how to restore and clean an antique liquor decanter

In this episode I go over how to restore an old liquor decanter. I found these two in a thrift store and thought I would do a cleaning and restore so I could have a couple antique / vintage decanters in my house. add a bit of class as they say.

[@X0XminkaX0X]

Thanks for posting this! I was looking for ways to restore the stopper on my decanter and this helped a lot!

[@egoaltar5999]

Watched this video to mostly confirm what I had planned. Without it, I likely would have broken the plastic washer trying to force it. Thank you for uploading.

[@20TheGame09]

Good to know I’m not the only one who sanitizes decanters from a thrift shop.

[@williamharrison54]

Rubbing alchohol and salt, works great for cleaning bongs also !

[@Cole-ek7fh]

causes micro-striations and weakens the glass.

[@ddragontrainer]

Can somebody tell me what the "roll of cork" is actually called for replacement? I need to find some online and don't know what I'm supposed to be looking for. All I get is cork balls.

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

A little beach sand works good too!

[@victorpapaavp]

It occured to me to use regular walnut husk abrasive for cleaning shell casings for reloading, might work well too.

[@Diana-wg1tm]

I'm a housekeeper and I clean out insides of bottles all the time. Even waitresses use this technique. I would crush up some ice and poor salt in it and the salt is the abrasive and it works amazing. Waitresses use it to clean out the glass for the coffee maker

[@steventrosiek2623]

Thank you for sharing your information

[@mariamaria-oi2cs]

Fantastic just what I was looking for💞🙏thank you so much👍🥰💖

[@stvnixrcks]

I’ve heard eggshells are good to use as well for an abrasive

[@aprilhigbee9605]

What about one that has a hazy appearance .

[@calaphis3468]

Does that decanter collect alcohol in the stopper????? It looked like air bubbles transfering into it! That's amazing

[@robertsummers753]

HELL YES THANK YOU FOR THIS NOW I KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@adammitchell3462]

Thought we were restoring decanters, not washing dishes lol,I need to record my decanter man

[@litpumpkin5231]

Thanks for this video

[@Diana-wg1tm]

also we also use toilet bowl cleaner describe deep stains . And then I would go through the rest of the steps to make sure it was rinsed out and cleaned out properly. We use toilet bowl cleaner on stainless steel along with water. You could put a little toilet bowl cleaner and water and ice and salt and spin it around to clean the inside of glass. Toilet bowl cleaner with clean and breakdown pretty much anything. We also use it on the inside of bathtubs. but be careful that stuff burns your hands. just make sure you rinse it out good several times

[@TheRealUnconnected]

its called bleach just FYI, and you can just buy bleach as a cleaning product for 1/4 the price of toilet cleaner. Amazing.

[@cynthiacisneros1694]

I like that ❣️

[@lindanutile3188]

Ice and Table Salt works wonders. Put in chipped ice if opening is small, cubes for a coffee carafe, add salt and shake, shake shake... cleans to a sparkling end result!

[@WillsEasyGuitar]

i can see that working

[@ricksloves1559]

@@WillsEasyGuitar Never ever put ice in Crystal it will crack just like Hot Water will. Always use temped water.

[@Dolphnmagic]

the way you took the razor to that cork and explained it was slightly erotic not going to lie

[@chromechrome7360]

Bro I found one of those bottles yesterday

[@antonmarkov1635]

It’s like an hourglass but with alcohol when you turn it

[@Thetimeisnow78]

Throw some sea foam in it… and wait for all the buildup and residue burn off. It also automatically ages your scotch by 5-10 years.

[@Diana-wg1tm]

Salt and crushed ice will get out a difficult stain also

[@surfmac211]

Any idea where I can purchase these silicone washers?

[@Cookingwithdrchill]

you may have to make your own out of a silicone cutting mat

[@persianchris2451]

Wouldn't a UV cleaner be much easier than all this? Frequency and vibrations to disturb and shake off all the dirt etc?

[@vince7906]

I don’t recommend using bleach on anything that you’re consuming food or drink from. I know it’s a common practice but from a chemistry standpoint it’s a terrible idea. Bleach binds to many things and I wouldn’t take any chances with food and drink surfaces.

Add a bit of class with a bit of glass, eh?

[@WillsEasyGuitar]

yes..drinking whiskey never is classy until you use nice glassware.

@@WillsEasyGuitar I dunno. As long as you're not swigging from the bottle in a paper bag...

[@karliestoe8423]

I’m just here to get bloom outta my sovereignty 🤣🤣

[@jondingwall5941]

Hey you missed out step #12

[@Cole-ek7fh]

for all the commenters saying "use salt".
salt weakens glass.

[@prozeeterps]

antique? hahahaha