A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
used?

Thanks,

Paul

"Pavel314" > wrote in message >...
> A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
> variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
> others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
> the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
> used?

Bleach is bleach <sodium hypochlorite>. I've found dishwashing
detergent in medium hot water to be very effective and the fumes are
not as bad. Let the bottles soak a minimim of 1 hour, most labels fall
off. (At least the water soluable variety) I've tried adding TSP to
this mix in the past and really can't say it made any difference.

ST

I found a bottle of Clorox at Home Depot, something-cidal(I'll get the
info when I get home tonight and post it). Its sold as a commercial
product for restaurants and business rather than home use. I think
this is what you must be looking for. I poured some on a sponge and it
fell apart like no other sponge ever has with typical bleach. Like
Steve said bleach is bleach, it comes down to how diluted it is, the
stuff I got seems very much stronger than typical store bought bleach.


On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:46:10 -0500, "Pavel314" >
wrote:

>A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
>variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
>others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
>the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
>used?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul
>

I found a bottle of Clorox at Home Depot, something-cidal(I'll get the
info when I get home tonight and post it). Its sold as a commercial
product for restaurants and business rather than home use. I think
this is what you must be looking for. I poured some on a sponge and it
fell apart like no other sponge ever has with typical bleach. Like
Steve said bleach is bleach, it comes down to how diluted it is, the
stuff I got seems very much stronger than typical store bought bleach.


On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:46:10 -0500, "Pavel314" >
wrote:

>A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
>variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
>others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
>the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
>used?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul
>

On 11/29/2004 7:46 AM, Pavel314 wrote:

> A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
> variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
> others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
> the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
> used?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul

I soak bottles in hot water for about 15->30 minutes, scrape with a hard
plastic scraper and remove any residue with Goo Gone Spray Gel
http://googone.com/products_gg.shtml

It's not a harsh solvent and it works.

Steve

The strong stuff is Ultra Clorox - Germicidal. Commercial and Industry
product...

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:14:56 -0700, Matt Mika
<rotaour@dimcomDEEOOHTEEnet> wrote:

>I found a bottle of Clorox at Home Depot, something-cidal(I'll get the
>info when I get home tonight and post it). Its sold as a commercial
>product for restaurants and business rather than home use. I think
>this is what you must be looking for. I poured some on a sponge and it
>fell apart like no other sponge ever has with typical bleach. Like
>Steve said bleach is bleach, it comes down to how diluted it is, the
>stuff I got seems very much stronger than typical store bought bleach.
>
>
>On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:46:10 -0500, "Pavel314" >
>wrote:
>
>>A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
>>variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
>>others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
>>the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
>>used?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Paul
>>

The strong stuff is Ultra Clorox - Germicidal. Commercial and Industry
product...

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:14:56 -0700, Matt Mika
<rotaour@dimcomDEEOOHTEEnet> wrote:

>I found a bottle of Clorox at Home Depot, something-cidal(I'll get the
>info when I get home tonight and post it). Its sold as a commercial
>product for restaurants and business rather than home use. I think
>this is what you must be looking for. I poured some on a sponge and it
>fell apart like no other sponge ever has with typical bleach. Like
>Steve said bleach is bleach, it comes down to how diluted it is, the
>stuff I got seems very much stronger than typical store bought bleach.
>
>
>On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:46:10 -0500, "Pavel314" >
>wrote:
>
>>A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
>>variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
>>others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
>>the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
>>used?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Paul
>>

"Matt Mika" <rotaour@dimcomDEEOOHTEEnet> wrote in message
...
> I found a bottle of Clorox at Home Depot, something-cidal(I'll get the
> info when I get home tonight and post it). Its sold as a commercial
> product for restaurants and business rather than home use. I think
> this is what you must be looking for. I poured some on a sponge and it
> fell apart like no other sponge ever has with typical bleach. Like
> Steve said bleach is bleach, it comes down to how diluted it is, the
> stuff I got seems very much stronger than typical store bought bleach.

The standard for household bleach is 5.25% sodium hypochlorite.
>
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:46:10 -0500, "Pavel314" >
> wrote:
>
> >A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
> >variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily.
Several
> >others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference
in
> >the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
> >used?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Paul
> >
>

"Pavel314" > wrote in message >...
> A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
> variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
> others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
> the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
> used?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul

I don't really thing bleach would help remove labels. If you're lucky
enough to find labels affixed with wet glue (an increasing rarity),
try hot water with ammonia - many wet glues are ammonia-based; that's
what we used to remove misplaced labels at a winery I used to work at.
With the pressure sensitive labels in common use these days, you can
use hot water to dissolve the paper but you're left using either brute
force (scrubbing) or a solvent (like Goo-gone, as was suggested by
another poster) to get rid of the glue. But I don't see what bleach
would accomplish other than turning the label white ;^)

- Mark W.

