On 8/26/2010 5:00 PM, AuntyPalin wrote:
> If peanut butter doesn't do the trick, then how about (in increasing
> potency) rubbing alcohol, WD40, or acetone. If you really need to
> nuke it, then MEK or methyl ethyl ketone - EPA downgraded it a few
> years ago but I think it is *nasty* brain damaging stuff. Hmmm, that
> could explain my niece...
>
> I've also had good results with full strength liquid detergent and a
> stainless steel scouring pad - the glass jars were not noticeably
> scratched.

Yes, I often just soak glass bottles in the dishwater
and if all the glue doesn't come off I just scour with
Brillo pad. Doesn't hurt glass at all, although I'd probably
not use it on fine crystal, but then you probably don't have
labels glued on your fine crystal. ;-)

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?