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02-08-2010, 02:28 PM
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HowTo: Clean a flask easily without a brush
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So my 2L and 1L erlenmyer flasks have been getting really gunked up after making starters. I had a few "skuz lines" in them that I couldn't get out with any amount of hot water/soap shaking. I was too lazy to do an oxy clean soak, and even then, without a brush, it might not have worked great.
This did:
I poured in about 1/2 cup of freezer burned frozen mixed vegtables, (corn, peas, and chunks of beans). Added a drop of joy dish detergent, and shook the crap out of it. The frozen veggies acted as a gentle abrasive, and after only 30 seconds my flasks were sparkling clean! Great way to use up old veggies from the freezer, and easy way to clean a flask if you don't have a brush that is the right size.
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02-08-2010, 03:03 PM
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You can also use a mix of salt, ice and lemon juice.
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02-08-2010, 03:10 PM
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Tactical Prattlarian
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Hard water and a paper towel.
Swirl the PT inside to serve as teh abrasive.
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02-08-2010, 03:11 PM
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I always just soak in oxyclean. Half scoop +hot water. That crud almost instantly lifts off. Also works great on cooking gear with crud stuck on them.
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02-08-2010, 04:24 PM
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I use our local equivalent of oxy clean and let soak overnight, rinse that out then use vinegar and hot water for a soak too. We have very hard water here. But the vinegar also helps remove that oxy clean which for me, sticks to the sides after it finishes its job.
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02-08-2010, 10:09 PM
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Rock salt and rubbing alcohol, it cleans, um, glassware really well...
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02-08-2010, 11:58 PM
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+1 on the oxiclean
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02-09-2010, 03:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EMPyre
Rock salt and rubbing alcohol, it cleans, um, glassware really well...
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I was waiting to hear that one |
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02-09-2010, 08:11 AM
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hot water Oxy Clean and paper towel swirl if necessary
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02-09-2010, 08:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattHollingsworth
I use our local equivalent of oxy clean and let soak overnight, rinse that out then use vinegar and hot water for a soak too. We have very hard water here. But the vinegar also helps remove that oxy clean which for me, sticks to the sides after it finishes its job.
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since we live in the same region, I would like to know what is the local equivalent of oxy clean here?
thanks
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