How to Clean Antique Bottles - a Comprehensive Guide of What to do & What NOT to do!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ม.ค. 2024
- I've been asked for this video many times over the years, so here it is - an Aussie video on how to safely clean antique bottles!
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Guys -- listen up -- this is how You Tube works. The videos that get likes AND Comments are the one that get promoted. Chris spends a great deal of time developing content, filming and then editing behind the scenes. The very least we can do is like each video and comment. You don't have to say much. Even if your comment is only "thank you" it counts in You Tube statistics.. This video currently has 665 views, 70 likes and only 22 comments. You all need to step it up and thank Crhis for all his hard work. OK, I'm off my soapbox now.
Many thanks for this Cynthia, I appreciate your efforts! (and all of your regular comments! 😊😊)
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Thanks, Chris, this is another video (like the small engine repairs) where your expertise really shines.
Thanks Elaine, as opposed to other videos where I just make things up as I go! 😂😂
Hey Mate from Texas USA! I just stared bottle digging a year ago. Don't know nothing. I hope I remember what you have said and shown in this video in cleaning them. Have a wonderful day!
Thanks for watching mate and welcome to an awesome hobby! Cheers from 'down under' 👍😊
@@TheUltimateRecycler Thank you mate! I do want to say to your generation thank you for everything! Without our forefathers we wouldn't be here.
Very informative. Loved the northern hemisphere jab too😁
Cheers NN
Thanks NN! 😊
I was a chief scrubber and bottle washer once but i never got it done as good. When i find my box of old bottles i'll give it a go'. Thanks Chris
Now you are armed with cleaning knowledge, AND previous experience Michael! Go for it! 👍😊
LOL. I've never thought about the direction I swirl the contents in a bottle or what ever container it is. It will go they way it goes. Nothing to worry about. i think. Great tips. Thank you.
Haha, I actually tried to swirl the other way and it felt too unco! 🤣
Haven't used a bottle brush in over 40 years...... Cheap Brillo or off brand steel wool soap pads, Comet or Ajax cleanser, occasionally Bar Keepers Friend and a strong wire coat hanger shaped to grab the Brillo in the bottle and water. Best results I have discovered ever. 💪😎
I've heard of Bar Keepers Friend but haven't tried it! Not sure it's available in Oz! Thanks for your suggestions 👍😊
Those copper maracas work a treat! Great hack! What an interesting bottle culture Australia has. There was nothing like the localization and branding over here that I've seen. I get lots of old bottles but nothing to indicate where in North America they could have come from.
Bottles are a real link to the history of a town - and many towns had multiple soft drink manufacturers from the early days in the 1800s through to the 1970s in some cases! Murtoa has never had a population of more than 1000 people but there are many different Murtoa bottles to collect! Most rural towns in Australia are similar! Thanks Nas 👍😊
Got yourself a subscriber, a likenand everyone should sub+like if, you're even remotely interested. The fact that you restored these and bottles, some a hundred + years old is knowledge that needs to be remembered and spread. Thanks man. You rock.
Many thanks Trevor, I appreciate your comments! 😊👍
My son found 9 very old soda bottles tonight that someone threw out. At least 1 is an 1800s bottle. All are local. I found your channel to see how to clean them. Thanks for posting this video. 😊
Oh wow that's awesome! If you post some pics to my facebook group (The Ultimate Recycler), I may be able to give you some more info on them! 😊👍
I inherited some old bottles that I'll either keep or sell. This video helped me know how to carefully clean them. Thank you for this information.
Excellent Leslie, I'm glad it was helpful 😊👍
Thanks so much for sharing your experience in this area - great fun to watch!
Thanks Stephanie! 👍😊
thanks Chris , I find all your videos very informative and appreciate the excellent advice
Thanks very much, glad you find them useful! 😊👍
Much appreciated, Chris. With your well-chosen title, I can imagine your getting quite a few views. Hopefully, that is the case for you. Good job!
Thanks Grant. hopefully the people who are looking for this information can find it! 👍😊
Thanks!
