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jenne.f
True Blue Farmgirl
643 Posts
Jenne
Wagontown
PA
USA
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 Posted - Oct 11 2012 : 07:50:05 AM
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While driving thru Amish Country yesterday, I found a vintage brown Watkins vanilla bottle at a Thrift Shop! This will be perfect for the vanilla I plan to make for Christmas. Most of the dirt on the bottle cleaned up easy.The inside has a little griminess. How can I get it really clean? The bottle top is narrow, so I will not be able to scrub it out. Also, I will need a cork for the top. I know I have seen them, but where? Craft store, Hardware, Kitchen store? Thanks,
Happy Trails, Jenne
"Follow your bliss"
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
885 Posts
Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2012 : 08:23:24 AM
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I collect old bottles and have found that denture cleaner is good for cleaning the inside. As for the cork not so sure on that one
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2012 : 08:40:55 AM
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| Denture cleaner works but I have also heard putting a little sand in the bottle and shaking it works. Roxanna |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2012 : 11:59:00 AM
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I also say denture cleaner, i have used it many, many times over the years, with great results...
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sissarge
True Blue Farmgirl
502 Posts
Linda
Montgomery
Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2012 : 12:29:58 PM
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Old timey solution---lemon juice and salt and shake. Tho the denture cleaner sounds good to. The salt gives it some grit to rub and the lemon takes off stain. Good luck. I love old bottles.
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
566 Posts
Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2012 : 4:49:44 PM
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I have done the denture thing with great results. You can usually find corks in the hardware store.
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jenne.f
True Blue Farmgirl
643 Posts
Jenne
Wagontown
PA
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - Oct 12 2012 : 05:06:06 AM
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Thank you for the great ideas. It will be nice knowing I can get my vintage bottle looking so good and clean enough to use again.
Jenne
"Follow your bliss"
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Melina
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Melina
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2012 : 07:13:24 AM
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Craft stores (Hobby Lobby) sell corks of various sizes in one package.
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
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Posted - Oct 13 2012 : 04:44:35 AM
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You should be able to find different size bottle brushes. Go look in baby sections, craft and automotive sections as well.
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Katlady93
True Blue Farmgirl
361 Posts
Charlotte
Denmark
SC
USA
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Posted - Oct 13 2012 : 6:40:31 PM
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trying a brewing supply place for corks, they usually have lots of different sizes.
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jenne.f
True Blue Farmgirl
643 Posts
Jenne
Wagontown
PA
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2012 : 06:13:28 AM
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More helpful ideas! Thank you. Been under the weather lately, but as as soon as I can get out, I will get the things needed to get started.
Jenne
"Follow your bliss"
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Katlady93
True Blue Farmgirl
361 Posts
Charlotte
Denmark
SC
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2012 : 2:19:52 PM
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another thought from our brewing attempts, for cleaning the bottles we use B-Brite on old/used wine bottles. it is a powder that makes a solution that you can soak the bottles (and a LOT of other things) in for minutes or so. works great. or at least we have been very satisfied with it.
Some dreams are worth the risk it takes to make them real.
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jenne.f
True Blue Farmgirl
643 Posts
Jenne
Wagontown
PA
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2012 : 2:19:29 PM
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I cleaned out the vintage Watkins Vanilla bottle with the lemon juice and salt. It cleaned up really fast. I hope to find more vintage vanilla bottles for my homemade vanilla extract. Now I will not hesitate to get a less than clean bottle with my new arsenal of lemon juice and denture cleaner.
Thank you Farmgirl sisters.
Jenne
"Follow your bliss"
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