part vinegar, let it sit, with occasional shaking, for 2 days and a lot of the rust came out, the rest didn't want to come out even w/a bottle bru...
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Like using salt or sand, I have used small stones in the solution inside glass jars to help remove stuck on crud. Now I'm looking for what to use to remove rust from inside a milk bottle. I'm sur...
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In reply to Betty. Hey Betty! Try these tips: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/1969425/can-ru...
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Any suggestions on how to get a metal lid off a mason jar that has been on there and buried in the ground for probably 50 years? It's not twisting off so I can't even get it nice looking because ...
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Thanks for the great tips on cleaning out old bottles. Now I have a working knowledge I can use, so I won't have to pass on rare bottles just because they are dirty, dug relics. And I like the id...
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In reply to Julie Finn. Except that old medicine or poisons bottles may have some extremely to...
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In reply to Dawn. Lol, I think you're just going to have to tough it out. I've had that with a...
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I've recently found a whole bunch of old bottles in a backyard garbage pit like you, your instructions will be great to clean them up. I notice that a few of them that have their caps on still ha...
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help cut grease. It also helps remove sticky residue from labels, like when you’re trying to repurpose an empty glass bottle. Just saturate the sticky areas with vodka, let it sit, and the lab...
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In reply to Sloane. I don't think so, just because those bottles wouldn't necessarily have bee...
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I have a few old bottles that use to have calligraphy ink in them. After using this process will the clean jars be safe to put items such as spices and herbs in?
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for putting “choice” items—recyclables that are just too nice to throw away, such as glass bottles, jars and good quality plastic containers. Every now and then, I sort through the yellow ...
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In reply to zechony. Ooh, thanks!
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You need to correct your link to your etsy site in your About The Author section :) I found it though, but the link is broken.
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After washing with soapy water, rinse well, and fill your bottle one fifth of the way with white vinegar. Fill the rest with water, let it stand overnight, and in the morning thoroughly rinse it ...
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the glass bulb, inside and out, using the latter half of my cleaning old glass bottles tutorial–skip the boiling, in other words, but complete the steps involving the saltwater
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small glass container (Here’s how to clean an old glass container to
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In reply to Zombie Dad. Ooh, that's smart! And I bet you can use it as the abrasive for the ou...
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Old glass bottles can be used for many creative crafts and art pieces, but many of them are usually tainted with grime. Submerging them in hot water with vinegar and filling them with warm salt ...
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