Sun Apr 30, 2023, 01:39 PM

Marthe48 (14,759 posts)

Does anyone one have a gentle method of removing glass stoppers?

I have a small decanter that might be a good piece of glass. My husband bought it over 10 years ago, and the stopper was stuck then. We tried different suggestions to get the stopper out at the time, and nothing worked. I even thought maybe the stopper wasn't meant to come out. We stopped trying, and it has been on the shelf since then.

I took it from the shelf today, and dabbed some olive oil around the rim of the stopper. I'll let it sit for awhile. When we got it, we tried heating the decanter and cooling the stopper, didn't help. Too long ago to remember what else we tried. I'd rather keep it stuck than break it. If anyone has any tricks, I'd appreciate hearing them. Thank you!

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9 replies	Author	Time	Post
Does anyone one have a gentle method of removing glass stoppers? (Original post)	Marthe48	Apr 2023	OP
WD-40, maybe?	hippywife	Apr 2023	#1
I tried WD-40 and it worked for me. Same issue. Made a pudddle at the top rim. Let it sit.	Paper Roses	Apr 2023	#5
Have you tried slathering the rim with Vaseline?	LoisB	Apr 2023	#2
Perhaps some gentle heat.	alittlelark	Apr 2023	#3
I would try a silicone spray.	Chainfire	Apr 2023	#4
I bookmarked the thread	Marthe48	Apr 2023	#6
Something like a small electric spice grinder/tiny blender gently placed against the stopper ...	Donkees	May 2023	#8
I've had it soaking in plain water since I posted	Marthe48	May 2023	#9
Kroil	Earl_from_PA	Apr 2023	#7

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Sun Apr 30, 2023, 01:42 PM

hippywife (22,767 posts)

1. WD-40, maybe?

I'm thinking the little straw in the nozzle will allow the product to be more forcefully injected between the tight space between the stopper and the vessel.

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Sun Apr 30, 2023, 02:03 PM

Paper Roses (7,425 posts)

5. I tried WD-40 and it worked for me. Same issue. Made a pudddle at the top rim. Let it sit.

I think I waited 2 days, tried several times to "giggle" the stopper and on about the 3rd day it was loose enough to remove the stopper. Good luck.

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Sun Apr 30, 2023, 01:42 PM

LoisB (6,331 posts)

2. Have you tried slathering the rim with Vaseline?

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Sun Apr 30, 2023, 01:45 PM

alittlelark (18,853 posts)

3. Perhaps some gentle heat.

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Sun Apr 30, 2023, 02:02 PM

Chainfire (15,235 posts)

4. I would try a silicone spray.

Something like Blaster Silicone lubricant, about five bucks and a major chain store near you. I would soak it a few times and then gently try to rotate the stopper a tiny bit right an left until it breaks free.

Not pushing the Blaster brand, there are probably dozens of liquid silicone lubricants.

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Sun Apr 30, 2023, 02:06 PM

Marthe48 (14,759 posts)

6. I bookmarked the thread

I'll let the olive oil soak overnight.

Thanks for the ideas!

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Thu May 11, 2023, 07:59 AM

Donkees (28,868 posts)

8. Something like a small electric spice grinder/tiny blender gently placed against the stopper ...

... might help loosen the stopper as motor vibrates - a final step to whatever else you are trying.

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Thu May 11, 2023, 08:15 AM

Marthe48 (14,759 posts)

9. I've had it soaking in plain water since I posted

I tried some of the suggestions (not Kroil or Wd 40) I thought maybe if I soaked it long enough, water would seep in and loosen the stopper. So far, no luck. I'm supposed to have company this weekend, going to see if they can turn the stopper

Thanks for the idea. I'll see what kind of small appliances I have that might work.

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Sun Apr 30, 2023, 03:15 PM

Earl_from_PA (78 posts)

7. Kroil

The oil that creeps.
https://www.kroil.com/

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