Topic: Best way to clean??

[elaine m]

hi, i had a normann twisty vase that had a very narrow neck, i got an old neckchain, quite a heavy one, filled the vase with soapy water and let the chain drop down to bottom of vase and swirled roun and round, whilst holding onto end of chain of course! it worked brilliantly, give it a whirl.

[Paul S.]

hi elaine   -  I'm not too good at modern glass, so don't know what a 'normann twisty vase' looks like  -  show me a pic. if possible.   And which metal was the chain made from??   -   I'm afraid I don't wear jewellry, but guess your problem might have been only mild limescale  -  because some of these pieces need a lot of work, and a little swirling won't, I don't believe, cure some of the bad cases of staining.     Nonetheless, thanks very much for the suggestion, and I might now raid my wife's jewellry box     Glad it worked for you :thup:

[chopin-liszt]

 :thup:
That's a great suggestion - thanks very much, Elaine!

[Anne]

Anne, whatever turned out to be the cleaning agent in pineapple, I think I'd be more concerned about consuming the juice it after it had removed whatever it was that was clouding your jug, since presumably that would be dissolved in the liquid...

Cathy, that's what was worrying me too! 

[suzzi]

If you have all of the lime and calcium off and you are left with a white haze you can try burnishing it with a thick mixture of Ivory soap and water. Use a cheese grater to shred the soap and mix it up with a little water to make a syrupy liquid. Then use the plastic pellets from from a beanie baby and some of the soap. Swirl it around, could take a long time. I prefer to use lead or copper shavings or pellets for added weight. Cuts down on time.  I use a machine that spins a piece of PVC pipe which I put bottles in, etc. By looking at your stains, you will never, ever, in a million years, get them off with pineapple juice. I restore glass, and have tried everything from Polydent to acids.

[Leni]

use the plastic pellets from from a beanie baby

You would disembowel a Beanie Baby to clean your glass? :thud:

[chopin-liszt]

 
 :smg:  Yay - somebody has finally found a function for the 'orrible things!   :smg:

[Paul S.]

quote from suzzi........... "I use a machine that spins a piece of PVC pipe which I put bottles in"...........may we ask please suzzi the origin of your machine, or is it home made?
I bought some Harpic tablets today (which promote their marvelous ability to banish limescale)  -  thought I'd give them a go, since the other proprietary bleach was useless  - anyone else tried Harpic?