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Best way to clean??
ahremck:
How tall is the vase? How wide is the opening?
Ross
PS. If you try something be sure not to use warm or hot water.
Paul S.:
hello AJ - nice piece - and if only it was just dust ;D - you wouldn't then have a problem, but as it is quite likely to be limescale (or worse) - plus the very narrow neck, then you have difficulties. As has been suggested, the proprietary product Magic Balls (plus metal polish) is a good start, albeit time consuming, and tumblers are an alternative, but then you have to buy the machine to start with. I like suzzi's idea, and although I am aware of muriatic acid, hadn't considered it was something purchased easily in the U.K. - I think suzzi is from over the pond. I know that Ivo has commented previously on the need for extreme care when using strong acids, and with a piece like this - it may prove safer to have the vase cleaned professionally. Anyway, good luck with the cleaning :)
taylog1:
if you do wash with water to remove the dust, once you've poured out the water swill it with meths and leave it to dry with the mouth facing down - it'll remove the remaining water drops and when the meths evaporates you won't get any small limescale spots.
not tried muriatic acid - aka hydrochloric acid or spirit of salts (hardware stores in uk often have spirit of salts as a drain cleaner)
chopin-liszt:
Don't go poking metal things into it!
I once ruined the arris (inside bevelled edge) of a lovely vase trying to clean the bottom of something.
I also nearly took my eyebrows off when I rinsed something with meths, then thought I'd burn it off! It did a very loud boom, and gave me a real fright!
I do the final rinse with distilled water (easily and cheaply bought as deionised water for irons and batteries),
then twist a taper of kitchen roll and stick it in down to the bottom - the tissue will absorb the water vapour.
The best thing I find - especially to start with, is that enzymatic clothes washing liquid, in a bit of room temp. water, give it a soak, then a swirl with copper balls.
To get rid of rust stains, minced raw onion shifts them.
Anything horribly smelly (perfume residue) can be made sweet again by rinsing with a dilute solution of sodium bicarbonate - but don't soak it - it's a bit alkaline, and glass doesn't like alkali.
Water stains need a professional person or at least professional equipment and stuff.
Try simple stuff before seriously nasty chemicals.
johnphilip:
Find yourself a woman and just leave it to her . :ooh: >:D :hi: it works if you can stand the nagging . :ooh:
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