How To Clean Old Glass Jars
This batch was particularly gross and covered in rust.
How to clean old glass jars. Notice all of the crud that didnt come off. Shake for another 30 seconds or so to get any baking soda residue out of the jar pour that water down the drain and your jar should be fresh as a daisy and ready to use. Even after you remove what the mold was growing on inside of the jar it needs to be cleaned out.
On there own or even with Marbles or objects in them. But depending on the size of the openings and the shapes of the glass it can be really tricky to get old glass like this clean. Try a combination of vinegar bicarbonate of soda.
Remove the lid from the jar and submerge it in the water. Funnel optional Add a tablespoon or so of rice to the bottle or jar a dash of dish soap and about 12 cup very hot water. Sometimes a simple soak in soapy water removes those age-old residues that make the glass look cloudy or stained.
A Simple Soak First and Foremost. If the bottle only requires some minor cleaning then here are some ways you could do it at home. Rinse the affected glass item off or rinse it out if it is a vessel of some sort such as a vase or bottle.
That removes most deposits of that sort. For this step any type of oil will work canola oil olive oil melted coconut oil and even baby oil. Plastic jars containing mold need to be thrown away because the mold soaks into the plastic.
See to it that the sticker labels are soaked. It is better to use small quantities and dab the swab on the paper not wipe which will damage the paper fibers. Aforementioned jar and lid after a good scrub-brushing and some dish soap.