How To Clean Old Glass Bottles With Bleach
Ill also share a couple of bonus tips that will help you clean glass bottleseven the really grungy ones.
How to clean old glass bottles with bleach. Cleaning old or antique bottles with a homemade bottle tumblerTUMBLER FOR CLEANING. Then drip liquid dish detergent into the bottle a few drops will do plus a spoonful of vinegar. The key to how to clean old glass bottles is to be quite gentle.
Although many people suggest this but avoid filling the bottle with BBs as it may damage the glass. Let the bottles soak in the bleach water for at least five minutes to ensure they are disinfected. Dont you craft with a national treasure.
Now that the bottles are dry inspect them. Tumbling the bottles with copper shot for many days is usually the best way to removemost of this stain. Cover the top securely using a cork or stopper and let the bottle sit for several days.
Once youve got all your cloudy glassware looking crystal clear again regular cleaning will slow down the rate at which your glassware becomes dull. Always good to start with a room temp soak in dish soapy water and use a bottle brush. Never try to clean an old bottle with hydrofluoric acid.
If after regular cleaning the bottle still doesnt smell fresh try sanitizing. Disinfect the bottles using a mixture of bleach and water I like to use 14 cup of Clorox bleach per one gallon of water. A mild bleach water solution 1 teaspoon of bleach to 1 gallon of water.
Alternatively scrub the inside of the bottles with a bottle. I pre-rinse the bottles out with warm tap water and rub the labels off with my fingernails. I usually grab one of my stainless steel soap pots add hot tap water and a good amount of salt probably half a cup in one to two gallons then stir until the salt is dissolved.