Best way to clean bottles & syringes for DIY juice

[Kevin Swaggerty]

I don't really want to buy bottles over and over again, same with syringes even if they're disposable!
So what is the Best way to clean them? Or should I give up on reusing my DiY stuff? Give me your thoughts,
your ideas your wasted efforts. I will learn from them... heheh

 

[williebb123]

for syringes i just plunge water thru about 10 times , glass bottles rinse in hot water works well for me but on plastic bottles which seem to hold a smell i soak over nite in water with denture tablets then rinse with warm water it gets even the hardest flavors out

 

[Kevin Swaggerty]

what denture tablets work best? Thanks bro

 

[eratikmind]

I simply soak everything in warm/hot water.

 

[bull army]

Damn!! I wish I would have known that a week ago!! I threw out two bottles I couldn't get the smell out of.

 

[Cloudz4Days]

I also use denture tablet soak on bottles. Works like a charm everytime. For syringes I plunge water through them

 

[FallenRawToast]

You want to use the unscented denture tablets.

Also if the smell is really strong you can fill it with a bit of white vinegar, give it some swirls and then air it out (the vinegar smell will go away)

also, stubborn smells that have an oil base to them tend to stick in plastic bottles, so sometimes a little bit of rubbing alcohol, swirled around in the bottle well help to break that down.

 

[Mrdaputer]

For syringes you might want to coat the outside markings with clear fingernail polish so they don't wear off.

 

[dice57]

I just run hot water through every thing and let air dry. I did get some 60 ml syringes on the Bay, which are awesome for measuring large batches.

When I first started DIY juice, had saved all me old juice bottles, and cleaned them all, and just added an assortment of syringes, blunt tip needles, glass rods(a must for mixing), and a couple beakers/flasks. But, could easily use Mason or Kerr jars, but really like the Erlenmeyer Flasks, and were reasonable. Get 99% of my supplies from Wizard Labs. Orders over $60 receive free shipping.

 

[realsis]

I boil my bottles and just toss my syringes because I buy them in bulk boxes and they wear out. So i just toss and use new ones when they wear out. I designate a syringe for pg only, one for nicotine only, and one for vg only. I use glass droppers for my flavors as glass won't hold the taste of a flavor like plastic will. So i rinse with scalding hot water in between flavors.hope this helps

 

[Lurch]

Syringes I flush with Vodka (cheap, high alcohol content brand), then rinse with water and air dry. I put tape over the markings on my syringes to keep them from fading away with washings.

Bottles I wash with hot, soapy water and air dry. I try to use the same bottles for the same mixtures so lingering flavors aren't a problem.

 

[Kevin Swaggerty]

You want to use the unscented denture tablets.

Also if the smell is really strong you can fill it with a bit of white vinegar, give it some swirls and then air it out (the vinegar smell will go away)

also, stubborn smells that have an oil base to them tend to stick in plastic bottles, so sometimes a little bit of rubbing alcohol, swirled around in the bottle well help to break that down.

Now see I should have known about the vinegar thing already, and the rubbing alcohol... I probably would have tried vodka. In the meantime I've put a cheapo syringe plastic thingy, (what do they call those) in it's own labeled ziplock and labeled it as well; for only that flavor extract. Thanks FallenRawToast!

 

[Evilcon666]

Would it be ok to soak in cheap vodka ? I've got a bottle with the smaller drip tip ( noob here don't know what it's refers to lol) and it comes with a locking childproof like cap. It's also sturdier too lol.

Anyways long story short. That grape flavoring it had previously lingers. (I tossed the liquid out, wasn't good for subObhming I guess. But, I can still catch hints of it in it. I've tried rinsing it and using another flavor in it. But the slight grape smell lingers.

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[FallenRawToast]

Would it be ok to soak in cheap vodka ? I've got a bottle with the smaller drip tip ( noob here don't know what it's refers to lol) and it comes with a locking childproof like cap. It's also sturdier too lol.

Anyways long story short. That grape flavoring it had previously lingers. (I tossed the liquid out, wasn't good for subObhming I guess. But, I can still catch hints of it in it. I've tried rinsing it and using another flavor in it. But the slight grape smell lingers.

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Cheap vodka is always ok to try. The higher the proof/% the better.