bottle cleaning advice wanted

Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
bottles. Here's the deal. I have this great old-fashioned
glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
had a festival. I came with chocolate milk in it but I
have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. It has developed
a cloudy deposit on the bottom. It's not a problem as
far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.

Now if it were large enough for me to get my hand in there
I would just take a Brillo pad or SOS pad and scour it.
However I can't do that so how do I clean it. In the past
I have had occasion to use bottle brushes of various sorts
and they are okay for some things but they would not work
for this. You can't apply enough force.

I thought of using coffee pot cleaner and checked into that
on the internet. There are many commercial cleaners but
many sites recommended things like vinegar, Alkaseltzer,
Polident, baking soda, and bleach. Do those things really
work?

Also, I have another bottle which is a tall think bottle
with a bale top. A friend gave it to me as a gift with
homemade flavored olive oil (some sort of herbs in it
as I recall). She painted stuff on the outside of the bottle
and I would really like to be able to keep it and possible
re-use it for something. The trouble is that I didn't use
up the olive oil fast enough and it got moldy (due no doubt
to the herbs not having been "sterilized" somehow). So I
have the same problem as with the milk bottle only worse
because the opening is even tinier.

So what do y'all think?

Thanks,
Kate

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On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:35:19 -0400, Kate Connally <connally@pitt.edu>
wrote:

>Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
>bottles. Here's the deal. I have this great old-fashioned
>glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
>had a festival. I came with chocolate milk in it but I
>have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
>like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. It has developed
>a cloudy deposit on the bottom. It's not a problem as
>far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
>want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.
>
>Now if it were large enough for me to get my hand in there
>I would just take a Brillo pad or SOS pad and scour it.
>However I can't do that so how do I clean it. In the past
>I have had occasion to use bottle brushes of various sorts
>and they are okay for some things but they would not work
>for this. You can't apply enough force.
>
>I thought of using coffee pot cleaner and checked into that
>on the internet. There are many commercial cleaners but
>many sites recommended things like vinegar, Alkaseltzer,
>Polident, baking soda, and bleach. Do those things really
>work?
>
>Also, I have another bottle which is a tall think bottle
>with a bale top. A friend gave it to me as a gift with
>homemade flavored olive oil (some sort of herbs in it
>as I recall). She painted stuff on the outside of the bottle
>and I would really like to be able to keep it and possible
>re-use it for something. The trouble is that I didn't use
>up the olive oil fast enough and it got moldy (due no doubt
>to the herbs not having been "sterilized" somehow). So I
>have the same problem as with the milk bottle only worse
>because the opening is even tinier.
>
>So what do y'all think?
>
>Thanks,
>Kate

I'd fill it with hot water, some bleach and soap liquid, and soak it
overnight. I've always had good results.
--
mad

"Kate Connally" <connally@pitt.edu> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
> bottles.

Get a baby bottle brush.

:-)

Dimitri

Kate,

Uncooked white rice and vinegar. Toss a fair amount of each in, cap it, and
shake it up, pour it out, rinse it out. Maybe repeat once or twice, as
needed, rinse out well with distilled water, air dry.

Best,

Andy
--
Eat first, talk later.

Kate Connally wrote:
> Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
> bottles.

Try soaking it in a sudsy ammonia solution and, as others said, use a
bottle brush.

Dora

On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:35:19 -0400, Kate Connally <connally@pitt.edu>
wrote:

>Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
>bottles.
>Kate

Google "dip-it" They have several products and all have worked great
for me. I carried a Stanley S/S thermos for years and the only way to
keep it clean was with a Dip-It product.

Lou

Kate Connally wrote:

> Also, I have another bottle which is a tall think bottle
> with a bale top. A friend gave it to me as a gift with
> homemade flavored olive oil (some sort of herbs in it
> as I recall). She painted stuff on the outside of the bottle
> and I would really like to be able to keep it and possible
> re-use it for something. The trouble is that I didn't use
> up the olive oil fast enough and it got moldy (due no doubt
> to the herbs not having been "sterilized" somehow). So I
> have the same problem as with the milk bottle only worse
> because the opening is even tinier.
>
> So what do y'all think?
>


Before trying anything stronger, I'd try vinegar. The
denture stuff should work
well, also, but it's not cheap. If you have access to a
chemistry lab, Alconox works
well for cleaning glass, also. Be careful not to mix any of
these chemicals together
unless you really know what you are doing.

