"Bob Becker" > wrote in message
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> "Dick Adams" > wrote in message
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>> How do you remove laminated labels from wine bottles?
>> Soaking in hot water is ineffective.
>> Brillo didn't even scratch it.
>> Heating in a microwave on high for 5 minutes did nothing,
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> I have had a lot of these recently.
> I soak them in hot sudsy water, scrape off the outer label with
> a razor blade scraper thingy, and then rub the rest of the
> goo off with mineral spirits.
> Works OK.
>

I word of caution, fill them with fresh water to hold them down and do not
let the soaking solution fill over the tops of the bottles. On one of my
first attempts at doing this one of the adhesives that dissolved, made its
way inside the bottles only to collect and adhere to the inner surface of
the bottle.

On a good note I found an extremely easy way to clean inside bottles easily
(finally...) and removes hard to get substances... :^) Drop a handful of
artificial aquarium gravel in the bottle with some soap. Shake a little...
clean as a whistle.

Quixote