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Used bottles: toss em or clean em?
submitted over 9 years ago by redreaper013

I couldn't find anything posted about this. I've recently made about 120 ml of absolute piss. I've since dumped all of my failed attempts down the drain and have some real flavors coming from TFA. My question is what do you all do with the used bottles? What solution would you recommend to clean them out with?

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by Corrupt_Reverendover 9 years ago

For my ADVs that I have to make every couple days, I don't even bother with cleaning. Like a finely seasoned iron skillet!

8 points
 
by thefourthdrover 9 years ago

Meemaw's skillet was the best.

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by Ghaberghaover 9 years ago

I use hot as fuck tap water and a lot of rinse and repeat.... Don't want to use soap because residue. I'd imagine ethanol would work well and rinse thoroughly.... Try vodka for any persistent smells.

3 points
 
by SgathaichFeyover 9 years ago

Came here to add vodka! Definitely works!

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by Inutopianover 9 years ago

No way I'd waste vodka for that. You are all mental.

3 points
 
by technicalogicalover 9 years ago

Buy cheap vodka. You aren't drinking it :)

1 points
 
by lowstrifeover 9 years ago

Clearly you should be drinking it after you wash it out. Now it's (slightly) flavored vodka. The vapers win, the alcoholics win!

1 points
 
by shamus727over 9 years ago

Ikr, cant be using that liquid leg spread for cleaning!

1 points
 
by Hyacin75over 9 years ago

I've always been under the impression that tap water for cleaning vape gear or bottles can leave bad stuff in there.

I use once boiled water, hot or room temp (but previously boiled if room temp), or distilled water. I use pretty much nothing but glass, so I don't really have to fight with them all that much. A good shake, squirt squirt, shake, squirt squirt, shake squirt squirt usually does the trick. Empty and repeat if necessary. Any scent that is left in there after that gets covered up by what goes into them next.

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by Chomp_On_Thisover 9 years ago

I reuse them. I don't know if there is a better way, but I just run some soapy water in them, shake, then rinse. Sometimes if you are using a strong flavor, the scent can carry over a bit.

2 points
 
by contactclosureover 9 years ago

Glass or plastic?

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by Cypharaover 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

You can boil glass bottles

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by contactclosureover 9 years ago

Sure. I would do that if I used them. I've got a boat load of LDPE bottles and I always forget to clean out my few glass bottles and reuse them.

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by thedirtyprojectorover 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Clean if its glass, toss if its plastic.

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by The_Perrycoxover 9 years agoMentholatier

I got so sick of the time it takes to clean even a dozen glass bottles. So, I just buy LDPE bottles in various sizes and dispose of them after use. They are cheap enough when you buy 50-100+ at a time.

If it's a blend I enjoy, I will reuse the bottle for the same mix.

3 points
 
by prime1ndustriesover 9 years ago

Clean and reuse them. If you're like me, you've accumulated drawers full of varying bottle sizes. Though if I was selling juice, I would most definitely do the right thing and purchase new bottles, but for my own personal use, I reuse them all the time.

I half fill the bottles with HOT water, shake thoroughly, and rinse with distilled water. Doing that process a few times gets them clean. For glass, you can lightly boil them on the stove, and again rinse with distilled water to finish up. I know some folk use the Star San product, but I've never bothered with it.

Use rubbing alcohol or some kind of solvent to get the sticky stuff off that the labels leave behind. Hydrogen peroxide will work too. Just be careful with plastic bottles as some solvents can eat the plastic. I never use anything like naptha, but that's just me...

1 points
 
by hellisonfireover 9 years ago

I use star san ago the time for home brewing. Might have to see how it works with my bottles.

1 points
 
by _Yodaiover 9 years ago

I'm bottling today I'll give it a shot as in use the same stuff. Although I'll be doing forced injection soon I hope.

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by Enyawreklawover 9 years agoCreator - Best Recipe of 2015: Rhodonite

boil, rinse with distilled, air dry, reuse. Only time I toss a bottle is if it's damaged or the dropper is stained with a flavor.

1 points
 
by Soggy0atmealover 9 years ago

Imwith Wayne on this one. I wait till had about 15-20 bottles (A lot usually donated by friends). I start with removing lables, and then quick rinse of both dropper and bottle. Then I put them all in a pot of boiling water for about 8-10 minutes, then air air dry.

The only issue I have had is sometimes the adhesive from some bottles labels are absolutely awful to get rid of.

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by contactclosureover 9 years ago

I reuse but have been afraid to hit my bottles with tap water. The main feed to my house from the street is galvanized pipe. I'm patient with tipping the bottle so that all but 2 or 3 drops comes out. Sometimes I'll add pg and shake but only if the old juice was especially pungent.

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by marsholemueover 9 years ago

Buy a gallon of distilled water for like 89¢

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by contactclosureover 9 years ago

True. That's a lot cheaper than PG. I don't really like the idea of water of any kind in my juice but I could fashion a little bottle drying rack. I need to, it's a little ridiculous around here. I probably have 30 or 40 half empty bottles that are around a year old.

