2007-12-07 05:23:49 · 14 answers · asked by Gibieuf 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
If you want to keep the labels intact, your best option is steaming them off. If you simply want to de-label a bottle, soak it in hot water with some Oxyclean.
2007-12-07 05:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by Mitchell Winery 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
best way i can think of is to fill the boil with boiling water, as you want to melt the glue with out spoiling the the label, , if you can find a way to keep the water in the bottle at boiling point then even better, else you will have to keep replacing the water as it cools, maybe wrap the bottle will something that insulates the bottle to stop it losing the heat. ideal putting the whole bottle in boiling water gets them off, but in ruins the label which is a pain, but this will work well for none paper labels
you could also try nail; varnish remover to dissolve the glue, but i don't think the label would be that great afterwards
i hope this helps
2007-12-07 05:38:53 · answer #2 · answered by caprilover79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soaking them in water will only deteriorate the paper and then it will rip. Try getting a hair dryer and on low heat (you dont want to burn the label) hold it over the label for a couple of seconds. Get tweezers to start to peel it back. The heat will melt the glue that holds the label onto the bottle.
I do this all the time trying to get price tags off of gifts so i dont have the residue left on the gift. It works great. Try it.
2007-12-07 05:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've done this plenty of times myself, and the easiest way I found is a couple shots of Goo Gone on the labels, then I wrap the bottles around with a bit of Saran wrap and let it sit for about 10 minutes so the GG soaks to the adhesive underneath. A butterknife scrapes the labels right off, wash well in warm soapy water and dry.
2016-05-22 00:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure about wine bottles but it could be the same principle. We use coolers to ice down our bottle beer cover it in ice and then add water and towards the end of the night some of the bottle labels start just sliding off whole and we have to look at the cap to tell what kinda beer it is. hope this helps
2007-12-07 06:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by Joe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill the empty bottle with water, seal (cork, screw lid etc) and put in the freezer but not long enough for it to freeze completely. When you take it out the glue will have gone a bit gloopy and with a little care the label can be peeled off quite easily
2007-12-07 05:35:30 · answer #6 · answered by Lexus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I gave up on the labels. I tried everything. And it really varies on the bottle. Now, I just save the corks. Some of the corks are really decorative. I picked up a little wooden key-holder to hang on the wall. I hot-glued my favorite corks to it and it’s one of my favorite possessions. Oh, and there’s 2 favorite bottles- I just saved the bottle- one has a ribbon on it and the other is filled with glass beads.
2007-12-07 05:31:28 · answer #7 · answered by RSJ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A friend of mine did this to keep his labels in a scrapbook. Hot steam. He used a tea kettle. But he also said a steam iron would work. He said it takes patience, but it's well worth it.
2007-12-07 05:29:47 · answer #8 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leave overnight to soak, more times than not it comes off by themselves, if it hasn't use a plastic card as a scraper to praise it off. I keep them on a scrap book and I write when did we drink it, what did we have to eat and our opinion of it.
2007-12-07 08:38:02 · answer #9 · answered by fed up woman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
get the 'label removers' from:::
http://www.wine.com
2007-12-07 05:46:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