Bottle brushes

[Tnmountains]

I have a ton of bottles I need to clean. What are the best brushes and where do you get yours? I have all sizes. Any helpful suggestions?

 

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[Harry Pristis]

Make your own bottle brush:

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I use a stiff wire coat-hanger for this purpose. I cut the hook portion away. I bend the smallest possible loop on one end of the wine and a large loop on the other. The larger loop will be the handle.

I cut a lengthwise strip of scrubbing pad (a Scotch-Brite knockoff from the dollar store) wide enough to generously cover the small loop. I roll the strip of scrubbing pad around the small loop and secure it tightly with several wraps of thin copper wire. String or a rubber band could be substituted for the copper wire. The copper is too soft to scratch the glass, but is relatively impervious to chemicals.

If you wish to use a commercial bottle brush, try this. I affix a small patch (about the size of the brush diameter) of scrubbing pad to the tip of the brush using polyurethane cement (Plumbers Goop, Shoe Goop, etc.). This patch not only makes the brush more effective in corners and at the bottom of the bottle, it also cushions the tip of the wire brush from any "hammer effect" in manipulating the brush inside the bottle.

 

[Tnmountains]

Great idea Harry. I have trouble up around the neck and the curve. I bet I have 200 bottles in dug condition. I am going to clean them and share them. C'mon sunup I want to hit it early. Have a great day!

 

[GaRebel1861]

Great idea Harry. I have trouble up around the neck and the curve. I bet I have 200 bottles in dug condition. I am going to clean them and share them. C'mon sunup I want to hit it early. Have a great day!

Ill be looking forward to seeing what you've got.

 

[Produce Guy]

I just give them a rinse,I like them looking old.

 

[gleaner1]

This is by far the best method to clean the inside of bottles, especially the real dirty and rusty dump crappers. Pour in a little bit of small gravel and enough water to cover the grit. Shake shake shake, shake shake shake, shake your booty bottles and nothing comes close to the efficiency and thorough results of this method. No soap allowed please. Oh I almost forgot, a bit of sand kicks it up a notch.

 

[surf]

Me, I like the cut copper & Bar Keeper's Friend shake, shake:

 

[john glassman]

I would look into buying some brushes top grade brand you can find them lab supplies catalog online check out size you need . You will spend about$ 75.00 . it small price to pay not damage good bottle$

 

[gleaner1]

Never damaged any bottle good or bad old or new fragile or robust in forty years with water gravel sand shake. Never once. Broke some corners out trying to poke around with an awkward non effective bottle brush. That's all I gots to say about this.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Yeah . . . Bottle brushes, particularly the twisted wire with captured bristles, can be destructive to a bottle. How else do interior bubbles in the glass get broken? I've cleaned more than few demijohns, and found that it's difficult to control a wire brush of any construction . . . the longer the brush, the more difficult to control. Bending a wire brush to get at difficult interior angles leads to 'hammering' with the tip of the brush. Hammering leads to broken interior bubbles.

I've never used the gravel/sand shake method of cleaning; my prejudice is that such a method may be too abrasive. I've always favored a laundry bleach solution soak. If necessary after a soak, I've used a homemade brush (as posted earlier) with a well-protected tip. I've never damaged an interior bubble like that.

 

[gleaner1]

The sand and gravel in the slurry may be harder than the glass itself, but the action of the material against the glass is not aggressive enough to scratch or ding, the material is too light and the water dampens the action. Try it on a new clear pickle jar. Shaking will blast the toughest rust and crud out of the smallest square corners of any bottle. That's all I gots to say about this. At this time. For now.