Tips for cleaning hollows?

[Lush!]

Let's ave em!

[Shirley]

Don't get them wet. Take them off the mandrel, shake well and then blow well. You might get a bit of condensation but hopefully the release will have gone. Then use a reamer on the ends.

[Pam]

Water and keep poking, the release will fall out in bits (blowing helps too)
oh and while you're at it stand on one leg    Now I'm being silly.
I'm happy to have a go later.

[Lush!]

Don't get them wet.

Now she tells me ... 

Oh, its okay, Pam's coming over, she can do the blowing on one leg (I'll get a photo  )

[sparrow]

Water and keep poking, the release will fall out in bits (blowing helps too)
oh and while you're at it stand on one leg    Now I'm being silly.
I'm happy to have a go later.

That's what I do (minus standing on one leg). Lots of poking and wrapping in kitchen towel and rotating/shaking the bead to get the water back out.

[Kaz]

Dishwasher.
Kaz

[sparrow]

Cheat

[Trudi]

Dishwasher.
Kaz

Not fair - I don't have one!!

I asked Colette this the other day after I made my first one - lots of poking around with a needle was the advice!!
The first one I made with a 2.6 madrel and the release came out no problem - bit more poking around - but worked!

Never tried it dry!

[clasicat]

Dishwasher.
Kaz

Is that an offer Kaz and what do you charge ?? 
I will get my coat........

[Chameleon]

tis easiest dry. might have to try the dishwasher option tho 

[Funky Cow]

Thanks for that advice ladies. I have some hollows in my fugly pot, even though they're perfectly formed - just gunked on the inside. I though it was coz I be usin skinny mandrels (I likes 'em best!)

**off to bung them in the dishwasher***

[Caroline]

i clean them like a normal bead then put under running water to get any left over bead release out

[Lush!]

Dishwasher.
Kaz

Show off 

[Hamilton Taylor]

Run a sink of water, get a plastic syringe, holding syringe nozzle hard against one hole, squirt a syringe full of water thru the bead, hard.
You might need to do it a couple of times, but it's dead quick, and leaves them very clean.

[beads-on-toast]

yeah, i heard dishwasher salts help as it leaves no water marks?

someone please correct me if i am wrong, i read it a LONG time ago