I recently bought a large lot of old pop bottles...and boy, these are filthy!
Nothing rare or valuable. Most bottles date from the 1940's to the late 1960's.
I'd love to get these cleaned up for resale at a flea market. Vintage pop bottles can be good sellers if they are priced cheap enough. These won't sell to bottle collectors...most will go to decorators and antique collectors who like nostalgic items of yesteryear.
I watched one YT video, and the guy was using a bottle machine. He added a few small scoops of "polishing compound" to the inside of the bottle, along with snips of copper wire and water.
The compound appeared to be in powdered form.
Any ideas of what he was using?
Is there a substitute, possibly?
I'd love to hear more tips about cleaning old pop bottles. If you have a link, or suggestions, I'd love to learn!!!!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing rare or valuable. Most bottles date from the 1940's to the late 1960's.
I'd love to get these cleaned up for resale at a flea market. Vintage pop bottles can be good sellers if they are priced cheap enough. These won't sell to bottle collectors...most will go to decorators and antique collectors who like nostalgic items of yesteryear.
I watched one YT video, and the guy was using a bottle machine. He added a few small scoops of "polishing compound" to the inside of the bottle, along with snips of copper wire and water.
The compound appeared to be in powdered form.
Any ideas of what he was using?
Is there a substitute, possibly?
I'd love to hear more tips about cleaning old pop bottles. If you have a link, or suggestions, I'd love to learn!!!!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!