Interesting video , love the ink bottles 👍
Always wondered how to make these old bottles clean again. Beautiful, lovely job
Many thanks Michelle! 😊
Thank you, I learned some new techniques I can try
Thanks for watching Brenda! 😃👍
Thanks Chris! I've found some old milk bottles under my house that I'm going to use as flower vases
Excellent Sam, we sell quite a lot through the shop for the same purpose! Thanks for watching 😊👍
Thank you Chris. Good tips
Thanks Thomas 😊👍
thanks, this is awesome info 😁
Excellent - glad it was useful! 😊👍
Yes, the water comes out faster if you swirl it in the same direction as the coriolis force. But the difference is so small it probably doesn't matter.
I think it more depends on one's coordination when swirling different directions! Thanks for the scientific input though Ross - I was hoping someone would! 👍😊
Thank you for the tips
No problem! Thanks Kevin 😊👍
That was really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching Cynthia! 😊👍
Good stuff, Chris! We dont get as old bottles here over the ditch but good tips on how to revive what we do get. Nice vid once again.
Thanks mate! I've seen some pretty good Kiwi bottle displays, but I guess it depends how old early your area was settled.. 😊
soaking in weak vinegar solution is good for removing rust on metal, should work well on glass too
Yes true Greg. I don't think I've ever used vinegar for bottles - will have to give it a try one day 👍
I know Barkeeper's Friend is used by a lot of antique dealers for scuff marks. Maybe this could be an aid for the haze. Enjoyed the video.
Thanks GIrle, I have heard of that product and I see it is available in Australia - I'll give it a try 👍😊
I knew about the soapy water and the acid mate. But how good is the cut copper? Works awesomely. Great video mate. Thankyou.
Thanks Glen! 👍
Thank you
Thanks David 👍😊
That Calcium Rust Lime cleaner might work in the bottles with a haze on the inside., or outside. It could be calcium or lime deposits from water. Can't hurt.
Also, you can buy high concentration white Vinegar, usually on line, that is made for industrial use. It removes a LOT of stuff. But you do need to be very careful with it. It comes in different concentrations, but stronger than the White Vinegar you buy in the grocery store.
Yep, you are right - it can't hurt to try. There would be some circumstances where it would indeed help. Thanks for the tips with vinegar 👍😊
I can't believe people would polish out that rainbow opalization, that is a massive bonus for me.
This is really good content brother, I'm new to digging bottles and this has been some great advice, been doing things msotly right already it seems.
Do you think using limescale remover could work on that hazy dull finish ?
Thanks mate, welcome to the hobby! Yep, the opalescence is great on some, but sometimes it detracts. It's up to individual taste I guess! No chemicals will remove glass sickness from acids in the soil. Some haziness could be improved if it's from contents staining or calcium deposits from the ocean, or similar. It certainly doesn't hurt to try.. 👍😊
What an interesting video on a subject I probably will never need. That's why love your channel - one never stops learning! I've had good success in removing rust from cutlery and such by soaking it in Coke (Coca Cola, Pepsi - brand doesn't matter). Maybe that'll help with glas, too? After soaking, gently apply some steel wool. Cheers*
Thanks Sören. Apparently the old Coke recipe was much better for cleaning things then whatever they have in it now! Vinegar or citric acid works well too. Thanks for watching mate 😊👍
Nice
Thanks John! 😊👍
Thanks Chris, lots of tips and tricks. I found using WD-40 was good to dissolve glue and after cleaning Windex gives the bottle a great shine.
Thanks Shayne. It seems people use WD40 for just about everything these days! 🤣
Awesome stuff, Chris. This one is now in my saved list. I have one question and one statement. Question. I soak my bottles in a bucket of water for at least one week before cleaning. However, as well as dish detergent, I also add bleach. Do you think this could cause any harm to the bottle? Statement. I found that adding shot gun pellets to the copper pieces gives it just a little more weight when shaking it around. Cheers and thanks 😊
Thanks Ross! I don't think bleach is a problem at all and won't do any harm to the glass. I wouldn't use it on pottery/porcelain though as it can damage the glaze. Lead shot will certainly add weight, but the extra soft lead may leave a grey residue inside the bottle? Probably not noticeable if only used for a short while. The other thing is that too much weight could potentially break the bottom out of a delicate bottle with vigorous shaking! I have seen it happen just with copper!
