how to get plastic stink out of NEW polar bottles?

[caligurl]

i got a set of the purdy newest polar water bottles... and they REEK! i washed them.... still reeked.... soaked them overnight with lemon juice.... still reek! even so..... i tried to use them yesterday (to make sure i can get them in and out of the cages... they are quite a bit taller than myother 2 sets of polar bottles)..... they made my water taste like plastic..

so what do i do? the tops are off.... they are airing out... but they still REEK!!!!!!! (i didn't have this problem with the last 2 sets i got... the old style with blue or red logos on them!) i'm really bad about not having flavors (or odors) in my water... if it stinks (or is warm... thus the polar bottles) i won't drink it.... or won't drink nearly enough!!!!!)

please HELP!!

[kerrybelle]

I would fill them with warm water & some baking soda and let that soak for awhile. Then rinse well. I do this all the time with my narrow mouthed Nalgene bottles.

Kerry

[caligurl]

oh! good idea! i never thought of that... but ya... they even put baking soda in cat litter to absorb the odor! (MUCH better answer than a couple of the ones i've gotten at bikejournal!)

[SouthernBelle]

OK, I'm sitting here sniffing my new polar bottles that just came in. If the baking soda doesn't work, rinse them in water with a little vinegar. Just make sure you have all of the soda out first!!!

[caligurl]

southern belle... so you have the new purdy ones? do they reek of plastic, too? or is it just mine??????

with the vinegar.... won't that leave a vinegar taste or smell? or do i need to so something special to them after? or just wash and rinse them REALLY REALLY REALLY good??????

(hmmmmm "funny" how both suggestions are ones that are used for cleaning/deoderizing refrigerators!)

i'll start with the baking soda.... and if it doesn't work... use vinegar! (was gonna try bleach.. but that kinda freaked me out that it would make my bottles take like.... bleach! i like these two ideas better!)

[Lise]

pour in the vinegar on top of the baking soda----> volcano! I do that for getting out stinks and amusing myself at the same time. When it's one foaming, I pour in some water to fill the bottle. It's usually very effective.

[caligurl]

lol! ok.... so i'm gullible.... should i do both together? or are you teasing a not blonde... blonde?

[Pax]

Once you get the stink out let me know how you like the polar bottles, I can't keep water cool here in the time it takes me to get out of the garage. (did I mention it's really HOT here?).

[Kimmyt]

I've got one of the new polar bottles too, and noticed the smell! But I just put Gatorade in it the first time and now they smell like Gatorplastic so thats a bit better. I should try the baking soda thing, I know a lot of people swear by that for destinkifying Camelbaks.

K.

[caligurl]

Once you get the stink out let me know how you like the polar bottles, I can't keep water cool here in the time it takes me to get out of the garage. (did I mention it's really HOT here?).

oh.... i can already tell you that i LOVE polar bottles.. .that why i got another set of them!

i have 2 other sets (that didn't stink like these new ones!)

i had blue logo ones for my blue bike! lol! used them for over a year! then got the red logo ones for my ruby! have used them over 6 months!

but i really liked the look of the new ones (the foil is either white, blue, pink, green, etc!) i got the white.. that has silverish writing... looks like with ruby's silver accents! they new style are also taller than the red and blue logo ones!)

i fill them with ice cubes... the cold water... if i think about it ahead of time... i even put them back in the freezer for a while before i leave for my ride to get the water even colder!!!!!!

it get's hot here, too (california desert! over 100 all summer long!) lasts much longer than regular bottles!!!!!! i HATE warm water and have to really force myself to drink it! so the polar bottles are perfect for me.... now granted... they don't last all day or anything that spectacular in the summer! but they last longer than a regular bottle! (and my old bottles didn't have the strong odor!)

[caligurl]

ya know.... i considered another "trick" that is kind of a little bit like the gatorade trick!

a couple of weeks back i spilled some of my wine in the ice cubes... not a lot.. so instead of getting rid of the ice cubes... i used them... now we're talking sprinkles.... in the cubes.... MAYBE a tablespoon! (quick reaction time to save my wine!)

well... that little bit of wine in the bottles made my water taste a tad bit like wine! and for days after (i rinse and air dry... don't wash my bottles daily cuz i only ever put water in them...well.. except for the wine flavored ice cubes!) so i was thinking of purposely making wine ice cubes to see if that would help! lol! but it would probabaly just taste like plastic flavored wine!

the not as helpful guys (but some are!) at the other forum said it's probably cuz they are newly manufactured that they reek so bad! makes sense to me! they haven't been sitting a warehouse for very long.. cuz they are a really new remake/restyle!

[Lise]

Caligurl, I'm serious about the soda + vinegar. It's fun, and it gets the job done. But do it in the sink, because it will foam up like a volcano. We did it for fun as kids, and I do it now to get out stink, with a fun element to it. It's briefly messy. L.

[caligurl]

Caligurl, I'm serious about the soda + vinegar. It's fun, and it gets the job done. But do it in the sink, because it will foam up like a volcano. We did it for fun as kids, and I do it now to get out stink, with a fun element to it. It's briefly messy. L.

ok.... cool! i'll try that! i like to make cleaning fun... and this sounds like it will do the trick for me!

[Kimmyt]

And then throw some Tums in there for good measure...

[Steph_in_TX]

My apologies for the hijack...Lise - if you like exploding things for fun, check this out. Thirteen mentos and a 2-liter of diet soda...messy, but highly entertaining!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNgl6...&search=mentos