Labelling bottles

[Ajhutch]

I've seen several examples of brilliant labels people on this forum have done. My question, and I feel a bit silly even asking this, is do you have to buy special paper for printing them? I've seen people talking about sticking labels on bottles with milk but presumably there needs to be some glue too? At the moment I stick a postage label with some scribbles on each bottle then have to do a long soak in PBW to shift the glue, so the one thing I can say for certain is I'm currently doing it wrong!

 

[chuffer]

Paper, slightly thicker than your bog standard office copy paper.
Print on laserjet rather than inkjet printers if you can to avoid ink run when damp
Adhesive, nothing but milk

 

[Ajhutch]

Paper, slightly thicker than your bog standard office copy paper.
Print on laserjet rather than inkjet printers if you can to avoid ink run when damp
Adhesive, nothing but milk

Wow, it's really as simple as that?! Science, eh?

 

[chuffer]

Wow, it's really as simple as that?! Science, eh?

It really is!

 

[marlon]

I use A4 paper from Staples, print on an HP Officejet, cut out by hand (sissors) and glue on with a few dabs of a Pritt Stick. Bit fiddly but I never was one for doing things the easy way. They wash off easily.

Must try milk next time

 

[Callumbo]

I second chuffer.

I print in any bit of paper then slap on some milk. Unfortunately the ink does run a bit though as I have an inkjet printer. But if your careful then your fine.

For my last set of labels I ran out of milk and only had print stick. I've read it's not too difficult to get off, just needs a little soak.

 

[AlanManley]

3rd'd. (Is that possible?)
Laser jet. Scissors. Milk.

Job done.

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[Brett74]

I bottle alot, have 1200 bottles in circulation, I buy these and use a template they supply to print them on the printer, my daughter and her friend design the labels and apply them for half a swedish kroner a bottle, they are self adhesive and if you are carefull can be removed without any residue, best when very dry. Check out the bottles in my avatar...

 

[Robin54]

I second chuffer.

I print in any bit of paper then slap on some milk. Unfortunately the ink does run a bit though as I have an inkjet printer. But if your careful then your fine.

For my last set of labels I ran out of milk and only had print stick. I've read it's not too difficult to get off, just needs a little soak.

Any paper will do.
Cut out using a scalpel on a cutting mat. apply a smidge of milk using a pastry brush with your label on a bit of kitchen roll. Ive done thousands this way and it never fails.

 

[chub1]

I use A4 paper from Staples, print on an HP Officejet, cut out by hand (sissors) and glue on with a few dabs of a Pritt Stick. Bit fiddly but I never was one for doing things the easy way. They wash off easily.

Must try milk next time

Another for pritt stick comes off easy peasy:thumb:. I use beer labelizer and just print onto inkjet paper and cut out with scissors. Sometimes get some ink run but mostly ok, does me anyway:)

 

[deanobrfc]

Any paper will do.
Cut out using a scalpel on a cutting mat. apply a smidge of milk using a pastry brush with your label on a bit of kitchen roll. Ive done thousands this way and it never fails.

Do you paste the milk onto the back of the label only?

Also, strange question - semi skimmed or whole milk?! Haha - just thinking that skimmed could be too thin to stick onto bottles?

Does it work on plastic PET bottles, too?

 

[Aphid]

Do you paste the milk onto the back of the label only?

Also, strange question - semi skimmed or whole milk?! Haha - just thinking that skimmed could be too thin to stick onto bottles?

Does it work on plastic PET bottles, too?

Printing on paper and sticking with milk - any variation - works well on glass bottles. Depending on the paper quality, and how carefully you apply the milk, you may get ink run and buckling. What I found was that it just doesn't work on plastic PET bottles. Sticks fine initially but the labels just drop off when the milk dries.

After a few disappointments with ink running and some labels buckling, I decided to try self adhesive labels. I now use Avery labels and use the free Avery software to create a design matched to the label type. I use Avery J8165 - quick drying inkjet, 8 labels to an A4 page. So far so good. Avery 3427 would also be OK. This is for glass bottles only. Getting the labels off at a later date is easy enough with glass. I experimented with a plastic bottle and although I was able to remove all traces of the label, there were marks left on the bottle. So I just don't bother.

 

[braziliain]

I labelled up a batch of 40 PET bottles with laser printed A4 and skimmed milk back in early November and the labels are still stuck on...
I just used a pastry brush as described above. Maybe your paper was a little too thick?

 

[Aphid]

I labelled up a batch of 40 PET bottles with laser printed A4 and skimmed milk back in early November and the labels are still stuck on...
I just used a pastry brush as described above. Maybe your paper was a little too thick?

Hmm. That's interesting. The paper I have used is just bog standard supermarket printer paper. Not the savers type but not expensive either. Great to hear you succeeded on plastic. That remains my Holy Grail. Maybe my skimmed milk isn't fat enough!

 

[pvt_ak]

Bog standard paper - laser printer - milk.
All bottles - with a PET I find a little more milk is needed but works ok.


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[pvt_ak]

spot of labelling earlier [emoji106]


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[dad_of_jon]

inkjet printer - use a pritt stick
laser printer - use milk

mrs DOJ asked for a dymo printer for xmas one year. (so I gave it to her - ooh matron) She's an uber secretary and the label printer she asked for IS impressive even if it only does black. I label bottles up with that if I don't have any of my labels to hand. :whistle:

 

[Callumbo]

spot of labelling earlier [emoji106]


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They look spot on. I need to work on my designs. They have all the info and the effort displayed but I wouldn't see it in a shop so want to work on them

 

[Headlands]

Inkjet printer
130gsm glossy photo paper
(I fit 9 labels per A4 sheet)
Guillotine
Pritt stick

Gives lovely shiny labels. No runs. Labels can be removed easily enough.

 

[Aphid]

Bog standard paper - laser printer - milk.
All bottles - with a PET I find a little more milk is needed but works ok.

Maybe the laser printer makes the difference. Mines is an inkjet. Tried several times using skimmed milk to stick onto PET bottles. All good initially - apart from occasional ink runs. Next day, when dry, they drop off at the slightest touch.