How To Clean Old Dirty Glass Bottles
Allow the liquid to sit for a day and then clean the glass with a nylon scrub pad.
How to clean old dirty glass bottles. That followed by a good scrub should do the trick. The reason for the plain water bucket is to rinse off the bicarb. Were restoring an old house and while pulling down the ceiling in the basement under the kitchen we found several old bottles.
Cleaning old or antique bottles with a homemade bottle tumblerTUMBLER FOR CLEANING. Ill also share a couple of bonus tips that will help you clean glass bottleseven the really grungy. Cant read it due to heavy dirt layer on the label.
You do not need a bottle tumbler for this method of cleaning. This method of cleaning them works like a charm on MOST bottles but it wont do anything for rust diluted muriatic acid gets that out - it will also burn your face off - thats a whole other post. You may already know this but it was new to me.
Many have asked us for information on cleaning dirt rust stains and other material from glass and bottles. The reason for the bicarb is to neutralize the acid so I can move the bottle around without dripping acid onto the ground or my feet when I hold up the bottle to the light to see if its clean enough. If the dirt seems pretty stubborn you could also use a mixture of one part water and one part vinegar or maybe 1 part bleach and 12 parts.
It takes some babysitting to clean them and some TLC but its not like youve got to stand over the sink and scrub for half an hour like youre dealing with a casserole dish after a delicious lasagna dinner. Even long after the house was built in the early 1970s the owners would do some gardening and find old glass bottles in the ground. Tea Cups and Jars 77 Comments on How to Clean Grungy dirt out of Old Bottles promenadeplantings January 17 2012.
I have no clue how to clean the paper label without destroying it. Here are some general guidelines based on years of experience. The first task is to rinse them out.