Mike1973 said:I reaaaaallllly don't like de-labeling bottles!
Joan said:Northern Winos put me on to this one...there are some labels that will come right off just by filling the bottles with hot hot water. Let them sit for a few minutes and the labels come right off.
Most of the bottles I de-labeled this time were like that so it wasn't too painful!
I soak them and take off as much of the labels as I can then re-soak, scrape with a knife or a potato peeler, then uses a scrubby. If there is still sticky glue use Goo-Gone. It smells like oranges and will dissolve the glue.
Northern Winos said:And a new blade in a paint scraper/razor blade holder is the best ticket.....And, I learned from Masta to get the razor blade under label/glue and go around the bottle..NOT...Up & Down....Do it while the glue is warm and soft.
I use the paint scraper thing that came with my glass top stove....get the blades at Home Depot paint section..etc.
Since learning this I use just plain hot water and never use a chemical...once in a great while if the bottles sat outside before I got ahold of them I will put a little dish soap in the water and use a stainless steel curly thingy on any left over glue/paper......
I don't dislike cleaning bottles...It's another process in home wine making...and it signals that bottling time is nearing.
Seems once you make enough wine and drink most of it yourselves you have a good supply of bottles that have on your own labels and are rinsed and relabeled after use.
Seems it must be getting near time to bottle something as the empties are building up....
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