How to wash glassware to shine?

Today, more and more often housewives are thinking about how to wash glassware to shine, because products made of this material every year are becoming more in demand. Taking into account the fact that at the same time the popularity of everything ecologically and natural is growing, people are trying to wash personal items with safe compounds. Despite the fact that today most household chemicals are considered harmless to the human body, old, proven folk remedies are still in the lead. For example, to clean glass glassware to shine, you can resort to the help of many improvised components. In this article we will tell you which.

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How can I wash glassware?

In the presence of calcareous deposits, droplets of grease and food residues in the grooves, which considerably damage the glassware, the following means can be used.

Baby soap and food foil:

1. Take a piece of food foil and thoroughly crush it, turning it into a "metal sponge".
2. Place the glass thing under a jet of hot water and start rubbing it with foil.
3. After achieving the desired result, rinse the product well with warm water mixed with the shavings of baby soap.
4. Then rinse the dishes with cool running water and rub with linen cloth.

Important! To wash products covered with an old layer of fat, first they should be rolled in a fine table salt, leave for 30 minutes. After that, clean the dirt mechanically and proceed to cleaning using one of the above methods.

Mustard powder:

1. In a basin or a sink, draw warm water and dilute in it two teaspoons of dry mustard powder.
2. Prepare another basin with warm water.
3. Soak the glass items in the mustard solution for literally five minutes.
4. Then remove them one by one and wipe with a damp cloth, then rinse with warm water.
5. Do not directly wash the product in mustard water.
6. If the first time fails to achieve the desired result, repeat the procedure.

Ammonia Alcohol

Effective way to remove drops and stains from the glassware so that it shines and sparkles:

1. Immediately before using the items, soak them for one hour in a solution that is made of water and ammonia( a teaspoon of alcohol per liter of water).
2. Then wash the items with a soft cloth and warm water, wipe dry( do not rinse) and set for thirty minutes in fresh air.

9% vinegar

This method is best used immediately after using glassware:

1. Clean objects from food debris and soak in a sink or basin with warm water and two tablespoons of vinegar( 9%).
2. For a good result, wash each item for at least one minute.
3. After this, rinse the dishes in clean water and dry.

Baking soda

With its help you can effectively clean massive products that are covered with stubborn spots:

1. First rinse the object in warm water, and then dipping the sponge in soda rub the surface for a couple of minutes.
2. Cooked dishes should be washed first in warm, then in cold water.

Shredded eggshell

With its use, you can easily wash from the inside of household items made of glass that have a narrow neck:

1. Rinse the washed and dried eggshell powder and pour into dirty dishes.
2. Then add a little water mixed with the shavings of baby soap.
3. Clamp the neck, carefully shake the object for several minutes.
4. Then rinse with warm and cold water.
5. If necessary, repeat the procedure.

Potato chips

It can be used in the same way as in the previous method, or it can be rubbed on the surfaces of massive objects. The main thing is to wash with careful movements, without strongly pressing, and then thoroughly rinse the product under cold water.

Important! All these methods will not only help to wash glassware from grease, stains or plaque, but also to prevent the formation of streaks, chips, rust on the surface.

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How to make glass utensils stay clean and shiny longer?

A couple of centuries ago, people learned how to handle glassware before using it to increase its resistance to external influences and dirt.

This procedure is called hardening, and it looks like this:

• Take a deep pan and pour a layer of sand onto its bottom.
• Put the glassware in one layer, pour all with cold water.

Important! It is desirable that the water is cleaned, not just from the tap.

• Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat to a minimum, keep the dishes in hot water for another 15 minutes;
• Add 2 tablespoons of salt, boil for another 30 minutes;
• Remove the saucepan from the heat, allow the liquid to cool naturally.
• Only when the water has cooled, remove all objects from the pan, rinse them in cool running water.

Important! Remember, sudden changes in temperature can spoil glassware. It is better to make smooth transitions - from hot to warm, and only then to cool water.

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Useful advices for

To clean dishes from glass, do not worry, use the following guidelines:

• Before cleaning, be sure to remove all jewelry from your hands. Otherwise, there is a risk of scratching or damaging fragile dishes.
• For this kind of dishes you can use only soft sponges, medium-hard brushes.
• Washing powder for these purposes can not be used.
• Avoid sudden temperature changes.

Using the above methods, you can always keep glass utensils in perfect condition. Remember that soda perfectly copes with all kinds of pollution, and ammonia and salt will return the dishes shine.