@@TheUltimateRecycler OK, thanks 😊
The copper a good idea, cheers Graham
Thanks Graham, yes it works well 👍😊
Old Dog New Tricks. Thanks Chris never thought of steel wool for light external calcification, Great tip. One of the tweaks I learnt early days was to get some white electrical tape and wrap the steams of the metal bottle brush's. It stopped me leaving marks on the inside of the bottle necks. An important one, we had a German Shepard that was not looking to well. It turned out she was drinking out of the 50 litre container that had bottles soaking in Nappie San. So I got that out of harms way and she came good. Excellent video Chris. Thank you. P.S This doesn't apply to you Chris but for others reading this, never on-sell a oiled bottle as this will more than likely burn a collector (or at least make the buyer aware). I got caught with this recently and it was disappointing as it devalued the bottle for me to re-sell.
What is an "on-sell oiled bottle" ? How does it "burn a collector"? What harm does oil do to a bottle?
Hi and thank you for the question. On sell? I am a bottle collector and although I collect bottles I also buy bottles to re-sell to fund my collection(as many collectors do). Oiling a bottle covers up imperfections in and on the glass. So this happened to me recently. I bought a bottle to re-sell. I gave it a good soaking in Nappie San when I got home. When the bottle was cleaned and dried I found it to be cloudy inside which de-valued the bottle. I would not have bought it in the original state. By far the majority of collectors do not like to buy oiled bottles as it is covering up a sickness in and on the glass. Oil does not harm the glass at all and if your displaying them at home by all means do it. I know some collectors that do it. I hope that covers the questions.
Thanks John, and well explained about oiling bottles. Oil can also actually hide a crack - or at least a small fracture that could become a crack! Some people will use oil to get a better price for a bottle than they really should!
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Great video, just wish u would change that dirty water ok
Thanks Sarah. Ok, I'll change the water! 👍🤣
Interesting and informative...thanks.
I am in the camp of not over cleaning. Somehow the 'too clean' bottles lose their historic feel.
Yes Dee, I like to "feel" the history with an old bottle! 👍😊
How do you handle the used acid? Is it infinity reusable? Or do you have to introduce a neutralizing agent?
It is reuseable for quite awhile Kayle, and then as it is such a small quantity that I use - it just gets diluted down the drain. It is actually sold as brick/concrete cleaner which gets washed off with a hose - so not concentrated enough to do any environmental damage.
Neutralize with baking soda,all acids!!!!!!😮😮😮😮
An old laundry sink is good for washing bottles. If they slip out of your hand there is little chance of breakage. I have one set up outside on the side of my shed. To clean more modern bottles found on the surface, and get rid dirt and organic matter, Lectric Washing Soda is good, but very slippery. White vinegar is good for rust, including improving rusty beer or soft drink can, but needs a long soak and keep an eye on metal objects or it will eat too much away.
Thanks Stephen, yes I've tried vinegar for cleaning up old cans, Citric acid works well too but again you need to be careful. I use Lectric soda for electrolysis cleaning, but haven't tried it for anything else! 👍👍
I wouldn’t have thought of using cut copper to clean the inside ! Thx
The weight really helps a lot Retif! Thanks for watching 😊👍
Looks like you have some heartbreaker's with those broken Codds , here in America Codds are pretty rare so I would probably save those examples as well.
I don't think I've ever seen an American codd bottle! We get plenty of English ones here and even modern Indian ones. I guess the patent never really took off there?!
@@TheUltimateRecycler Indeed , Codd bottles didn't take off because they were hard to clean, reuse Etc. I have one if you would like to see.
You could post a pic to "The Ultimate Recycler" facebook group. It would be cool to see 😊👍
@@TheUltimateRecycler Gotcha, I'd be happy to post some other rarities too.
Instead of copper can I use aluminium?
Aluminium is soft enough to not harm the glass but it is too light. You really need the weight of the copper swishing around!
@TheUltimateRecycler ah okay thanks for that tip!
Don't remember those names.😗
Before your time John!! 😁
Thanks!
Thanks for watching Joel 👍😊
Thank you
Thanks f&f 👍😊