Bottle cleaning

[Blownupdolly]

I have recently had some strong flavours in some of my plastic bottles and even though I have washed them in hot soapy water I can still smell the previous stuff in them.
I want to find something like a very miniature baby bottle cleaner to get inside them and scrub. Is there such a thing or something that could be used as an improvisation. I guess it would be something like an unused mascara brush.

[Jen]

How about these:

www.amazon.co.uk/kitchen-home/dp/B000LCR6Y0
www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/productslistSub.asp?Main=Brooms%20and%20Brushes&sub=Twisted%20in%20Wire%20Brushes
www.ratrations.com/bottle-cleaning-brush-small-p-1143.html

Give em a good soak and a scrub, I hear people use denture cleaning tabs too?

[fiddles]

I use Tesco's own brand baby sterilising tablets , If bottle had strong smelling liquid in it previously I fill with warm water break tablet into pieces ( usually into 4 ) and drop piece into bottle and leave for about 15 mins

[dinamic22]

you can get them Dolly i have a small one with about a 4 inch plastic handle that i use to clean the water inlet holes in my washing machine drawer, unfortunately i can't remember where i got it from but i would imagine somewhere like Wilko or any store that sells cookware products, they are called spout brushes as they were used for cleaning down the teapot spout.
Have you tried the denture cleaning tablets? i just let one dissolve in about a pint of hot water & leave for about 90 mins, i cleaned some clearos that had aniseed juice in on Saturday & they came out smell free

[Blownupdolly]

Jun 11, 2013 11:06:54 GMT Jen said:

How about these:

www.amazon.co.uk/kitchen-home/dp/B000LCR6Y0
www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/productslistSub.asp?Main=Brooms%20and%20Brushes&sub=Twisted%20in%20Wire%20Brushes
www.ratrations.com/bottle-cleaning-brush-small-p-1143.html

Give em a good soak and a scrub, I hear people use denture cleaning tabs too?

Excellent jen. Thank you.

I co like to give things a good scrub. I especially like the wire handles as you could bend them any way you like. Good for inside my Novas and evods too.
I shall get a few of them!

[Blownupdolly]

Jun 11, 2013 11:16:16 GMT dinamic22 said:

you can get them Dolly i have a small one with about a 4 inch plastic handle that i use to clean the water inlet holes in my washing machine drawer, unfortunately i can't remember where i got it from but i would imagine somewhere like Wilko or any store that sells cookware products, they are called spout brushes as they were used for cleaning down the teapot spout.
Have you tried the denture cleaning tablets? i just let one dissolve in about a pint of hot water & leave for about 90 mins, i cleaned some clearos that had aniseed juice in on Saturday & they came out smell free

Thanks dinamic and fiddles. I will try denture tablets too. As I still have all my own teeth I would never have thought of them!

[dinamic22]

I use denture cleaning tablets because someone on here mentioned them for cleaning their vaping items or i would never have thought about using them even though i use them to deep clean Mr D's coffee flask that he takes when he goes river fishing

[Blownupdolly]

Jun 11, 2013 11:35:28 GMT dinamic22 said:

I use denture cleaning tablets because someone on here mentioned them for cleaning their vaping items or i would never have thought about using them even though i use them to deep clean Mr D's coffee flask that he takes when he goes river fishing

I wasn't insinuating you had false teeth

[DiscoDes]

Denture tablets, baby bottle cleaners or good old Bicarbonate of Soda should do the job.

[dinamic22]

Jun 11, 2013 11:43:46 GMT Blownupdolly said:

Jun 11, 2013 11:35:28 GMT dinamic22 said:

I use denture cleaning tablets because someone on here mentioned them for cleaning their vaping items or i would never have thought about using them even though i use them to deep clean Mr D's coffee flask that he takes when he goes river fishing

I wasn't insinuating you had false teeth

Haha i knew you wasn't  

[fred]

Could you not use pipe-cleaner?

Looks like you have to buy them in packs of about 17,000,000 - but if you know a small child, they may be able to get you one from school

[Blownupdolly]

That brings back childhood memories fred My dad used to smoke a pipe and there was always loads of pipe cleaners in the kitchen draw. Often got in trouble for making little stick people out of them

I have ordered some of the little wire brushes.

[canford]

If you dont mind waiting on the slow boat from china, these at £3.75 for 50 are a great alternative to washing your bottles out and trying to get the dam water out of the bottle tops, works out at about 7.5p per bottle, just a thought.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350801042703?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_2971wt_1162
Bigger 20 ml size:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400493993831?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_2924wt_1162

[meeee]

I did read somewhere that using bicarbonate of soda is meant to good for getting rid of smells / taste.

[Blownupdolly]

Jun 12, 2013 20:13:23 GMT meeee said:

I did read somewhere that using bicarbonate of soda is meant to good for getting rid of smells / taste.

Thanks meee
I am sat outside Sainsburys and sent OH in for denture cleaner and pie cleaners
Will give bicarbonate a go at some point also to see which does the better job