Removing Pinaud labels?

[mblakele]

Does anyone know a reliable way to remove the labels from Pinaud bottles? I'm transferring some splashes from plastic to glass, and I would like to transfer the labels too.

So far I have performed one experiment, soaking a plastic bottle in plain water overnight. The glue softened a little, but not enough to remove the label.

 

[DFrancis]

I would suggest trying to steam them off.

 

[Topgumby]

Steam?

 

[Big Kev]

Heat of some sort would probably loosen the glue up. But coming off a plastic bottle I am not too sure.

 

[nomed]

it's really hard to get the labels off Pinaud bottles. They're glued on really good and the paper is thin and cheep. Good luck, i have yet to succeed.

 

[mblakele]

Thanks for the suggestions. I tried about an hour in a bamboo steamer, but that only seemed to wrinkle the backing, without loosening the glue.

I fear it is a lost cause, but I plan to try an overnight soak with a dash of rice vinegar.

 

[luvmysuper]

When I am removing labels from a bottle I want to keep, a soak in WD40 positively will remove the glue and the label will almost always come off in one piece.
Problem is then you have a label soaked in WD40 that will defy all attempts to glue it to something else.
Have you tried putting boiling water in an empty bottle, letting it set for a while and then trying to remove the label?

 

[mblakele]

Warm, but not boiling. I'll try that after the vinegar.

This is all happening to a spare bottle, so I have plenty of room to experiment.

 

[Monkeydad]

Here's how I remove price tags and stickers from gifts or boxes I want to keep...a hair dryer. Put it on LOW and hold it on a spot from about a half inch away for a while, starting with corners, but also moving it around until you get to the whole sticker/label. It softens up the adhesive and it peels RIGHT OFF in one piece, leaving little to no glue residue. I've been doing this my whole life...works every time.

With cardboard, be careful not to let it get too hot and catch fire. With plastic, be careful not to let it soften up the plastic and begin melting/warping it.

If you're not keeping the plastic bottles, leave it on until it comes off easily whether it's deforming the bottle or not...concentrate on getting it off in one piece.

With a larger label like this, you may want to work gradually...do the top half or a corner...peel...heat the next portion...peel...

Try it. It works.

 

[_MementoMori_]

This is all very fascinating to me.

TC, if your attempt is successful, would you mind posting pics of the label on the new bottle?

 

[mblakele]

The vinegar soak had no observable effect. The boiling water attempt almost worked. If you try this at home, be careful with boiling water, funnels, and narrow-mouthed plastic containers - especially before breakfast. Also keep in mind that the Pinaud plastic bottle softens quite dramatically when filled with boiling water.

Anyway the hot water does soften the glue, and it becomes possible to worry the label off of the bottle - but in my case it came off in too many pieces to be useful. The prolonged steaming and soaking might have had something to do with this: the steaming wrinkled the label quite a bit.

Luckily I have more empty bottles. I am not sure if I have a hair dryer, but that bears looking into.

 

[Ruck]

If all else fails, cut right through the plastic of the old bottle and trim it close to the edges of the label. (Spidey-senses tell me there's probably a razor blade somewhere close at hand.... ) Glue the cutout onto the new bottle. Presto!

 

[TheVez2]

If all else fails, cut right through the plastic of the old bottle and trim it close to the edges of the label. (Spidey-senses tell me there's probably a razor blade somewhere close at hand.... ) Glue the cutout onto the new bottle. Presto!

My thoughts exactly on this!

 

[40boy]

Contact them thru clubmanonline.com and ask for a few labels?

Download the photo and print your own?

 

[mark_mw]

The VEG itself is probably strong enough to eat away ANY glue!!!!

 

[Kouros]

Goo-Gone or

Afta

 

[mblakele]

Contact them thru clubmanonline.com and ask for a few labels?

Download the photo and print your own?

Thanks for both ideas. I suspect that I would not be happy with printouts. But I have attempted to contact Clubman, and I will post back here if and when they respond.

Oh, and the correct web site is http://clubman.com/ - clubmanonline is a retailer unrelated to the company.

 

[Boba Fett]

What did I miss? Why are we steaming/boiling/WD-40ing off labels?

 

[luvmysuper]

What did I miss? Why are we steaming/boiling/WD-40ing off labels?

He ran out of razors to clean and polish

 

[Boba Fett]

He ran out of razors to clean and polish

oh no!