How do you clean tall glass cylinders
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JL Spring & Associates on Oct 23, 2011Good get but I think a long handled bottle brush is what you need! JLHelpful Reply
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Imagery on Oct 23, 2011Bottle brush is what we use. We don't need it often, but when we do, it sure is nice to have! Kinda like a back scratcher, don't need it all the time, but sure glad you have it when you need it!Helpful Reply
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Yamini LEED AP at Urbanmotifs on Oct 24, 2011Soak it first with some soap and warm water and it will be easier to clean with a bottle brush,Helpful Reply
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Kevin M. Veler, Law Office of on Oct 24, 2011If you find that a bottle brush available at most stores is too short (handle) or too wide for your bottle, there are some very flexible tube cleaning brushes available with long flexible handles. I found some at sporting goods stores that are good for cleaing the flexible tubes in a Camelbak.Helpful Reply
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Lori H on Oct 25, 2011If you have a film on the glass, try using salt-we used to use that with just a little warm water to clean glass coffee pots that were hard to scrub. We simply put some warm water, some ice, and some salt in it, shook it vigorously, and then rinsed thoroughly. Because of the use, we didn't want to risk leaving soap residue, but a dish washer wouldn't clean inside because of the narrow neck. This worked great. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Karen S on Oct 29, 2011Thanks for the answers, but I'm still hoping for more ideas. This cylinder had bamboo plant in it so there is a film at the bottom around 4 inches wide. I've tried all the suggestions but so far it is not working!Helpful Reply
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KMS Woodworks on Nov 01, 2011When I was working my way through college I had a part time gig as a Medical Microbiology lab tech...I made media (agar plates) and such and also had to clean zillions of test tubes + other dishes. We had a "wonder solution" of a a couple of different mixed acids that would clean ANYTHING...MIxing concentrated Hydrochloric and Nitric acids is not your everyday cooking. most likely your soiling is a mix of hardwater scale and some algae type of growth, I would start with a soak of some hot vinegar ( 30 min or so) then scrub wth your bottle brush. The bottle brush may be to wimpy to apply some "pressure" so it might be time to fabricate a custom built scrubby. I would pick up a 3/4 to 1" wooden dowel rod and get a brand new green kitchen scrubby, cut the scrubby in half longwise and fold it over the end of the dowel, to secure it to the wood stick I would staple it there with some carpentry staples....this would then give you a stiff scrubby that have a "bottom" scrubs surface as well as a "side" scrub surface.Helpful Reply
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Karen S on Nov 05, 2011Using hot vinegar has been the most successful suggestion. Most of crude on the bottom of my glass cylinder is hardly noticeable. Thanks to everyone for all your suggestions!Helpful Reply
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