I've had this problem a least three times over the past two years and it has ruined about 5 cases of bottles so far. I soak them to clean and de label and when I go to rinse them, I discover a white film that will not come off. It's almost as if the bottles have been etched during the soak. Granted it only happens when the bottles soak longer than 24 hours, but not every time they soak that long. I've tried everything to save the bottles. Soaking in star San, soaking in vinegar, run through the dishwasher, scrubbing with a green scouring pad. Nothing works.
It first showed up with oxyclean free, then with sun oxygen cleaner, and now with my sun/tsp 90 mix.
I'm planning on ditching the oxyclean and taking the hit to my wallet and getting real PBW. But I wanted to check with the collective knowledge here first and see if anyone has run into this before and if there's a way to prevent it from happening in the future, or possibly saving this round from the recycling bin.
I'm not sure if the attached pic does it justice, but here's what I'm dealing with.
It first showed up with oxyclean free, then with sun oxygen cleaner, and now with my sun/tsp 90 mix.
I'm planning on ditching the oxyclean and taking the hit to my wallet and getting real PBW. But I wanted to check with the collective knowledge here first and see if anyone has run into this before and if there's a way to prevent it from happening in the future, or possibly saving this round from the recycling bin.
I'm not sure if the attached pic does it justice, but here's what I'm dealing with.