How To Clean Antique Soda Bottles

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How to clean antique soda bottles. If you dig up an old bottle or find a special treasure at a flea market or garage sale the first thing to do when you get it home is soak it in room temperature water and dish washing liquid. If youre trying to remove a stain use fine steel wool and rub the area in the direction of the wood grain to avoid damage. Go out and take pictures right now.

That was the phrase that started the endless task of repairing an antique soda siphon I bought some years ago. Many bottle diggers antique professionals and serious collectors have there own special ways to clean old bottles. Gary on Oct 04 2017 Sand light power.

Usually I can score some cheap old bottles at the local flea markets. Ceciliag January 17 2012. Many bottle diggers antique professionals and serious collectors have there own special ways to clean old bottles.

Unfortunately when it comes to flea market finds cheap is usually synonymous with not clean And trying to clean old bottles with bottle brushes is a pain in the you-know-what. Although they may not come out perfect and sparkling in the endthey HAVE spent five decades lying in a field after alltheyll certainly come out loads better and ready for their second life with you. As for most of my bottle collection this article focuses on the cleaning of Applied Color Label commonly known as ACL bottles.

With the antique bottle locked in place for cleaning water and polish gently break down and remove the cloudy sick outside layer of glass. I recently purchased some old wooden soda crates that I plan to turn into end tables. Pack a picnic and the camera and OFF you go.

Soaking a Bottle. The key to how to clean old glass bottles is to be quite gentle. Awesome tip on cleaning out old bottles you really are full of helpful information Celi.