Tips for cleaning hollows?

[silverlemon]

I clean mine in water the normal way and I give them a real good shake to get everything out then.....
and here's my tip.......I put them in my boxwood to dry...after filing them completely with the little bits.
Works a treat. When they're dry and just poke all the little pieces out and puff all the dust away.

Boxwood is tiny wood pieces they sell in Cooksons to dry silver without having to wipe it on anything abrasive.

[Lush!]

Thanks for all the input everyone - I am definitely going to try the dry bit, after the wet bit ...

Anna, I put a load of etched beads in the dishwasher the other day, after soaking in bicarb, hoping that it would get rid of all the white fuzz ... but it didn't 

[beads-on-toast]

white fuzz?

[Lush!]

white fuzz?

Erm yeah, its white and er fuzzy ...

[Kaz]

I get the white fuzz sometimes but find it will come off just rubbing with a dry cloth or just soaking a bit longer in boiling water (with no detergent).
Kaz

[StudioMarcy]

I know some people who use those old water pik type cleaners that have the small water tank and little spout and use them on hollow beads.  Sometimes the second hand shop has them for a song.  If I didn't call them the correct name, I am writing about something along this line.  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PC4J6Y?smid=ASRTEOJPJWOEH&tag=dealt5602-20&linkCode=asn

Marcy