On 5/9/2013 12:32 PM, Danny D wrote:
> Just curious, as my current 'magic solution' is water - but maybe
> there is a better medium for dissolving glued paper labels on
> glass bottles for kitchen reuse?
>
> http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/.../12890207.jpeg
>
> My current technique:
> a. Soak for a day or two in water
> b. Scrape with a kitchen fork
> c. Repeat until the label is gone
>

Use a hair dryer to blow hot air onto the label. This will loosen the
glue so you can peel it off. If there is any glue residue, use Goo Gone.

Long time ago my first husband worked for a discount shoe store chain
that put labels on the sole of the shoes. They had those 'x' cuts and
were almost impossible to remove. Someone told him about the hair dryer
method and I've used it successfully ever since.

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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