I was just thinking... Is the label so big that you couldn't cover it
over with your own labels if they were big enough?

Just a thought as I say...

JIm

On Jul 7, 1:35 pm, "bobdrob" wrote:
if the label is in fact painted on ( pyroglaze is the term i believe is used
indicating its baked on) then the only recourse is the blade. I scraped off
a microbrew label from one 64 oz growler for a gift project and that was
enough for me!
Not worth the time or the effort IMHO. unless you really really really need
that bottle......

"Trid" wrote in message

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On Jul 4, 7:09 pm, (Dick Adams) wrote:
I wrote:
How do you remove laminated labels from wine bottles?
Soaking in hot water is ineffective.
Brillo didn't even scratch it.
Heating in a microwave on high for 5 minutes did nothing,

Any ideas?

I thank everyone who responded, The problem is 'laminated
'labels' may not be the correct terminology. My wife
suggested they were baked-on decals.

These are 750 ml Belgian Dark Strong Ale bottles with
labeling is similar to Yingling Lager bottles.

They will soak in a TSP solution overnight.

Dick

Do they look like they were screen printed with the ink directly on
the bottle? As I understand, that style is effectively a baked on
enamel. I'm still chewing on ideas to get that off, too. No luck
with acetone...next step is goof off (xylene, so don't get it near
plastic) and if that doesn't work, MEK (methyl-ethyl-ketone). If that
doesn't work, then I need to buy the inventor of indestructible
printing a drink.

Trid
-does a hammer count?

Next try is goof-off. After that it is buying new bottles.

Dick