I can't get my vase clean

theoretica

I would try lemon juice (or citric acid if you have it). If you have carbonates from hard water causing the marks they react and dissolve in lemon juice better than vinegar. It won't do any harm to the glass so just pour some in, leave overnight and see what happens.

deborah64

In mine i use a scoop of washing powder and hot water, leave to stand for a few hours and they come up a treat

cte1111

Try sterilising tablets that you use for babies bottles, not sure if it is different to the denture ones, but I have seen them work wonders on old glass vases.

HowlinWolf

if all else fails lakeland do some little metal ball type things in a tub that are specifically for cleaning the bottom of vases.

claireyfairy_2

Squirty glass cleaner - the type you use on windows. Just spray it in and rinse off

Gigervamp

The_Plush_Doormat wrote: »

Thanks Giger. My words were no ordinary words, they were M and S words! On the front it says "St Michael Pocket Guide To Home Matters" published in 1989. I am only the messenger.

:rotfl: That made me chuckle!

jackieb

Have you tried using a bottle brush to clean it? I'd also soak biological washing powder in it for a while.

bebee_2

I had a similar problem about 2 weeks ago with one of my vases and had tried everything i could think off. Until my Dad came on a visit and saw the vase and told me put some coke or Lemonade in to my vase and hey it worked so i now have a sparkling vase.

cheeswright

TOOTHPASTE !

non scouring and finest graded cleaner available - super cheap as well

also - use old toothbrush - ...

skintchick

hartcjhart wrote: »

have you tried kettle descaler BUT not boiling hot

This is what I do. I descale the kettle then use a bit of the water from it in vases and glasses. Just put a teeny tiny bit in at a time and swirl it round to warm the glass up gradually or it will crack.