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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Sep 21 2008 : 6:10:55 PM
I went to an old farm estate sale yesterday and I purchased a basket and 1 box of blue quart and 1/2 gallon blue fruit jars and a few brown quart jars. They have been in a shed and very dirty. I rinsed them out and then let them soak in amnonia water and then cleaned with brush and cloth. That didn't take the cloudy like film off them so then I washed in hot soapy water...rinsed in clear water and vinigar water...no luck, anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of the cloudy film and get them to shine? I usually don't have this problem. Help!
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| homesteaderbelle |
Posted - Oct 14 2008 : 9:28:10 PM
I agree with Alee. Whenever my canning jars get a build up of lime or other things, I pour straight whit vinegar in the jars and let the soak for at least overnight.
Belle
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| doglady |
Posted - Oct 13 2008 : 10:08:04 AM
What about an SOS pad to clean them?
Tina
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| 5 acre Farmgirl |
Posted - Oct 13 2008 : 05:07:15 AM
Is it a film or are they just so old, the shine has wore off?
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| Tapestry |
Posted - Sep 27 2008 : 9:39:50 PM
You might try denture tablets. I have read that this works great on hard water build up in flower vases.
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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Sep 27 2008 : 5:26:16 PM
Vinegar didn't work, Greased lightening didn't work. I will try baking soda and Zud. I forgot to get any CLR or Lime away...just have 3 jars that I can not get the film off. All the rest are very shiny.
Thanks for all the ideas.
Sarita
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| handyam |
Posted - Sep 25 2008 : 5:19:22 PM
Lime Away worked for me on some jars and a couple of old glasses that my grandmother had rooted flowers in. Took it right off.
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| Suzan |
Posted - Sep 25 2008 : 09:49:30 AM
Zud works great for rust, too. I make a paste w/water and put on stubborn stains to soak. |
| AmethystRose |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 6:40:09 PM
Don't give up until you've tried baking soda. Soak them in warm water with a lot of dissolved soda, then use a little elbow grease and sprinkle baking soda like cleanser. |
| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Sep 22 2008 : 5:32:19 PM
Thanks, gals. I am soaking 3 of the jars in vinegar right now. I will see if I can get Whink...I don't remember seeing it. One of the jars that I thought was an old clear 1/2 gal jar is a very light rose color when I got it cleaned up. I have many blue jars now and use them to store everything: beans, macaroni, etc in the 1/2 gal jars. I just love them. I also fell sad when I can not restore jars to be usable. I better get busy, just another basket and the rest of the box.
Thanks again
Sarita
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Sep 22 2008 : 06:43:17 AM
If you have rust, a paste of lemon juice and salt might work or there is a product called Whink (at the grocery store)that will take it off. It is a bit caustic, so wear gloves. But if you love the jars, it may be worth a try. You might also want to try CLR on the jars to see if that works on the film if the vinegar doesn't. I hope you can get them clean. It makes me sad when a jar or nice piece of glass cannot be rescued.
Karin
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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Sep 22 2008 : 03:03:21 AM
Oh, Alee, I didn't want to hear that. I also have some rust scattered on a few and I am not getting that off either.
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| Alee |
Posted - Sep 21 2008 : 6:48:02 PM
Sarita- I would suggest soaking them in straight vinegar. If that doesn't work it might be permanent.
Alee
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