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DeadPhan



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Getting rust off of glass jars
#23357039 - 06/18/16 07:19 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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I left a bunch of my wide mouth half pint agar jars outside and they got alot of rust on the glass. Tried soaking in vinegar. Bleach. Dish soap. Scrubbing with steel wool. Barely making a dent. Any kind of chemical cleaner or something that might make this much easier?
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bodhisatta 
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Re: Getting rust off of glass jars [Re: DeadPhan]
#23357051 - 06/18/16 07:22 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Shit I don't usually even use a chemical it wipes off for me every time. Try a bottle of coke or anything with phosphoric acid
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Tripping2Adventure
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Re: Getting rust off of glass jars [Re: DeadPhan]
#23357152 - 06/18/16 08:04 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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DeadPhan said: I left a bunch of my wide mouth half pint agar jars outside and they got alot of rust on the glass. Tried soaking in vinegar. Bleach. Dish soap. Scrubbing with steel wool. Barely making a dent. Any kind of chemical cleaner or something that might make this much easier?
Cocacola in a can and an SOS pad, could probably get away with a sponge.
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MycoLoopology
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alcohol has worked for me before.. how thick is this rust?!
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DeadPhan



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Very thick. Ill try alcohol tomm. Soda didnt do much. Think boiling might help?
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SpitballJedi
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Re: Getting rust off of glass jars [Re: DeadPhan]
#23359351 - 06/18/16 09:48 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Soaking in CLR worked for me.
Salt and baking soda on a potato cut in half
Those tablets used for cleaning dentures
muriatic acid
You have to get the bulk of it off first by just scrubbing with soap and water.
Google jar restoration and cleaning. collectors have to do some serious cleaning and restoration.
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GreenRabbit
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Re: Getting rust off of glass jars [Re: SpitballJedi]
#23359556 - 06/19/16 12:00 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Naval Jelly.
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Curious Shroomer
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Re: Getting rust off of glass jars [Re: GreenRabbit]
#23360106 - 06/19/16 07:54 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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There are some Rust removers for Car-care maybe try one of those.
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