Questions tagged [glass]
Hacks related to the cleaning, preserving, manipulating and using glass.
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How to remove stuck glass bowls? (Square bowl in a cylindrical glass bowl)
Currently facing a situation where a square-ish glass bowl is stuck in a cylindrical bowl in a weird angle. Tried the ice in the inner one and immersing the outer one in hot water but it still wouldn’...
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Need ideas on some better glass washers
I have been using a sponge to clean my drinking glasses.
My sponge and hand can not reach the bottom of the glass.
Is there something that works better?
Thanks.
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Is there an effective way to clean up shattered glass from a floor?
Whenever I try to clean up broken glass, I always find small pieces even after cleaning it up several times. Is there a way to get rid of broken glass?
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How to remove cloudy haze from eye glasses?
I have some glasses which are a couple of years old which have a strange cloudy haze circling the middle of the glasses.
I had this problem on my previous glasses, so bought some new ones. After ...
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How do I prevent stacked drinking glasses from sticking together?
I don't have enough shelf space for each glass to sit separately.
I must stack them to fit. The problem is worse for some sets of drinking glasses than others. It might be because of their shape, ...
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How to safely remove the glass from a wooden table with glass top?
I have a wooden table with a glass top:
I want to remove the glass top safely not to injure myself, breaking glass is possible, looks like the glass is glued to the wood.
How can I do that?
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Removing water stuck inside a double glass cup
I got a fancy "double glass" cup, and put it in the dishwasher. Yesterday I noticed something really weird after the dishwasher finished the cleaning process:
As you can see, there are water "...
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Remove liquid trapped under glass
If I have a table with a glass inset, and this inset is sealed/glued into the frame, but I spilled some tea and it somehow seeped under, what might be the best way to dry or remove that tea?
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Are there any ways to clean a mirror without water or cleaning spray? [duplicate]
Are there any ways to clean a mirror without using water or any cleaning spray?
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How to picking broken glass out of gravel, in the rain
Picking up glass on big gravel stones in the rain. How do I pick up the tiny glass shards on the big gravel stones in the rain? I can't find a better day to pick the glass up because I am busy.
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How to stick photographs to a glass bottle?
I’m looking to cut out some pictures that are on photo paper, and stick them to a vodka bottle (on the outside) for my friends bday. Will this work? If so what kind of glue should I use? Will ...
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How to clean crystal stones, healing stones
I have a crystal glass bowl along with a crystal tortoise. feng shui says having some water in the bowl with the tortoise is good. But, what has happened is over a period of time is that the bowl and ...
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How to break a 2x1 meter glass in a safe and handy way?
I have a 2x1 meter (0.3cm width) glass door that I need to dispose of. The recycling center told me they do not accept such large items. So, I need to break it into smaller pieces, to be thrown into ...
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How to best clean unused wax out of a glass votive candle holder?
So, I like candles… But there is always leftover wax and residue in the candle holders I that use. These are small, shot-glass-like candle holders; typically called “Votive” candle holders but I also ...
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Cleaning the back of LCD screen
I was asked to repaire LCD screen and after doing so, I wanted to polish the screen so I used ACETONE to clean it, but when I tried the same on the back of the LCD, acetone dried and don't know how to ...
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