How To Clean Antique Glass Perfume Bottles

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How to clean antique glass perfume bottles. Some methods are more successful than others depending on the age of the bottle and whether it is just dirty or if there is staining or a mineral deposit on the glass. Use scouring powder applied with a bottle brush to remove the dried gunk on the interior of bottles and vases. Try to reach all parts of the bottle.

The antique amber perfume bottle was sent to me with a broken neck and broken dauber. Running a bottle under warm water may work- if the lid is a threaded plastic or metal type and dried perfume residue is causing the lid to remain stuck-tight. Take the cooking oil and a plastic pipette and draw up just a small amount of cooking oil.

Desperate for a solution I tried gasoline. First step in the restoration process is to remove the broken neck on the antique glass bottle. Place the other hand on the perfume bottle itself.

Heres how the bottle looked. For extra cleaning power you can add small items that can rub against the glass without damaging it such as a handful of sand grains or seed beadsStep 3 Drain out the alcohol. Carefully pipe the oil slowly and evenly in the small space where the glass stopper and bottle neck meet.

Many bottle diggers antique professionals and serious collectors have there own special ways to clean old bottles. Place one hand on the plastic spray nozzle on top of the perfume bottle. Remove the stopper or sprayer from the perfume bottle and rinse the bottle in hot running water.

You may wish to reuse an empty perfume bottle or display a fancy or antique perfume bottle that you have held onto for several years. If the bottle is particularly dirty empty any residual perfume from the bottle then fill the bottle with equal parts white vinegar and water. A pocket knife can be used if the scissors.