Old cloudy drinking glasses

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My drinking glasses are getting all cloudy. Are they just cheap glass? My dishwasher never used to do that. Is there a project that I can use my old glasses for or does anyone know h ow to clean cloudy wine glasses?

Swan Road Designs · Answer

A few things come to mind. Has your water been treated recently? Perhaps your city/municipality has treated the water and it has a different chemical makeup than it did earlier. Have you changed brands/types of dishwasher detergent? Do you use the recommended amount of dishwasher detergent? Dishwasher detergent is good a what it does, but it is caustic if overused and can 'etch' your items, especially glass, if used in amounts greater than recommended. As for the quality of glass, less expensive glass will react in the same manner as expensive glass.

Off hand, I can't think of any 'project' you can use your damaged tumblers for but I'm pretty certain someone else here will give you some suggestions.

Barbara R · Answer

Mine have always done that, I have a lot of calcium in my (well) water. Also, the speed of the water hitting the glass can mark them, also. I just do my glasses the old fashioned way and they stay clear. Lots of projects on Pinterest.com

Rebecca L · Answer

Tried Cascade Platinum?

Rebecca L · Answer

I also have to use this a couple of times a year http://www.sears.com/summit-brands-dishwasher-magic-dishwasher-cleaner-disinfectant/p-02211020000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&kpid=02211020000&kispla=02211020000P&kpid=02211020000&mktRedirect=y

Judith Tramayne · Answer

Try Lemi Shine. My friend swears by it and she has hard water. Maybe your dishwasher just needs to be cleaned thoroughly. You do this first with one cycle with just LemiShine. You can find it at Amazon and even Walmart.

Shelby @ The Weathered Barn Studio · Answer

I was going to suggest a thorough cleaning of your Dishwasher, as Judith mentioned. I use a long cycle , and I use baking soda, and then Vinegar in the final rinse. I have ' rescued' some glassware before, soak in diluted white vinegar, in a dish pan and check them periodically. use a non abrasive scrubber , and rinse in vinegar water.

MaryStLouis · Answer

Soak them in white vinegar overnight, then wash by hand. I have hard water at our lake house and have to do this a few times a year. It works beautifully for me.

Joni Sorsen · Answer

The vinegar has not worked on these glasses. I will try cleaning the dishwasher though.

Katrina Warren · Answer

You might try CLR to remove the water hardness. Good Luck!

Flossietilly · Answer

soak them overnight in a container filled with coldwater and 1/4 cup of bleach, rinse and wash the following morning. Flossietilly

Marcia Barth · Answer

Use Jet DRY FINISH RINSE AID. This made all my dishes shine!!!!!!!!

Dale · Answer

TSP (TriSodiumPhosphate) from your hardware store will totally clean all glassware (even old vintage ones).

Samantha Marie · Answer

I put white vinegar in dish washer instead of Jet Dry

Linda · Answer

Use CLR, I also run the dishwasher occasionally with CLR . I have very hard water and this keeps the glass and silverware sparkling.

Jennifer Randazzo · Answer

I use citric acid. We had to create a boiling water and citric acid bath for stuff that was really cloudy and soak, but once they were better, we put it in the dishwasher like soap. It's a food grade preservative. We buy it either from the local health food/bulk store or we order it from Amazon. 
They sell it as 'dishwasher cleaner' but it's like $5 for one application. It's $30/10lb at Amazon, but I literally use 1T powdered dishwasher soap in the loose reservoir and 1T citric acid in the compartment that opens during the wash. Viola. No more cloudy glasses or stainless steel.

Karen Usoff · Answer

Peroxide --

Allison · Answer

Try a different dishwasher detergent. That clouding is most likely etching from the highly caustic detergent.

Nancy · Answer

Try soaking them 24 hours (or more) in a bath solution of Bar Keepers Friend and water.
You will need 3/4 of a can to about 4 gallons water. Or what ever size bucket you need. It cleans glass up real nice.

