nikki_herself ([info]nikki_herself) wrote in [info]wine,
@ 2008-05-22 16:43:00
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Does anyone have a tried and true way of removing labels in tact from bottles?  For various reasons I want to keep some labels, but I can't always get the label to come off in one piece.  Any suggestions?

Thanks! 

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[info]bambamkam
2008-05-22 08:51 pm UTC (link)
you can get a wine label remover thing, it makes it so you can put the label directly onto your tasting journal thing.

takes the whole label right off. they come in packs and you can get them on amazon.com

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[info]river_rain44
2008-05-22 08:57 pm UTC (link)
I have found that filling the empty bottle with boiling water (using a funnel) softens the glue enough to peel the label off intact. I've done this several times.

Yay, low-tech! ;)

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[info]nikki_herself
2008-05-22 09:01 pm UTC (link)
Free is even better. I've been soaking them, which isn't turning out so hot.

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[info]betawriter
2008-05-22 09:28 pm UTC (link)
Ooooh, cool. I've had okay luck with soaking the bottle and slowly peeling the label off, but not 100% success.

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[info]keph
2008-05-22 09:22 pm UTC (link)

Throw the bottle in the oven for about 10 minutes at 250 degrees F (or 110 C).

If the glue is still gummy sprinkle some flour on sticky side.

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[info]siobhang_x
2008-05-22 09:46 pm UTC (link)
Boil a kettle and use the steam to make the label damp enough to take off without totally ruining the label. It's an old trick you can do with stamps too. Saw it on Jonathan Creek =D

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[info]yinshu
2008-05-22 09:53 pm UTC (link)
steaming them off is how I always do it- boil a small saucepan of water, and hold the bottle over the open mouth until the label softens and can peel away easily.
I haven't tried the oven or the put-boiling-water-in-the-bottle trick, but maybe I will next time.

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