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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Ideas to get labels off of beer bottles

Posted: 8/26/2004 4:52:03 PM EDT

I've discovered some rather novel labels that I'd like to peel off and keep, but they are made of paper that tears easily, and the glue doesn't want to let go.

Posted: 8/26/2004 4:53:32 PM EDT

[#1]

Soapy water used to work. Haven't tried it lately.

Posted: 8/26/2004 4:54:40 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Soapy water used to work. Haven't tried it lately.

It won't destroy the label?

Posted: 8/26/2004 4:55:09 PM EDT

[#3]

Steam works, but you have to be patient and gentle.

Posted: 8/26/2004 4:58:04 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Steam works, but you have to be patient and gentle.

The only place I can think of I can get steam is from a bathtop and an iron.
I have a bathtub. I would need to buy an iron.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:00:32 PM EDT

[#5]

Just leave it water. Didnt you ever drink beer from a cooler?

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:00:34 PM EDT

[#6]

I knew a guy in college who coverd the entire ceiling and half of a wall in his dorm room with beer bottle labels.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:01:50 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Soapy water used to work. Haven't tried it lately.
It won't destroy the label?

Here's a neat trick:

Best I remember, beer is cheap. Drink two. Experiment with the first one's label. If it doesn't work, try something else on the second bottle.

But, no, it should come off ok, seriously.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:01:54 PM EDT

[#8]

Water soak with some household ammonia takes labels off. Depending on the label, it usually doesn't damage them, you just have to lay it flat and let it dry.

Try one first , if you don't want to risk one of your collectables, make a BEER RUN for some sacrifical labels.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:02:54 PM EDT

[#9]

TANNERITE

You guys are slipping.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:03:26 PM EDT

[#10]

I just drink it on a warm day, water will condense on the bottle and the label usually slips off accidently

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:03:34 PM EDT

[#11]

Man... if you smear enough KY jelly on the bottle, the label will definitely come off... 'cause I remember this one time....

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:04:03 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
TANNERITE

You guys are slipping.

And post pics!
You're slipping bossman

CP - I think You are right. I'll drop them in water.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:04:46 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
I just drink it on a warm day, water will condense on the bottle and the label usually slips off accidently

Tried this. It is well into the 90s here and the condensation isn't enough.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:05:31 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Man... if you smear enough KY jelly on the bottle, the label will definitely come off... 'cause I remember this one time....

Speechless here...

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:06:42 PM EDT

[#15]

Does the adhesive soften if you fill the bottle with very warm water?

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:10:40 PM EDT

[#16]

Get a cooler, fill with ice, put beers into ice, ice melts and beer gets cold, take beer from bottom of cooler(the coldest, wettest one) and sit at the bar and drink it...label will come off. It does for me every time.

ByteTheBullet (-:

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:15:06 PM EDT

[#17]

Call the company and ask for one.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:15:52 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Call the company and ask for one.

Maybe I can get a mirror and a neon sign while I'm at it?

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:20:51 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Soapy water used to work. Haven't tried it lately.
It won't destroy the label?

Back when I was younger, for some strange reason I used to save Bud bottle beercaps and labels.
Did a shit load of imports also.

Soak the bottles in warm soapy water as suggested. Check them every so often and carefully tug at the corners/edges (that's where the glue is. To my hazy recollection I've never enountered a lable that had been completly glued).

Carefully peel at the corners and work around the edges. There might be a little resistance and/or tearing.

Back-off and let it sit a little more. Note: don't let it sit too long or the labels will become the consistancy of wet toilet paper.

Once you have your labels, blot them between a few paper towels. If they're really saturated, they might wrinkle a bit as they dry. To prevent that, I used to iron them on low heat until they were as crisp as new dollar bill.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:29:59 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Call the company and ask for one.
Maybe I can get a mirror and a neon sign while I'm at it?

What brand you like?

My ex-stepfather works for a Miller distributor. I've got a few mirrors, signs, etc.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:32:05 PM EDT

[#21]

Try heating up the glue with a hair dryer or heat gun.

Posted: 8/26/2004 5:34:41 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Call the company and ask for one.
Maybe I can get a mirror and a neon sign while I'm at it?

What brand you like?

My ex-stepfather works for a Miller distributor. I've got a few mirrors, signs, etc.

Miller is good for signage, even though it isn't my favorite drinking beer. I'm drinking Real Ale (the company) Full Moon Pale Rye Ale, from Blanco, Texas. Good stuff. Goes down a little stouter than Budweiser.

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