I also had that experience. I now use ACE hardware brand semi-gloss,
Polyurethane clear finish. I take outdoors, spray labels, let dry for 30
minutes and bring them back inside.
I use Avery label Designer Pro - free download from Avery - to build the
labels, and put them on to removable labels, so it's easy to remove and
reuse the bottle when done.

We learn as we go. smile. DAve

Casey Wilson wrote:
> Well, after five days of outgassing, the bottles no longer smell like
> high-octane gasoline and I can finally bring my 25 bottles of wine in from
> the garage.
> I came across this spray stuff in the art section of a store. It says
> on the can: " Non-yellowing protection for oil, acrylic and watercolor."
> After printing up my labels, I taped the sheets of paper to some scrap
> plywood. I followed the instructions on the can explicitly and gave the
> labels two coats of Krylon Kamar Varnish. After letting them dry in the work
> shed for two hours, I brought them into the kitchen.
> In less than an hour I had trimmed the labels and stuck them on with
> craft glue sticks, the kindergarten stuff, and put the bottles over in a
> corner of the kitchen.
> In less than another hour I was carrying the bottles out of the house to
> the garage. Good Grief! That stuff stunk up the whole house! On the can it
> says to use in a well-ventilated area but I thought that was just for the
> spraying and drying. I took three days for the smell to dissipate.
>
> Krylon Kamar Varnish (1312)
>
> I'm not condemning the product but if you use it, plan on leaving it
> outside for a few days before bringing it into the house.
>
> Regards,
>
> Casey
>
>