Hilly · Answer

Keep it healthy, no chemicals and -rinse with vinegar.

Sheila E · Answer

Lemishine is citric acid is one of the best US products to help with clouding. Clouding is a national problem because they removed phosphates. Somat is the best dishwasher detergent, but it's expensive and not sold in stores, however it can be found on Amazon. Finish Quantum with Baking Soda seems to be the next best. I tried it after I finished a bag of Somat and my new glasses haven't turned white. Sorry Cascade users, but from all the reviews and testers' posts I've read, it's not a great choice. Etching is a different matter, and there are reports that Finish Quantum will etch, although I have yet to have that happen. From your picture, I don't think your problem is etching.

Shari · Answer

This problem is not your dishwasher's fault. It won't make a difference if you clean it. It is not your glasses. Changing dishwasher detergents won't fix the problem either. Thanks to environmentalists, many states have banned phosphates (an important cleaning ingredient in dishwasher detergent) so the companies who make dishwasher detergents have removed phosphates from their formulas. Supposedly, the chemical compounds of phosphates pollute lakes, bays and streams. As a result, our dishes are not getting as clean, and glasses become cloudy. Adding LemiShine to each load will help some, but don't expect miracles. Here are a couple links to articles related to this problem. You can find others by googling 'phosphate removal from dishwashing detergents,' or similar wording. http://www.npr.org/2010/12/15/132072122/it-s-not-your-fault-your-dishes-are-still-dirty http://www.appliancerepairspecialists.net/blog/effects-of-phosphate-removal-from-dishwasher-detergent/

John · Answer

I have the same issue. What I did was start using 1/4 or 1/3 measuring cup of vinegar in each dish-washing load. I turn the cup upside down and let the water naturally send the vinegar out. I also use the jet dry. I started using the dish washer soap tablets with a water softening compound in it. It has taken sevearl months but almost all the mineral on the glasses are dissolved. When the glasses come out now, they sparkle and look new again. If I have glasses sitting for some time, I adjust them so they sit flat and pour vinegar on the bottom of the upside down glalsses so it can soak. Works great. I am considering after 36 hears here getting a water softener, not only to rid the hard water, but the hard water is starting to eat through the house water pipes causing leaks. We had just remodeled out kitchen completely, when we developed a water leak, (pin hole in the pipe.) in the kitchen ceiling. Just before leaving on vacation last week, our ceiling collapsed and all the insulation and dry wall came crashing down.

Virginia · Answer

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Dale · Answer

I have been using TSP on old but attractive (vintage, from Thrift Stores) cloudy glasses for a few years now & they clean/shine up like new. TSP is quite similar to the old authentic version of TSP I was told by our hardware store guy.

Debi Cobb · Answer

This was happening to me as well -we have hard water. I found that if you hand was with brillo they look good as new.

Kathy · Answer

LemiShine. It worked so good the first time, that I pulled all my clear glass out of the cupboard, and washed all of them! If that doesn't get it off nothing will (that I know of).  I found it the first time in a hardware store, In the household cleaning aisle, another customer recommended it. I have also found it at the grocery store where the dishwasher soap is. Good luck.

Joni Sorsen · Answer

I bought LemiShine. The packets don't fit in my dispenser. Think I can just set it in a section of my silverware thingy?

Glenice hanna · Answer

Put a couple of cups of vinegar in your dishwasher before you run it they will come out sparkling.

Vicki · Answer

we live in an area with extremely hard water and I had trouble with that also. When my new dishwasher was installed I was told to always use LemiShine in each load not to use the heated dry in the cycle. When the washer is done I just let them sit until they dry and yes they do dry. I was amazed, but yes it worked and I don't have that problem anymore.

9530106 · Answer

You might try using a dampened 'MAGIC ERASER'. To me it really just looks like mineral deposits, not cheap glasses! :) The eraser will work like 'magic', and will take very little effort!

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