Removing bottle labels
Clyde Dildine
commercially made beer bottles. If this group has a FAQ posting that would
be helpful too. Thanks.
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<cl...@tlcinc.com> wrote:
soak em .
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Jens Arne Maennig
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> I'm a newbie needing info on the best and easiest way to remove labels
from
> commercially made beer bottles. If this group has a FAQ posting that
would
> be helpful too. Thanks.
Depends on what you would like to have still intact after the procedure. The
bottle or the label?
Jens
Frank Russo
Alexander D. Mitchell IV
the hot water you soak them in. This cuts through some more resistant
glues.
If you're trying to save the labels as souvenirs, try plain hot water first.
If that doesn't do it, you're in trouble anyways, might as well try the
ammonia.
dogglebe
ammonia. Foil labels are a pain in the ass to remove, so you're
better off sticking with paper labels.
You may wish to consider subscribing to the rec.crafts.brewing
newsgroup. It's more concentrated on homebrewing than this ng.
Enjoy!
Phil
Dorte
> soak em .
in warm soapy water. then lay em flat.
Lobomano
them. I've used a product actually designed for wine bottles but it works just
as well on beer bottles (just cut them down to the appropriate size). Of course
I can't find the name of the product right now, but it is a strong adhesive
with a backing that you apply to the label, press hard on it, then slowly peel
away and it actually pulls the front of the label right onto the clear
adhesive...kind of hard to explain, but just look in some wine product catalogs
or some web sites...shouldn't be too hard to find. They really work well.
Mike
http://www.adviceworld.com
beefjerky
dogglebe wrote in message
>The best way to remove labels (IMHO) is to soak them in water and
>ammonia. Foil labels are a pain in the ass to remove, so you're
>better off sticking with paper labels.
>
YES. Follow these peoples' advice, "SOAK-EM" and a little "Preperation H"
for those FOIL labels is to take a sharp knife and score the hell out of the
label surface before you soak them. also use a stainless steel scouring pad
to remove whats left after soaking.
beefjerky
>Phil
Kaf
Sam Adams has the best quality "re-usable" bottles for using on home brew...
and just soak the bottles in water and get yourself a razor scraper too!
Clyde Dildine wrote in message ...
>I'm a newbie needing info on the best and easiest way to remove labels from
drwho
fragile. Sam Adams, must not over soak. The foil type can be a real pane. Just
takes practice.
Dr H
On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:
}If you're recycling the bottles for reuse for homebrew, add some ammonia to
}the hot water you soak them in. This cuts through some more resistant
}glues.
TSP works quite well for this also.
}If you're trying to save the labels as souvenirs, try plain hot water first.
}If that doesn't do it, you're in trouble anyways, might as well try the
}ammonia.
Hot water tends to screw up some of the foil labels. For these I've had
some success with putting the bottles in a COLD oven, then slowly heating
to 200-250 degrees (F) over about 15-20 minutes. Many of the foil labels
can be pealed off intact with the gentle aid of a razor blade.
Wear insulated gloves.
Dr H