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Default Removing very sticky flue residue left from the label of a glass bottle

On Aug 26, 4:14*pm, Roy > wrote:
> On Aug 26, 2:39*pm, brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
> > Manda Ruby wrote:

>
> > >To remove the labels from empty glass bottles (of Asian food items as
> > >well as spaghetti sauce bottle), I usually just soak the glass bottle
> > >in water for a period of time until the label comes off. Sometimes, I
> > >need to use the short snow -ce scraper - I keep it by the sink after
> > >moving out of Mid west - to get the glue completely off the glass.

>
> > >But this one bottle has glue residue left over that are just way too
> > >stick to even old the glass in the hand It's a nice bottle, short with
> > >wide opening to put bulkier spice like cinnamon stick. *

>
> > >Any tip what I should use to get that glue residue off?

>
> > Nuzzle it between your breasts until it gets off.

>
> ==
> I'll bet you say that to all the girls,,,but seriously, I have used
> fingernail polish remover. Only on glass though as if on plastic it
> could dissolve the plastic. The solvent used to clean plastic pipe
> fittings before gluing and joining them should work also, although I
> haven't tried that yet.
> ==


Polish Remover removes almost anything. Some people think that the
Polish aren't that smart, but I say they make a damned good Remover.

--Bryan