Removing glue from bottles

use Oxi clean or the generic oxygen wash avial at wally world soak for 1 hr in hot solution and then rub off with a paper towel, scrubbie, etc.

HTH Greg

I use automotive "wax and grease remover". If you are worried that the cure is worse than the problem then try iso-alcohol. There are also some citrus based cleaners that claim to be effective, I can't vouch for them personally.

dishwasher

Go to you dollar store and get a product called "Awesome" - it really lives up to it's name...:) Best darn stuff I've ever used.

Just soak the label off and give the residue a couple of squirts of the stuff...Some rubbing with a plastic scrubbie and it come right off.

SD

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Phil wrote:

ditto, works like a charm

As one phil to another, a heavy solution of automatic dishwashing detergent in preferably hot water. Auto dishwashing detergent will do anything that Starsan PBW will do, but it can leave the sheeting agents, so I dont use it in my brewery, but its great and cheap for stripping labels.

That's because you should soak the bottles in Oxyclean and water. :-) Hope this helps, Brad

I always soak bottles (labels and all) in a solution of oxyclean and hot water. The labels float off within an hour and the glue usually dissolves with no scrubbing needed (a few tough bottle require a once over with a scrubbie). You might try One-Step, B-Brite, PBW or similar if you don't have Oxyclean.

Tom Veldhouse

That's what I use to get labels off. A little bit of scrubbing and the glue comes off, too.

Not that I normally bother taking labels off, except for comps and gifts....

Bill

i just soak in hot water, peel off the label, and then use a metal brilo pad to run over the remaining glue. takes a minute or so total.

kev

With oxyclean and hot water, after the soak, most often all I have to do is take the bottle from the sink and rinse it. Very few bottle require even a single scrub ... the glue usually is removed by the oxyclean. As a matter of fact, the only bottle I needed the scrubbie for were wine bottles and a Chimay bottle.

Tom Veldhouse

I use TSP (tri-sodium phosphate) that you can get at the hardware store. Soak in the hottest water with a mixture of that stuff just enough to make the water a little slimy to the feel and after awhile the labels just lift off. Then I use a towel to rub the residue off and rinse with regular tap water in and out. Works great.

Bill

I use washing soda (sodium carbonate) and water.

I soak my bottles for about a half hour in bleach water, then peel the labels off. Then I use a green plastic scratch pad to get the glue and remaining label off. But I only do 50 to 60 bottles at a time.

try a product called "GOO GONE" avail at most hardware stores, WalMart ect ect....works great!

Good choice! I use "Oops" (Latex paint remover) same narley thing I bet. Smells like mothballs but it takes off those clear plastic like sticky labels that nothing else will. Then you have to use some fantastic to the residue off and the smell.

-David

David Yep, hear of Opps before also......the smell of GOO Gone is a lemons scent, nice not harsh/toxic. No need fer a 2nd cleaner with GOO GONE. Just water to rinse. Phil another nice tip....dave #2 (hee)