How can i clean this decanter?

Question

It had something in it - wine i think - which i have emptied out. And have used 'magic balls' and also left to soak overnight but still cant get totally clean. Any ideas? Thanks.

Answer 1

Lemon juice and salt. It never fails.
I use the cheapest concentrated lemon juice sold in bottles for cooking and pour into decanter. Add a large heaped tablespoonful of salt. Swill vigorously then leave for a while. Come back and swill again at intervals when in the kitchen, then leave overnight. You can use the solution the following morning to clean vases, sink or whatever glass or china that looks a bit dull... Good luck!

Answer 2

This is an old-fashioned method, but it works every time for me. Get some lead shot (or ball-bearings, if you don't have a gun shop near you), and pour a decent amount into your decanter. Fill with warm water, and leave for a couple of days, gently swirling the water and shot around the decanter at fairly regular intervals. The effect of the shot is to act a bit like the steel wool when you clean the inside of your metallic pots and pans - it helps scrub the marks off. This is why the agitation of the water is necessary. As long as you rinse out the decanter very thoroughly, you can add a tiny bit of washing up liquid to the water, too. I think Lakeland also sell their version of shot for this purpose.
Best of luck - it's a nightmare cleaning decanters!

Answer 3

Drop a Polident tablet in the bottle and fill with water above the stain, leave at least an hour or even overnight to soak. Then rinse and fill with crushed ice about halfway and swirl around, the ice will help to scrub off the residue. Rinse and repeat if necessary.

Answer 4

Try using a little soft sand mixed with alot of water and swill the lot around the the inside. It shold move it gradually without scratching the glass. That works for a round decanter.

For a square one try soaking with a bleach solution with a small amount of washing up liquid mixed in

Answer 5

Don't use bleach or a bleaching agent! This will only make the stain invisible. Baking soda in warm water left overnight and a bottle brush should do it.

Answer 6

Fill it nearly to the top with very warm water - buy some "Boots" strilizing fluid - add 2 capfulls of fluid to warm water in Decanter and leave overnight. will be clean AND STERILIZED.

Answer 7

i think of you're able to scrub your canister each each so often in simple terms so which you kow that its stable and you comprehend it wont bypass ransid. the way i wash mines is i wash it like a generally going on dish and then i upload some water mixed with bleach enable it take a seat for approximately an hour or so than i wash it then enable it air dry interior the solar than i rewash it returned and BAM a clean canister

Answer 8

I would soak over night in household soda and use a bottle brush when the contents have softened enough.

Answer 9

Should you actually clean and old glass decanter could it ruin the value

Answer 10

Rice and good old fashioned dishwater. The dishsoap helps remove the stain while "swishing" the rice around helps kind of knock the stain loose. It really works try it!