"Pavel314" > wrote in message >...
> A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
> variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
> others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
> the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
> used?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul

I don't really thing bleach would help remove labels. If you're lucky
enough to find labels affixed with wet glue (an increasing rarity),
try hot water with ammonia - many wet glues are ammonia-based; that's
what we used to remove misplaced labels at a winery I used to work at.
With the pressure sensitive labels in common use these days, you can
use hot water to dissolve the paper but you're left using either brute
force (scrubbing) or a solvent (like Goo-gone, as was suggested by
another poster) to get rid of the glue. But I don't see what bleach
would accomplish other than turning the label white ;^)

- Mark W.

Paul,

I'm with the masses on this. If they're paper/wet glue, I soak and
scrape. Some fall off, and others take a little elbow grease.

For the sticker ones, I have used goof off, goo gone, WD-40,
something. Then I still drop them in the water and clean them good.
Of course if you use solvent, be absolutely sure not to get any inside
the bottles.

The best bottles are free bottles, so I do a lot of soaking.

Greg



On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:46:10 -0500, "Pavel314" >
wrote:

>A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
>variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
>others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
>the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
>used?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul
>

Paul,

I'm with the masses on this. If they're paper/wet glue, I soak and
scrape. Some fall off, and others take a little elbow grease.

For the sticker ones, I have used goof off, goo gone, WD-40,
something. Then I still drop them in the water and clean them good.
Of course if you use solvent, be absolutely sure not to get any inside
the bottles.

The best bottles are free bottles, so I do a lot of soaking.

Greg



On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:46:10 -0500, "Pavel314" >
wrote:

>A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
>variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
>others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
>the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
>used?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul
>

hot soaking in plain water will be almost enough to get the water soluble
glue labels off...

for the rest, scrape paper off with knife or scraper,
then spray the glue from he** residue with De-Solve-It - available at
Walmart (that's where I get mine), and after a few minutes, the glue scrapes
and washes pretty well off. Works for me.

Rick




"Pavel314" > wrote in message
...
>A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
>variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily.
>Several others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the
>reference in the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox
>that was used?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
>

On 11/30/2004 10:13 PM, Hoss wrote:
<snip>
> For the sticker ones, I have used goof off, goo gone, WD-40,
> something. Then I still drop them in the water and clean them good.
> Of course if you use solvent, be absolutely sure not to get any inside
> the bottles.


I fill the bottle with hot water; stick a cork in it by hand; soak and
remove label; rinse the outside of the bottle; uncork and drain bottle.
Nothing inside the bottle but hot water.

Steve

On 11/30/2004 10:13 PM, Hoss wrote:
<snip>
> For the sticker ones, I have used goof off, goo gone, WD-40,
> something. Then I still drop them in the water and clean them good.
> Of course if you use solvent, be absolutely sure not to get any inside
> the bottles.


I fill the bottle with hot water; stick a cork in it by hand; soak and
remove label; rinse the outside of the bottle; uncork and drain bottle.
Nothing inside the bottle but hot water.

Steve

Umm .. I don't know if this requires saying, but just in case.

Whatever you do, don't mix the ammonia idea and the bleach idea. The
resulting chemical compound would be useful only if you were trying to
engage in chemical warfare, or operate a gas chamber.

(Mark Willstatter) wrote:

>"Pavel314" > wrote in message >...
>> A year or so ago, someone posted to this group that they found a certain
>> variety of Clorox bleach removed stubborn labels quickly and easily. Several
>> others tried it and had great success with it. I can't find the reference in
>> the archives. Does anyone remember the specific type of Clorox that was
>> used?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Paul
>
>I don't really thing bleach would help remove labels. If you're lucky
>enough to find labels affixed with wet glue (an increasing rarity),
>try hot water with ammonia - many wet glues are ammonia-based; that's
>what we used to remove misplaced labels at a winery I used to work at.
> With the pressure sensitive labels in common use these days, you can
>use hot water to dissolve the paper but you're left using either brute
>force (scrubbing) or a solvent (like Goo-gone, as was suggested by
>another poster) to get rid of the glue. But I don't see what bleach
>would accomplish other than turning the label white ;^)
>
>- Mark W.