CARING FOR ANTIQUE CRYSTAL GLASSES

I love to have dinner party's and use my crystal glasses, but they are so old I would not dare to wash them in the washing machine, they have to be hand wash one by one and with a lot of care.

WHAT TO HAVE ON HAND

- White vinegar 

- Fairy liquid

- Soft scorer

- Plenty of clean cotton  tea towels - the best one are     lint free

Into a jar, I pour 1 coffee cup of white vinegar and a dessert spoon of fairy liquid. Give a good shake and is ready to use. 

STEPS TO WASH CRYSTAL GLASSES

STEP 1 -  Holding the bowl of the glass, with a soft side of the scorer, wash the rim, removing lip-stick or grease from the lips - avoid twisting the stem of the glass.

STEP 2 - Wash inside the glass first, hold the glass bowl - that way the glass does not have soap on the outside and you run less the change for the glass to slip out of your hands.  

Then the outside  - look for fingerprints in the stem and bowl.

STEP 3 - Rinse with tepid water.

STEP 4 - Let them dry. 

STEPS TO CLEAN CRYSTAL GLASSES

Step 1 - Get a clean tea towel and clean them from the inside out, avoiding twisting stem.

STEP 2 - keep an eye for watermarks, lip-stick or fingerprints.

NOTE: Avoid while cleaning putting to much pressure on the rim, they are so delicate a bit to much pressure and they will break.

STEP 3 - For the deep glasses, twist the tea towel, carry one roiling and twisting as it goes inside.

 

REMEMBER hold the bowl, not the stem.

 

NOTE: keep a jar of the mix always at hand.

It is good to clean:  the top of stoves, showers and endless thing around the home.