1 points
 
by wiivover 9 years ago

Unless you live in Flint or something, tap water is totally fine to rinse your bottles with. Just make sure they're mostly dry before you add juice back into them.

2 points
 
by kingbbearover 9 years ago

I boil my glass 120ml bottles for about 10-15 minutes. I used to wash my plastic 30ml but it got to time consuming so they're a one and done. I do wash my 10ml testers tho.

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by SenorPierreover 9 years ago

I clean both glass and plastic. the point of me starting DIY was to save money so I don't see a point in throwing away money. even if it is a few cents.

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by probywan1337over 9 years agoI will rip you a new one if you don't use the sidebar & search.

I clean mine. Try to keep the same flavor profiles together so no leftover scent ruins the mix

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by HeistGeistover 9 years ago

I have a 120ml glass dropper that I refill with my adv. Works wonders. Been doing it for about 3 months now. The only trouble is my own impatience waiting for it to steep.

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by Ephelusover 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Fill it up with whatever you're vaping atm. When you make a juice, just put it in a different big bottle and let it steep there, then pour it into your 120ml glass one.

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by HowieDIYover 9 years ago

Been lurking for a while, figured I'd chime in on this one. Just for me, I will rinse the glass bottles out a few times with hot water. Pull the droppers out of the caps and put in a bowl full of hot water and some distilled white vinegar. I leave them sit over night. After a few hot rinses, all the smells from the previous juice are gone. I dry them on a Boon Grass Countertop Drying Rack (baby bottle drying rack)

Works like a champ. No issues with flavors remaining in the bottles at all. The vinegar also helps most labels come off easier.

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by panxzzover 9 years ago

I mix in glass bottles that I rinse out with hot water and put in my dishwasher before reuse

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by prime1ndustriesover 9 years ago

I've used the rinse setting on my dishwasher as well, but careful using some dish-washing liquids and products like that as they can leave behind a soapy film.

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by goatnapperover 9 years ago

Wash the glass, unless I can't get the smell out of the cap anymore. Toss the plastic.

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by Twistedfexerover 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

I use hot tap water to rinse them out well. Then I rinse them in 99% rubbing alcohol, then rinse with hot water again.

1 points
 
by MineDoggerover 9 years agoMixologist

A bit of both. Lately I've just been reusing the same bottle for the same or similar mixes without even rinsing them out. The PG/VG flavoring doesn't sour or anything, not unless it's been sitting for ages.

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by Airstylezover 9 years ago

Thorough rinse, then a 5 minute boil, air dry. Usually gets rid of all but the toughest of flavours. I also do this with fresh bottles from Fasttech, just in case.

I'll also take a lazy route if I am mixing the same or similar palette, and just rinse them.

If I am selling, new bottles 100% of the time though.

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by HocusKrokusover 9 years agoFrugivore

If its just for myself I just rinse extensively in super hot water. I'd never wash bottles for reuse for someone else though

1 points
 
by Ghaberghaover 9 years ago

Any ethanol would work, doesn’t have to be top shelf vodka, I distill my own spirits and always have some on hand for applications where I need a food safe solvent.... It's also good for getting nice and fuckered off drunk too lol.

1 points
 
by the1osuover 9 years ago

I just rinse them out with warm water, then a little bit of alcohol, then more warm water and leave them out to dry,

1 points
 
by ogimbeover 9 years ago

I rinse them then let them sit in a diluted vinegar solution for 10 minute two a few hours. Then I rinse them again and blow them dry with an air compressor. The Vinegar really gets all the previous smell/taste out well and doesn't leave any of it's own. I don't use much, just a couple glunks for the jug in a plastic container full of bottles. I'm guessing here, but maybe 1/3 cup per quart of water.

1 points
 
by surfishermanover 9 years ago

Maybe Vodka can get rid of the smell that plastic bottles seem to always have.

Thanks for the tips everybody

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by Graveyvapesover 9 years ago

I normally rinse it thoroughly and leave them in a water bath with some baking soda to get the old flavours out. Works like a charm

1 points
 
by blue_78over 9 years ago

I use 30ml plastic, have a bottle for each flavour so I just rinse and re-use.

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by whiskeyisloveover 9 years ago

If I do reuse them (the 10ml plastic ones) I do it in hot water (no soap). But sometimes it's easier to buy them since they're about 5 pence a bottle off of eBay.

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by redreaper013over 9 years ago

Thank you all for your insight. I've got a few bottles that have some serious need for scent and flavor removal after my botched 1st attempts at some DIY'ing. The Baking Soda and Rock Gut Vodka will probably be my go to's

1 points
 
by wiivover 9 years ago

Hot water, rinse and repeat. No soap. If you get lingering smells, put a couple tbsp of vodka in the bottle and shake vigorously, then rinse again.

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