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Title: Awkward vase cleaning tips?
Post by: Krasner on October 08, 2015, 07:06:49 AM

Hello,
I am trying to clean up some vases for my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BlindDogVintage?ref=hdr_shop_menu (shameless plug) and I am finding it a real beast to do! Do any of you have any expert tips for cleaning out awkward nooks and crannies? Like the underside of the grooves in hooped vases or really narrow necked vases that belly out towards the bottom? So far I've been poking around with a long paintbrush handle wrapped in glass cleaner soaked newspaper (and then spending half an hour trying to fish out bits of soggy newspaper). I was hoping someone might have an easier suggestion.
Thanks,
Susan

P.S. I am really new to glass in general so if any of you do have a look at the glass in my shop I would appreciate any comments/suggestions you might have.

Title: Re: Awkward vase cleaning tips?
Post by: Ivo on October 08, 2015, 08:29:38 AM

I use long tweezers with kitchen roll. If you loose kitchen roll you can always flush it out. Alternatively, cooking chopsticks from the Chinese shop - but they do require some oriental skill.

Title: Re: Awkward vase cleaning tips?
Post by: Anne Tique on October 08, 2015, 08:34:12 AM

Microfiber cloths, completely soaked in water and washing-up liquid usually does the job for me if it's just dust or dirt... you really need to push it in, sometimes you'll need more then one and you twist it in the vase,  like you're drying it and the cloth will get into any areas that you normally can't get in to ... I'm sure you've seen them before, a couple of pounds for a bundle of 5... denture tablets like Steradent clean up well if you'll let the product work for a while ... also effective on your white laundry  :D

Btw loving the apron  ;D

Title: Re: Awkward vase cleaning tips?
Post by: brucebanner on October 08, 2015, 09:10:45 AM

Get some really good quality kitchen roll and one of these grabbers, (good quality kitchen roll does not break up) you match the size of paper to the size of the area cleaning stick it in the claws of the grabber and give it a good spin inside the vase etc, there worth every penny.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/24-FLEXIBLE-SPRING-BENDY-LONG-REACH-THIN-CLAW-PICK-UP-TOOL-LIFTING-GRAB-GRABBER-/261811207109?hash=item3cf529fbc5

Regards Chris.

Title: Re: Awkward vase cleaning tips?
Post by: Krasner on October 08, 2015, 01:40:51 PM

Thanks all,
One (slightly sinister looking) bendy grabber purchased and I'm pretty sure I have a pack of micro-fibre cloths somewhere.  :)
All the best,
Susan