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Re: Wine bottles

2018-06-11T06:25:03+00:00

Plastic labels come off good like this.
Any oil / paraffin / Wd40 /cooking oil will remove the glue residue.

Paper labels soak off, and are tidied up with a ss scrubby.

You have to be a label detective

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:25 am

Re: Wine bottles

2018-06-10T13:50:19+00:00

Put mine in the dishwasher upright and peel them off whilst full of the still hot liquid. If that doesn't work scrape with knife and sticky stuff remover.

Statistics: Posted by Moonraker — Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:50 pm

Re: Wine bottles

2018-06-10T10:59:32+00:00

I know this is an old post but thought I would put this here for noobies reading and learning. The easiest way I have found to remove labels off old wine or spirits bottles is to fill it with very hot water, wait 30 seconds and then just peel the labels off. If you have it hot enough and do it slow enough all the glue peals off with the labels as well
Cheers Goog

Statistics: Posted by Goog — Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:59 am

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-29T22:48:40+00:00

I'm amazed no one has said soak them in foreshots yet
Isopropanol makes short work of the left over sticky stuff, I've not tried using fores yet....pyromaniac stepdad is always pinching them!

Statistics: Posted by Benoit — Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:48 pm

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-29T22:40:54+00:00

Yes anyone want to buy some.
Shopping on Ebay bought a pack,
thought it was 10 turns out it
was a 60 pack.
Thats what we call an Ebay
score !!!
Only got 59 left.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:40 pm

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-29T22:07:48+00:00

SS scrubbers def work a treat

Statistics: Posted by Seagull — Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:07 pm

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-29T21:54:36+00:00

Hope you dont mind me saying gents.
I brew my own wine as well.
Ive often been seem bum sticking out of bottle dump
at our local Italian restarant (no screw caps here).
Find best way to remove labels, soak in GWP or
similar in a fermenting bin (cleans bin at same time)
scrap off label in sink with hot water fairy liq
and ss scourer.Gives bottles a good clean as well.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:54 pm

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-29T18:28:40+00:00

I soak mine overnight in a 2 litre plastic Coke bottle with the neck cut. Fill it with soapy water (saves water and sink space).

Then a knife to scrape it and and stubborn stickiness is usually removed with a squirt of WD40. Like GTF, if it is too stubborn, it goes in the bottle bank.

Statistics: Posted by Seagull — Tue Mar 29, 2016 6:28 pm

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-29T11:49:46+00:00

Some of the plastic coated labels may peel off quite easily after a short while if you fill the bottle with hot water but keep the outside dry.

Others leave the adhesive on the bottle and are a right PITA.

Unless it's a really nice spirit bottle which I would particularly like to hang on to, these go straight in the recycling, I've got better things to do with my time.

Statistics: Posted by GrunthosTheFlatulent — Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:49 am

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-29T09:29:28+00:00

Anavrin wrote:
I've got a collection of empty wine bottles but I've had some real trouble getting the labels off some as they are plastic coated, anyone got any good tips for removing them?

A good soak in hot soapy water then scrape with the back of a knife then any residue I remove with 'sticky stuff remover' yes that is a thing!

Statistics: Posted by Brewhunter — Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:29 am

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-29T09:04:09+00:00

Its not just the water proof coating on the label it is also the glue.

In the past I have resorted to a sharp knife to cut off the label and then solvent to get rid of the glue. Its a real PITA as we tend to use self adhesive labels on jam jars and it is the same issue.

Recently someone reminded me that you can put new labels on with gelatin based glue, (or hide glue from carpentry suppliers) and it makes subsequent cleaning much easier.

Statistics: Posted by Myles — Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:04 am

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-29T08:59:12+00:00

I've got a collection of empty wine bottles but I've had some real trouble getting the labels off some as they are plastic coated, anyone got any good tips for removing them?

Statistics: Posted by Anavrin — Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:59 am

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-29T05:43:22+00:00

... And don't cork them. The neck is not strong enough.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:43 am

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-28T21:50:09+00:00

Also it probably worth noting that the screwcaps don't last forever, I use novatwist caps on mine.

Statistics: Posted by Brewhunter — Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:50 pm

Re: Wine bottles

2016-03-23T05:00:57+00:00

To my mind, glass is glass.
You can use it, and abuse it.
I find that using domestic bleach in it afterwards and rinsing well, returns it to as new status.
But GTF does hit on a good point there, many people overlook the stopper.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Wed Mar 23, 2016 5:00 am