water marks on vase

[cecil39]

I have been given a nice Stuart crystal vase that has got some water marks on the inside that spoils the look of it, I have tried sterident and that did no good at all, may be I should have used it hot, but was afraid of cracking the vase, is there someone out there who can tell me what to do please.

[Wak]

Have you tried Vinegar????

[bookbinder]

My wife suggests the following:
Barkeepers Friend. It's a powder that you sprinkle on a wet cloth. It says on the label: "China and Glass. removes stains caused by tea, coffee, etc. Approved by Wedgwood."
Bicarbonate of soda. 1 teaspoon to a quarter pint of warm water. Let it stand in the vase for about 10 mins. then wrap a teatowel around the handle of a wooden spoon, push the cloth into the vase and rub it around.
Best of luck.

[bookbinder]

My wife (bless her!) has dug a booklet ("How To Clean Everything About The House", by Olive E. Ivory, presented with Home Chat) out of her library, and it contains the following:
Glass Decanters. A solution of 1 tablespoonful salt to a quarter pint vinegar left in the decanter for an hour or two will remove discoloration.
The booklet was published in approx. 1960.

[tillyh345]

dishwasher tablet in some warm water and then leave in vase for 24 hours best of luck

[boxtops]

Some people suggest a denture cleansing tablet in water, leave it to steep overnight.

[ttfn]

Cecil - I always use Milton baby sterilising solution for glasses, vases, thermos flasks etc. It has always worked for me and leaves surfaces unmarked, unscratched and odour-free. Thoroughly recommend you try it.

[rowanwitch]

if the marks are limescale then vinegar will work but needs to be a strong solution,, citric acid works well too you can get it from a chemist, but when I lived in a hard water area I used limescale removing toilet cleaner harpic type stuff and rinsed well much quicker

[cecil39]

thank you for your input everyone, I am sure that amongst that lot i will find something that will work and I will soon have a nice shiney vase.