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Offline Alison

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removing water marks?
« on: January 04, 2010, 08:08:05 PM »
just wondering if anyone knows how to get rid of water marks? i have a lovely little bullet vase that is amber and has this whitish mark half way up the inside of it, any help would be greatly appreciated
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Re: removing water marks?
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2010, 08:38:41 PM »
Hi Alison,
others do have the same problem, so here are two topics hopefully answering your question:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,25309.0.html
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,2912.0.html
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Re: removing water marks?
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2010, 09:01:53 PM »
Hi Dirk thank you so much for that, no only have i had a really good chuckle, but i have to say, the cillit bang seems to be the winner lol, i shall have to get some and if it doesn't work i shall be complaining to the very annoying Barry!!!!!!!!!!!(ps, have you seen the "cillit bang techno remix" on youtube?
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Re: removing water marks?
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2010, 09:27:01 PM »
Here is another thread from the archives

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,17154.0.html

good luck!  :angel:
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Re: removing water marks?
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2010, 09:35:58 PM »
Hi Pamela, i see why you wear the halo lol, wish i had taken more notice in chemistry now :cry:
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Re: removing water marks?
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2010, 09:37:51 PM »
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(ps, have you seen the "cillit bang techno remix" on youtube?
just had a look... early 90´s hardcore style, is it?  ;D
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Re: removing water marks?
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2010, 09:41:12 PM »
Thanks, Alison, but that's too much honour  :-X

This is how my friend Robert Sutcliffe (chemist teacher) does it, and shared with us !  :hiclp:

Pamela
Die Erfahrung lehrt, dass, wer auf irgendeinem Gebiet zu sammeln anfängt, eine Wandlung in seiner Seele anheben spürt. Er wird ein freudiger Mensch, den eine tiefere Teilnahme erfüllt, und ein offeneres Verständnis für die Dinge dieser Welt bewegt seine Seele.
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