We had some friends over for dinner last weekend and five Govino glasses were inadvertently placed in the dishwasher. At our previous house this would have been fine, st this house, not so much. As I pulled them from the dishwasher the next morning I figured I would be buying new glasses, then I decided to try to un-warp them. I thought of using my wife’s hairdryer, a paint gun, a torch (at a distance of course), putting them back in the washer and taking them out immediately to shape them and boiling water. Heating the water to just shy of a boil is the key!
While they are not perfect, and one has a lopsided bottom now, they are pretty darn good. The first one was in the worst shape before I started.
the video link on Photobucket is not working so I removed it, if anyone has a suggestion to get it to work, please let me know.
Since I have still not been able to load the video, I will describe it. I put the govinos in the sink and poured almost boiling water in. After 30 seconds they start to soften and the weight of the water pushes them almost back to their natural shape. I used two knives to help them along the way. I learned that I should put them in a flat bottomed container like a casserole dish since the bottom of the sink is not level. Make sure the cups are not touching because they will melt together, though they can be pulled apart.
I know they are cheap but it seemed like a waste to just toss them without trying. In all likelihood, our friends kids will get to use these since they are still a little out of round and I will pick another box for the adults. And to be honest, I really just wanted to see if I could straighten them out a bit.
Thanks for offering to host the video, Tim Heaton also offered and I have emailed it to him. unfortunately I did not think to video the cup that was warped the most.