label glue

Goo Gone works great.

A trash compacter or a hammer work well for me. Any bottle that doesn't want to give up its label is not a welcome addition to my family.

Lee

Vicki - There have been several extensive discussions of this topic on the newsgroup in the past couple of months - well worth doing a Google search on.

Here are two tips that I have found to be particularly helpful.

For labels that don't seem to be affected much by hot, soapy water (especially many Australian labels, for some reason), try heating the bottles to 250F in the oven for 5 or 10 minutes. At this temp, many labels will peel off very nicely.

For labels that just don't react well to anything else, scrape off most of the label with a sharp knife. Remove what's left with "Goo Gone". This stuff is pretty widely available in the US (I've heard Walmart carries it, though I don't shop there). Other things may work as well, but I that's what works for me.

Doug

rotflol.

I've been hooked into the news group for about a month.

Thank you. I will try goo gone.

another alternative to Goo B Gone is DeSolve It - it's available at WalMart... but I'm sure also other places. a large squirt-bottle with a trigger sprayer - can stream or mist.

$4.00...cheaper than the Goobey

works like a charm!

Rick

Eucalyptus oil works, and is easier to deal with than some of the more toxic alternatives.

Hot water and liquid soap and for those stubborn bits a pane scrubber. Stephen SG

This was discussed fairly thoroughly with the subject "Label removal?" this last week.

LG

Bah. Just cover it with a new label :)

hawk

Some glue - especially on sparkling wines (because the label has to stay on when the bottle is in an ice bucket!!) are oil-based rather than water based. To get these labels off, try to take as much of the paper off in the normal way and dissolve the remaining glue residue with some cotton wool soaked in lighter fuel - Zippo or Ronson - and watch it disappear in front of your eyes as though by magic!

Try filling your bottle with very hot water and let sit for a minute or so. Then try peeling the label off very slowly. Sometimes the heat will soften the glue. I've found this works well for the standard 3 x 4 mailing labels that I use to label my wines with.

Rick