How to clean old glass electrical insulators?
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Kandy Scott
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A bunch of insulators have been stored for years, some in water (that's why they are green). How do I get the cloudy stuff off?
A few of the glass electrical insulators that need to be cleaned.
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I would try soaking them in White vinegar to kill the mold. Leave in long enough for the process to work. Then once the mildew is gone wash out with Dawn dish soap and dry.
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Janet Pizaro
on Jun 01, 2016
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Great find! Yours don't appear to be moldy as much as they are dirty. Here's an article from some guys who really know their stuff! . They give great advice on cleaning all sorts of crud off glass insulators. http://www.insulators.info/care/cleaning.htm
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MN Mom
on Jun 01, 2016
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Thank you everyone for answering my questions...Now to give the cleaning a try. Next..what do I do with all these insulators???
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Kandy Scott
on Jun 01, 2016
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Couldn't answer yesterday-internet problems. I used wood bleach (oxylic acid) and let my insulators soak for a few days. If you google-the experts will tell you that's the way to go. I forgot a couple and left them soaking over the winter and no damage-perfect. They came out beautiful! I've put 3 in an old wine holder with solar light tops on my deck. I'm also working on some in holders for landscaping lights. I don't have any pictures at the moment but I've found lots of uses. Have fun-I'll see if I can get some pics and post.
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Linda Santo
on Jun 02, 2016
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I did find a couple of pictures
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Linda Santo
on Jun 02, 2016
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Janet Pizaro
on Jun 01, 2016
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