Anybody have any neat tricks for getting the new stick-on labels off. The
old glue was easy but some of the new ones are a hassle.

Dick

Richard Heckman wrote:
> Anybody have any neat tricks for getting the new stick-on labels off. The
> old glue was easy but some of the new ones are a hassle.
>
> Dick

I use Goof-Off, a commercially produced solvent.

Jack Keller discusses label removal in his June 20th WineBlog entry at
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/wineblognew.asp

Greg

Dick,
I usually soak in hot soapy water, scrape off what will come off, and soak
some more (and repeat). If that doesn't work, I use Goo Gone on what's left.
I have been known to toss a few in the recycling bin because it is just too
hard to get what's left off. I guess it sort of depends on how much time you
have and how bad you want that particular bottle (there are some lovely blue
bottles which I really like and would've spent a lot of time on those labels
off). Then, I heard via someone on this site for reeally tough labels -
break the bottles and take the label off from the inside ;o).
Darlene

"Richard Heckman" > wrote in message
...
> Anybody have any neat tricks for getting the new stick-on labels off. The
> old glue was easy but some of the new ones are a hassle.
>
> Dick
>
>

I only remove labels for the bottle. But my technique is to fill the
bottle with boiling water (be careful) and leave it for a few minutes.
If the heat loosens the glue a bit, I put the oven on to about 150
degrees C and place the bottles in. After 20 minutes or so, I take a
bottle out and peel off the labels. Then use a scrunched up piece of
newspaper to clean the remaining glue off the bottle.

If heat doesn't work,I resort to soaking in warm water.

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:09:11 GMT
"Richard Heckman" > wrote:

> Anybody have any neat tricks for getting the new stick-on labels
> off. The old glue was easy but some of the new ones are a hassle.
>
> Dick
>
>

I soak most labels off in dishwashing detergent overnight, but had a
problem with a NZ Sauv Blanc (Whitehaven) label. I tried scrubbing the
paper off down to just the glue, then used WD40 to get the glue off.
Waaay too much trouble, so I thought I'd try to use a single edge razor
and scrape it off. If you lift a corner with the razor you can just
peel it off whole and it leaves no residue except right under where you
used the razor. Then take the label glue side down and pressed it back
on that spot and it lifts it right off. For Whitehaven, I peeled a two
cases of bottles front and back in around 15 minutes. I'm not sure if
the Whitehaven label is typical of the new labels, but give this
technique a try and let me know if it works.

Regards,

Rick

"Richard Heckman" > wrote in message
...
> Anybody have any neat tricks for getting the new stick-on labels off. The
> old glue was easy but some of the new ones are a hassle.

Are you trying to recycle the labels or just get them off the bottle?

To get the old labels off the bottles I just soak them in hot soapy
water for about 5 minutes and then scrape them off with a razor
blade in one of those scraper thingys. You can get them at any
hardware store for about $2.00.

a craft blade works fantastic even on a bone dry label with a touch of
elbow grease.




Richard Heckman wrote:
> Anybody have any neat tricks for getting the new stick-on labels off. The
> old glue was easy but some of the new ones are a hassle.
>
> Dick

Hi. My neighbor makes beer, and he said last night he uses ammonia to
soak off the labels. I tried four bottles today and wow!
I mixed 3 ounces of industrial strength ammonia to a tub that holds two
bottles, and in a couple hours, the labels were floating off the first
two bottles, the 2nd two bottles I had to use a razor, but they came off
easier. Now, I don't know if these were the old glue or the new glue,
but I'll keep trying, I have two cases to remove.

hope that helps.
DAve

Richard Heckman wrote:
> Anybody have any neat tricks for getting the new stick-on labels off. The
> old glue was easy but some of the new ones are a hassle.
>
> Dick
>
>

I use a couple techniques.

Unless I know the bottle has the "tough glue", I just soak in plain
warm water, some take longer than others, some float right off. If it
takes some work, I use the razor scraper that others have mentioned.

If I know it is going to be one of those sticky film type bottle
labels, I peel the outer skin off and then use a product called
D-Solve-IT. Someone here on the board recommended it and I love it,
much less toxic smelling and acting than goo gone or goof off.

My girlfriend has recently discovered that by putting these tough
bottles into VERY hot water, the outer skin AND most of the glue comes
off easily. Then it takes less elbow grease with the d-solve it.

hope that helps a bit....

Greg



On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 16:53:51 -0400, Dave Allison
> wrote:

>Hi. My neighbor makes beer, and he said last night he uses ammonia to
>soak off the labels. I tried four bottles today and wow!
>I mixed 3 ounces of industrial strength ammonia to a tub that holds two
>bottles, and in a couple hours, the labels were floating off the first
>two bottles, the 2nd two bottles I had to use a razor, but they came off
>easier. Now, I don't know if these were the old glue or the new glue,
>but I'll keep trying, I have two cases to remove.
>
>hope that helps.
>DAve
>
>Richard Heckman wrote:
>> Anybody have any neat tricks for getting the new stick-on labels off. The
>> old glue was easy but some of the new ones are a hassle.
>>
>> Dick
>>
>>