If you think either bottle needs "scouring", the usual
recommendation is to use
a tbsp. of uncooked rice grains and swish them around
vigorously.

If you use bleach, which would kill any remaining mold
spores, use a solution of
bleach and water and rinse it out thoroughly.

If the cloudiness is etched onto the glass, you won't be
able to get rid of it.

gloria p

On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:35:19 -0400, Kate Connally <connally@pitt.edu>
wrote:

>Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
>bottles. Here's the deal. I have this great old-fashioned

Kate , 1/4 cup bleach, fill with warm water and leave over night. If
the cloudy area is still there, it may be that it's in the glass
itself. Make sure you rinse horology.

or

Try running it through with a load of dishes in the dishwasher.

Kate Connally wrote:
> Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
> bottles. Here's the deal. I have this great old-fashioned
> glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
> had a festival. I came with chocolate milk in it but I
> have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
> like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. It has developed
> a cloudy deposit on the bottom. It's not a problem as
> far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
> want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.
>
> Now if it were large enough for me to get my hand in there
> I would just take a Brillo pad or SOS pad and scour it.
> However I can't do that so how do I clean it. In the past
> I have had occasion to use bottle brushes of various sorts
> and they are okay for some things but they would not work
> for this. You can't apply enough force.
>
> I thought of using coffee pot cleaner and checked into that
> on the internet. There are many commercial cleaners but
> many sites recommended things like vinegar, Alkaseltzer,
> Polident, baking soda, and bleach. Do those things really
> work?
>
> Also, I have another bottle which is a tall think bottle
> with a bale top. A friend gave it to me as a gift with
> homemade flavored olive oil (some sort of herbs in it
> as I recall). She painted stuff on the outside of the bottle
> and I would really like to be able to keep it and possible
> re-use it for something. The trouble is that I didn't use
> up the olive oil fast enough and it got moldy (due no doubt
> to the herbs not having been "sterilized" somehow). So I
> have the same problem as with the milk bottle only worse
> because the opening is even tinier.
>
> So what do y'all think?
>
> Thanks,
> Kate
>
A dollop of pure 5% white vinegar into the bottle, let it sit for a few
hours, pour off, rinse well, let it air dry. If it still has some of the
calcium deposit (that's normally what causes those deposits)repeat until
it comes clean. No need to buy any cleaning products when common vinegar
will do the job.

That being said, we have tap water with a heavy calcium hardness, we use
Lemishine in the dishwasher and used it in glasses, vases, etc. early on
to dissolve the deposit and then in the dishwasher to keep it off.

Puester <gpuester@comcast.net> writes:

>
> If the cloudiness is etched onto the glass, you won't be able to get
> rid of it.

BINGO!

Also, try Oxy-Clean, SLR, or a liquid dishwaher detergent (DON'T MIX
TOGETHER!). Soak overnight.

nb

"Kate Connally" <connally@pitt.edu> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
> bottles. Here's the deal. I have this great old-fashioned
> glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
> had a festival. I came with chocolate milk in it but I
> have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
> like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. It has developed
> a cloudy deposit on the bottom. It's not a problem as
> far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
> want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.
>
> Now if it were large enough for me to get my hand in there
> I would just take a Brillo pad or SOS pad and scour it.
> However I can't do that so how do I clean it. In the past
> I have had occasion to use bottle brushes of various sorts
> and they are okay for some things but they would not work
> for this. You can't apply enough force.
>
> > So what do y'all think?
>
> Thanks,
> Kate
>
> --
> Kate Connally
>

I would put white vinegar in the bottle and let it stand for several hours.
Then put some *tiny* pebbles in it and swish it around. You need to do that
with enough firmness to scrub the inside of the bottle, but not so hard as
to damage it. I would also use bleach in the bottle that needs sanitizing.

