Cleaning that funky, cloudy glassware

By badbadivy

Anybody that has hard water can attest that cloudy glassware can be a major pain. I've always used the standard advice to soak them in warm vinegar, and it works, but not for very long and it always comes back worse. Check out my funky glass:

Now, who would want to drink out of that?

Yep, that's pretty heinous. I was thinking of getting rid of those glasses and just buying some new when my mother gave me a great tip. Use white toothpaste to scrub the glasses. It will remove the deposits and apparently, help aid in keeping them from coming back. So I tested this theory out.

First, get some cheap dollar store white toothpaste. The cheaper, the better. Then scrub the toothpaste all over the glass like so:

Use an old toothbrush, unless you don't mind brushing your teeth with a completely funky toothbrush.

Rinse thoroughly and voila! Your drinking glasses are like new again:

Much, much better, yo!

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February 13, 2007

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MrTidy

April 02, 2008

The best way I have ever seen is a dishwasher filter system from www.dishwasherfilter.com . It is cheap and works like a miracle!! It was around $50 bucks I think. I had a discount code DF5150 that gave an additional % off. Again, this is the cat's meow for getting sparkling clean dishes out of the dishwasher.

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stacia

February 14, 2007

another of life's great mysteries solved by diy. i thank you and my glasses thank you.

Keter

February 13, 2007

I hadn't thought of using toothpaste for this!

I live in a hard-water area and have exactly the same type of glassware, which seem to be kinda porous and prone to water spotting, so I was soaking them in white vinegar about once a month.

I try prevention when possible, so I experimented with different washing products and found that of all the dishwashing formulas out there, Ecover Automatic Dishwashing Powder (available at organic food markets) is #1 against hard water deposits. And its non-chlorine formula is eco-friendly and won't ionize metals, which can redeposit on glassware as a permanent iridescent film. I use it in combination with Cascade rinse aid and haven't had to soak a glass in over six months.

kireland

February 13, 2007

Howdy BadbadIvy! Love the glassware cleaning tip -- I too am a fan of toothpaste for tough cleaning jobs.

Karen

BTW -- way cool to have a blogging tool that WORKS.

DIY Maven

February 13, 2007

Another toothpaste secret! I love it!