Easiest way to clean old glass bottles!

I have been collecting old glass bottles since I was a young child.  The bottles were always grungy inside and I never really got them clean. Until now! Here's how!

Step 1 Get some common sand

Sand is the key to scouring the inside of an old bottle. The ancient Egyptians used sand to smooth their objects to a mirror finish, which is found on many artifacts today!  Child's play sand is easy to find, beach sand will work too, and its free!

Comments

[scoochmaroo]

I love old glass bottles. What do you use yours for?

[triumphman]

I just use them for sunlight catchers on my windows as you see in the pics. I helped clean out a barn once and the place used to be a pharmacy type of business for equines and bovines (horses & cows). The owner said to throw everything away. The clear bottles with the ml graduations were so cool that I scrounged cases of them. Need any?

[rimar2000]

About step 8: years ago I breaked a little glass bottle using a marble to clean it.

Be careful!

[cokecola]

Coca-cola works well also.