MaryL

In article <h0657q$9t9$1@usenet01.srv.cis.pitt.edu>,
Kate Connally <connally@pitt.edu> wrote:

> Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
> bottles. Here's the deal. I have this great old-fashioned
> glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
> had a festival. I came with chocolate milk in it but I
> have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
> like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. It has developed
> a cloudy deposit on the bottom. It's not a problem as
> far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
> want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.
>
> Now if it were large enough for me to get my hand in there
> I would just take a Brillo pad or SOS pad and scour it.
> However I can't do that so how do I clean it. In the past
> I have had occasion to use bottle brushes of various sorts
> and they are okay for some things but they would not work
> for this. You can't apply enough force.
>
> I thought of using coffee pot cleaner and checked into that
> on the internet. There are many commercial cleaners but
> many sites recommended things like vinegar, Alkaseltzer,
> Polident, baking soda, and bleach. Do those things really
> work?
>
> Also, I have another bottle which is a tall think bottle
> with a bale top. A friend gave it to me as a gift with
> homemade flavored olive oil (some sort of herbs in it
> as I recall). She painted stuff on the outside of the bottle
> and I would really like to be able to keep it and possible
> re-use it for something. The trouble is that I didn't use
> up the olive oil fast enough and it got moldy (due no doubt
> to the herbs not having been "sterilized" somehow). So I
> have the same problem as with the milk bottle only worse
> because the opening is even tinier.
>
> So what do y'all think?
>
> Thanks,
> Kate

If it's a lime deposit, a good vinegar soak should work.
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On Jun 3, 11:35*am, Kate Connally <conna...@pitt.edu> wrote:
> Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
> bottles. *Here's the deal. *I have this great old-fashioned
> glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
> had a festival. *I came with chocolate milk in it but I
> have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
> like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. *It has developed
> a cloudy deposit on the bottom. *It's not a problem as
> far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
> want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.
>
> Now if it were large enough for me to get my hand in there
> I would just take a Brillo pad or SOS pad and scour it.
> However I can't do that so how do I clean it. *In the past
> I have had occasion to use bottle brushes of various sorts
> and they are okay for some things but they would not work
> for this. *You can't apply enough force.
>
> I thought of using coffee pot cleaner and checked into that
> on the internet. *There are many commercial cleaners but
> many sites recommended things like vinegar, Alkaseltzer,
> Polident, baking soda, and bleach. *Do those things really
> work?
>
> Also, I have another bottle which is a tall think bottle
> with a bale top. *A friend gave it to me as a gift with
> homemade flavored olive oil (some sort of herbs in it
> as I recall). *She painted stuff on the outside of the bottle
> and I would really like to be able to keep it and possible
> re-use it for something. *The trouble is that I didn't use
> up the olive oil fast enough and it got moldy (due no doubt
> to the herbs not having been "sterilized" somehow). *So I
> have the same problem as with the milk bottle only worse
> because the opening is even tinier.
>
> So what do y'all think?
>
> Thanks,
> Kate


Tie a brillo or dishcloth to the end of a wooden spoon handle and you
can probably get in there.

Also, I have found that brushes sold for home aquariums fit into
narrow places. For the ultimate small cleaning brush, save clean,
old mascara wands. I have used these to clean whisks where the wires
are joined to the handle and the crud builds up if they don't get a
good soaking.

On Jun 3, 11:35*am, Kate Connally <conna...@pitt.edu> wrote:
> Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
> bottles. *Here's the deal. *I have this great old-fashioned
> glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
> had a festival. *I came with chocolate milk in it but I
> have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
> like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. *It has developed
> a cloudy deposit on the bottom. *It's not a problem as
> far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
> want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.
>
> Now if it were large enough for me to get my hand in there
> I would just take a Brillo pad or SOS pad and scour it.
> However I can't do that so how do I clean it. *In the past
> I have had occasion to use bottle brushes of various sorts
> and they are okay for some things but they would not work
> for this. *You can't apply enough force.
>
> I thought of using coffee pot cleaner and checked into that
> on the internet. *There are many commercial cleaners but
> many sites recommended things like vinegar, Alkaseltzer,
> Polident, baking soda, and bleach. *Do those things really
> work?
>
> Also, I have another bottle which is a tall think bottle
> with a bale top. *A friend gave it to me as a gift with
> homemade flavored olive oil (some sort of herbs in it
> as I recall). *She painted stuff on the outside of the bottle
> and I would really like to be able to keep it and possible
> re-use it for something. *The trouble is that I didn't use
> up the olive oil fast enough and it got moldy (due no doubt
> to the herbs not having been "sterilized" somehow). *So I
> have the same problem as with the milk bottle only worse
> because the opening is even tinier.
>
> So what do y'all think?
>
> Thanks,
> Kate

