Label removal holy grail.

[Andybiker]

Hi all,

Today I have discovered what I can only describe as the holy grail of label removers.

Whilst trying to remove labels as we all know are a right royal PITA..

I read that rubbing alchol is good... and whilst it is it still requires a lot of elbow grease... well I stumbled across some miracle eraser pads in the cupboard and thought I know let's try those with rubbing alcohol on them and wow what a difference.

Once the initial paper has been soaked off the glue comes off really easy with the miracle eraser and rubbing alcohol.
Still needs a bit of rubbing but nothing like before.

Thought I'd share.

Cheers

 

[MyQul]

Is this the kind of thing you mean?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abbey-Magic-Eraser-Sponges-Chemcials/dp/B003QITQC6

And where does one buy rubbing alcohol? The chemist?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Have a look at this - No elbow grease required!

 

[Clint]

I bet it won't shift those crappy plastic glued on ones...I leave them on!

 

[the_quick]

Paper labels I usually never have a problem, plastic one different matter. The glue stays on gne bottle and hard to remove. Dishwasher , oxy or even white spirit doesn't do much. My next think to try is cheap nail polish remover with acetone. It should remove that type of glue hopefully

 

[Clint]

I've tried everything...

 

[Mavroz]

A 48 hr speak in percarbonate and water solution removes paper labels easily.

Peel plastic labels off and use the product below to remove the glue.

https://uk.rs-online.com/mobile/p/label-removers/4821277/

Have never been beaten by a label yet.

 

[yeastinfection]

Is soda crystal the same? It's all I can find.

 

[Andybiker]

Yeah.. I did find it worked better some than others. However wd40 and steel wool made short work of the more tricky ones.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

The best thing I've found is the stainless steel scourers - not Brillo pads, but the springy ones - which take almost anything off.

 

[fury_tea]

Yeah.. I did find it worked better some than others. However wd40 and steel wool made short work of the more tricky ones.

I had some brewdog labels that left some awful residue on the bottle. WD40 and wire wool worked a charm! Had to give them a good wash afterwards though as that stuff stinks

 

[Clint]

If they're paper and they wash off fine ..is it really worth the bother of spending money and time scratching off labels..?

 

[fury_tea]

If they're paper and they wash off fine ..is it really worth the bother of spending money and time scratching off labels..?

Money: no. Time: maybe.

When I was starting out I only had a few bottles saved up myself. I asked around and got what I was given. 1 year later I can't move for bottles. If the label is a pain to remove these days it goes in the recycling. Not everyone is in that position though so it's good to know the odd trick.

 

[An Ankoù]

I had some brewdog labels that left some awful residue on the bottle. WD40 and wire wool worked a charm! Had to give them a good wash afterwards though as that stuff stinks

I understand WD40 is based on fish oil. Not that that should be a problem if the bottles are washed well afterwards.

 

[Cwrw666]

Plastic labels are easy. Fill bottle with boiling water, label peels off easily. The glue that's left behind - wrap a sheet of kitchen towel round it and soak it in white spirit. Let it stand for 5 minutes then remove and the residue will wipe off with more rags/kitchen towel.

 

[Andybiker]

Is this the kind of thing you mean?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abbey-Magic-Eraser-Sponges-Chemcials/dp/B003QITQC6

And where does one buy rubbing alcohol? The chemist?

I bought the rubbing alcohol from Amazon however it's only 70% alcohol and a girl at work has 100% for her nails which I guess would be better.
Yep. They're the same eraser things.

 

[Clint]

Money ..nearly 10 quid for 200ml spray of label remover...

 

[MmmBeer]

I understand WD40 is based on fish oil. Not that that should be a problem if the bottles are washed well afterwards.

A friend who once worked in a factory where it was made said it was white spirit and isopropanol.

 

[Andymoz-70]

I had a job n half trying to get labels off demijohns and a plastic Fv yesterday. Used one of those crappy green rough sponge thingies and just turned the glue green! Going to try non permanent marker pen next time I think.