Re: Recycled wine bottle labels

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
<DAxve1225x@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.

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