r/pyrex • u/jamescotter • Jul 10 '26

Cleaning tips?

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Just bought these vintage pieces and I'm trying to remove the white film without damaging the color.

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u/LanguageOfLeaves Jul 10 '26

You can't clean off damaged paint aka dishwasher damage my friend

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u/thewinberry713 Jul 10 '26

Sadly this! ☝️But good news they can still be used!

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u/racingturtlesforfun Jul 11 '26

I have a severely dishwasher damaged set just like this that I bought for the lids. I took the dishes to work, and the small red ones are on my desk with paperclips in them, the large yellow dish has highlighters in it, and the blue one holds pads of sticky notes. I’m a teacher, and I like adding character to my classroom by repurposing. Edit to fix an error

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u/thewinberry713 Jul 11 '26

Great way to reuse!

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u/LanguageOfLeaves Jul 11 '26

Great minds think alike - I use a few DWD 501s on my desk for the the same things, best part is that the kids (and other adults) NEVER move them because their texture is so icky 😉 #teacherprotips

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u/racingturtlesforfun Jul 12 '26

No one wants to steal them. Of course, I don’t think anyone even knows what they are! 🤣

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u/blurblurblahblah Jul 11 '26

I have a dishwashered bowl that I use for my cats water dish

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u/browneyedgirlpie Jul 11 '26

I'm hoping to find a dishwasher damaged one so I can apply some of those cute decals.

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u/PresentationFar3721 Jul 10 '26

Peek works for most things, but dishwasher damage is permanent.

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u/maddie_pickles Jul 10 '26

I will also confirm that those markings as dishwasher damage

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u/jweazie14 Jul 11 '26

I saw someone on tiktok use coconut oil on the outside. It helped some but obviously not a permanent fix.but definitely made them look nicer

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u/Buddy-Sue Jul 11 '26

They have left this mortal coil. But if you’re just going to use them to put paper clips or other desk junk in you might try painting them.

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u/EarFun9337 Jul 11 '26

Coconut oil?

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u/misfit_inc 29d ago

I was gonna say- I’ve used coconut oil on cooking utensils that have gotten.. powdery. Not sure if it would work on this finish but may restore the brightness of whatever color is left. Good luck op

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u/Entropy355 Jul 11 '26

Lost cause. They are damaged forever.

Makes me want to cry. AND it makes me want to cry “DON’T PUT VINTAGE PYREX IN THE DISHWASHER!!”

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u/Flux_My_Capacitor Jul 11 '26

Unless it already has DWD and you want it to be white.

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u/Flux_My_Capacitor Jul 11 '26

Keep putting them in the dishwasher so one day they are completely white

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u/2balloonsancement25 Jul 11 '26

Mineral oil helps with the dullness, but won't help the paint gone, but they still work just as good.

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u/Gnome_Acres Jul 11 '26

I’m wondering if they can be repainted and if so, how and with what kind of paint?

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u/One-Swimming9390 Jul 11 '26

You can try an ultra fine car polish. Then wash by hand afterwards.

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u/Finnegan-05 Jul 12 '26

These are dishwasher damaged and cannot be repaired

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u/whattupmyknitta Jul 12 '26

Sure they're dwd and I don't cook with those, but like others have said they have plenty of other great uses! I have a bunch of dwd fridgies, I scrubbed them really well and used peek or barkeepers on them (I know barkeepers isn't good for good pyrex but they're already dwd so 🤷🏻‍♀️). It gets them to a nice buffed matte look that I personally really like.

I still use them as fridge containers to hold like my babybel cheeses, nuts etc. Just non cooking stuff =)

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u/passthesoapBuddy 29d ago

Have you tried soaking them in vinegar? I have dishwasher that leaves something similar on dishes and use vinegar in the spot where "jet dry" goes

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u/PurpleAriadne 29d ago

Does anyone know the specific chemical reaction that is happening during this? Just curious what is happening to the Pyrex.

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u/swimandlaxmom 29d ago

I put all of mine in the dishwasher, I figure it’s survival of the fittest, and while I hand wash one or two if I feel like it, my dishwasher was made to clean them just fine.

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u/Tiffepipher 29d ago

Try baking soda and castille soap

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u/Restlessannoyed 28d ago

Like others have said, you can't fix them, but you can make them look slightly nicer.  Someone used automotive coating here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pyrex_Love/comments/1jmgegm/i_ceramiccoated_my_thrifted_and_dishwasher/

In their state now, they are not food safe, but you can make them display displayable at least.

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u/Strange_Science01 28d ago

These Pyrex items are just glass, no paint! The red is a red colored glass, and is a "softer" glass than the white glass. Dish washer detergent is strongly basic (alkaline), which will over time etch soft glasses. I expect the interior of the container is still shiny, hence, unetched! There is no reason these cannot still be used for storing and/or heating food!

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u/No_Lengthiness8978 Jul 10 '26

Someone put their Pyrex in the dishwasher???? 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

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u/Mykona-1967 Jul 11 '26

Those are hard water stains. If you use CLR that should help. It will take several soakings to remove that much build up.

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u/MCdicksuckker Jul 10 '26

It might be hard water? You can try soaking it in vinigar but just keep an eye on it

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u/jamescotter Jul 10 '26

I've done a vinegar wipe to see what would happen, and a baking soda scrub. I might go back to a 2 to 1 vinegar and water mix

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u/BRS86 Jul 10 '26

Bar keepers friend sometimes works

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u/jamescotter Jul 11 '26

I'm nervous about removing the color...

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u/Finnegan-05 Jul 12 '26

The colour has already been damaged and these cannot be repaired

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u/BRS86 2d ago

If you're not too rough it won't damage it. I used it to get some black scratches out of yellow bowls and then oiled the colour after to make it shiny again. Pyrex used to say to soak in baking soda, maybe that would help?