Baking soda and hot water. I had a ponzu bottle with a narrow neck
that would not come clean. Slid about a teaspoon of baking soda in,
added hot water from the kettle, and shook. Magic. Clean as a
whistle.

maxine in ri

maxine wrote:
>
> Baking soda and hot water. I had a ponzu bottle with a narrow neck
> that would not come clean. Slid about a teaspoon of baking soda in,
> added hot water from the kettle, and shook. Magic. Clean as a
> whistle.

Bad advice. Baking soda should never be used to clean
glass because it can etch the glass by chemical attack.
Very slowly, but fast enough to cause damage you can see.

Kate Connally wrote:
> Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
> bottles. Here's the deal. I have this great old-fashioned
> glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
> had a festival. I came with chocolate milk in it but I
> have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
> like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. It has developed
> a cloudy deposit on the bottom. It's not a problem as
> far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
> want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.



CLR will get the glass sparkling clean, but I don't think that it is
food safe.

On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:32:18 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@REMOVEsympatico.ca> wrote:

>Kate Connally wrote:
>> Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
>> bottles. Here's the deal. I have this great old-fashioned
>> glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
>> had a festival. I came with chocolate milk in it but I
>> have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
>> like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. It has developed
>> a cloudy deposit on the bottom. It's not a problem as
>> far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
>> want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.
>
>
>
>CLR will get the glass sparkling clean, but I don't think that it is
>food safe.

CLR is advertised for cleaning coffee pots so it's probably ok. But I
don't think it's very powerful from my experience.

Lou

On Jun 3, 2:17*pm, maxine <weed...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Baking soda and hot water. *I had a ponzu bottle with a narrow neck
> that would not come clean. *Slid about a teaspoon of baking soda in,
> added hot water from the kettle, and shook. *Magic.

Just curious. Why did you want to clean and save a ponzu bottle?
BTW, can't we 'make' our own ponzu by just adding lemon and/or lime
juice to soy?

On 3-Jun-2009, Kate Connally <connally@pitt.edu> wrote:

> Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
> bottles. Here's the deal. I have this great old-fashioned
> glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
> had a festival. I came with chocolate milk in it but I
> have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
> like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. It has developed
> a cloudy deposit on the bottom. It's not a problem as
> far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
> want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.

Kosher salt with just enough water to allow it to slosh around real well; do
not try to dissolve the salt, just vigorously agitate the bottle so that the
salt scours the bottom.
--
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In article <u6CVl.31500$YU2.20482@nlpi066.nbdc.sbc.com>,
"l, not -l" <lallin@cujo.com> wrote:

> On 3-Jun-2009, Kate Connally <connally@pitt.edu> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have any good methods for cleaning
> > bottles. Here's the deal. I have this great old-fashioned
> > glass milk bottle that i got at a local dairy when they
> > had a festival. I came with chocolate milk in it but I
> > have saved it and use it frequently for storing things
> > like lemonade or freshly squeezed oj. It has developed
> > a cloudy deposit on the bottom. It's not a problem as
> > far as usage goes but it bugs the heck out of me and I
> > want to make it all crystal-clear and shiny bright.
>
> Kosher salt with just enough water to allow it to slosh around real well; do
> not try to dissolve the salt, just vigorously agitate the bottle so that the
> salt scours the bottom.

When I used to work at one of the local cavern gift shops, (they had a
concession area), we used to use crushed ice and rock salt to "scrub"
the coffee pots.

Worked well.

We also washed all the windows using glass cleaner and newspaper. Kept
it from streaking and worked like a charm.

That job as a cashier and cavern tour guide paid for my first year in
college. I made $3.00 per hour.

How times have changed. <g>
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It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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