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sterlising Jewellery

j0e · 2005-01-28 01:28:11

high I have just order jewellery off the net and was wondering about sterlising it I figured that a dip in vodka would do the trick but just want to be sure

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j0e

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high I have just order jewellery off the net and was wondering about sterlising it I figured that a dip in vodka would do the trick but just want to be sure

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#2 28-01-2005 10:18am

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Just get some anti-septic stuff and lash it in boiling water

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#3 28-01-2005 10:32am

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or be cheep and just as effective and either pot of boiling water for ten mins or steam it for same.

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#4 28-01-2005 1:27pm

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the thing is its plastic wondering about melting

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#5 28-01-2005 1:39pm

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there are very few types of plastic that will melt at 100'. Check the website that you bought it off of.

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#6 28-01-2005 7:16pm

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the jewerly in question

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#7 29-01-2005 5:42pm

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Acrylic melts at 130 Centigrade. Not sure about surgical acytlic though, I'll keep looking around

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#8 31-01-2005 11:25am

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i'd still say steam it..

baby's bottles are steamed for 9 minutes and are made of plastic and rubber.

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#9 31-01-2005 1:14pm

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Water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade, steam can be higher.

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#10 31-01-2005 6:39pm

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Anything that thin might get warped..

Edit: If steamed that is

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#11 01-02-2005 10:20am

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i bought something like this, and put it into a baby bottle steamer.. it came out fine.no shape change. so it probably wont do any damage

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