I'm bottling 8 kits this week and will be using the labels supplied.
What is the best and easiest way to do this? I assume they are pre
glued. Warm or cold water? Soak or brush? Upright or on their sides?
How about drying? Please share your experiences. Specific instructions
appreciated. Hope everybody has a wonderful Christmas.
Kevin

I just make sure my newly filled and corked bottles are dry before I add the
wine label. After I apply the label, then I usually let the bottles sit in
the upright position for 3-5 days before laying them on their sides in my
wine rack.
Darlene

"Kevin" > wrote in message
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> I'm bottling 8 kits this week and will be using the labels supplied.
> What is the best and easiest way to do this? I assume they are pre
> glued. Warm or cold water? Soak or brush? Upright or on their sides?
> How about drying? Please share your experiences. Specific instructions
> appreciated. Hope everybody has a wonderful Christmas.
> Kevin

Kevin,
My answer really depends on the labels you have so I will generalize a
bit. Some are adhesive backed and you peal off the backside and apply. The
type I think you have are adhesive backed, and you give the a real quick dip
in warm water, shake off the excess, and then apply.
What I have found that works for application is this: Get some thing
square that is around the height that you want the bottom of the lable.
Let's say a lb of butter box. Place it in front of the bottle as it stands
upright on your counter where you can look right at it without breaking your
back. align the label in relationship to the box as this will be square.
"Tack" the label in the middle with your finger and shift it until you are
happy with it. Start in the middle and smooth the label out to the edge.
Wipe off any glue that oozes out with a dry paper towel. If it is oozing
alot you are using too much water. If you are consistently having trouble
getting the label to smooth out near the top edge then you are probably
applying the label to high near the neck down area which is a smaller
radius. HTH
John Dixon


Kevin" > wrote in message
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> I'm bottling 8 kits this week and will be using the labels supplied.
> What is the best and easiest way to do this? I assume they are pre
> glued. Warm or cold water? Soak or brush? Upright or on their sides?
> How about drying? Please share your experiences. Specific instructions
> appreciated. Hope everybody has a wonderful Christmas.
> Kevin

Kevin,

Some kit labels are peel and stick, others are dry in a stack which
require re-wetting. The following has worked fine for me. For dry
labels a quick (and complete) dip in a bowl of luke-warm water is the
easiest re-wetting method. A quick shake will remove excess water.
With the bottle lying on it's side, hold the label with two hands
(from each side) and attach label to bottle. With a dry tea towel pat
excess water away. Working fairly quickly, slide the label straight
if required. Note: often there is a vertical line in the glass
running from top to bottom that can be used as a guide for running the
label parallel and straight. There is less opportunity to correct a
crooked label of the peel and stick variety.

Jim

Thanks so much for the details. Just what I was hoping to get. I've
been making wine since the 60's but have not experienced the label bit
yet. So, looking forward to the first attempt. A lot of my friends
will be happier this Christmas as several of them have been
encouraging me to make my wine more professional. Looking that is.
Have a great Holiday. Kevin

Turn your labels over with back up...and spray with a mist of luke warm
water from a regular spray bottle...I usually spray 4 labels at a
time..works great...!!!
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> I'm bottling 8 kits this week and will be using the labels supplied.
> What is the best and easiest way to do this? I assume they are pre
> glued. Warm or cold water? Soak or brush? Upright or on their sides?
> How about drying? Please share your experiences. Specific instructions
> appreciated. Hope everybody has a wonderful Christmas.
> Kevin

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> I'm bottling 8 kits this week and will be using the labels supplied.
> What is the best and easiest way to do this? I assume they are pre
> glued. Warm or cold water? Soak or brush? Upright or on their sides?
> How about drying? Please share your experiences. Specific instructions
> appreciated. Hope everybody has a wonderful Christmas.
> Kevin

I make labels on plain paper on a color printer, cut to size, and
then use Elmer's glue stick to stick them on. Nice end product, very
inexpensive, no wrinkling. Just make sure the label is around the barrell
part of the bottle, not up on the shoulder where the diameter decreases.

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> I'm bottling 8 kits this week and will be using the labels supplied.
> What is the best and easiest way to do this? I assume they are pre
> glued. Warm or cold water? Soak or brush? Upright or on their sides?
> How about drying? Please share your experiences. Specific instructions
> appreciated. Hope everybody has a wonderful Christmas.
> Kevin

What I do is use a sponge, turn the label over and use a damp (not soaking
wet) sponge to wet the label and then apply it to the bottle. If you have
the bottle laying down, form the label into a 'U' and put the middle of the
label on the bottle and slowly lower your hands. I use a color ink-jet
printer and getting the label wet by dipping would make my ink run. I used
to use a laser jet which wouldn't run but I wanted to go to color.

Good luck,
-Arjay