"Vicki Baylus" > wrote in message >...
> What is a good solvent to get the more obnoxious glue off of old wine
> bottles. Soap and water does well for some, but some of that glue is
> tenacious.
>
> Vicki

Vicki -
There have been several extensive discussions of this topic on the
newsgroup in the past couple of months - well worth doing a Google
search on.

Here are two tips that I have found to be particularly helpful.

For labels that don't seem to be affected much by hot, soapy water
(especially many Australian labels, for some reason), try heating the
bottles to 250F in the oven for 5 or 10 minutes. At this temp, many
labels will peel off very nicely.

For labels that just don't react well to anything else, scrape off
most of the label with a sharp knife. Remove what's left with "Goo
Gone". This stuff is pretty widely available in the US (I've heard
Walmart carries it, though I don't shop there). Other things may work
as well, but I that's what works for me.


Doug