Has anyone ever washed out the "aged" aqua color in a bottle

[YoungBlood]

Normally I don't wash bottles but I decided to wash this one and when I did it washed out the "aged" aqua color. Has this happen to anyone else?

 

[surf]

Hey YoungBlood,

I'm not sure why you wouldn't wanna clean them to begin with. When I first started digging for bottles I heard of, but never have seen, guys that did not remove inside dirt. I've got one Whittmore like that, but just one.

I've noticed a change in look from as dug, to semi shiny, to clean as it's gonna be by me. You are revealing the true color of the glass when you clean it, to my way of thinking. But you can't rinse the aqua outta the glass, even if you use Prell.

 

[YoungBlood]

Hey YoungBlood,

I'm not sure why you wouldn't wanna clean them to begin with. When I first started digging for bottles I heard of, but never have seen, guys that did not remove inside dirt. I've got one Whittmore like that, but just one.

I've noticed a change in look from as dug, to semi shiny, to clean as it's gonna be by me. You are revealing the true color of the glass when you clean it, to my way of thinking. But you can't rinse the aqua outta the glass, even if you use Prell.

I don't clean most bottles for several reasons
Depending on the bottle I like the ,dug, look
Around here it's EXTREMELY hard and time consuming to clean out the clay
A lot of them have paint or paper labels
Etc.

 

[Joshr29]

To each his/her own I guess. I know what you mean about time consuming though. I've spent a couple of hours on one bottle before. I do have a little OCD though lol.

 

[YoungBlood]

To each his/her own I guess. I know what you mean about time consuming though. I've spent a couple of hours on one bottle before. I do have a little OCD though lol.

When it comes to antiques me too. LOL