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Subject: removing wine labels
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Date: Tue, 28-Aug-84 14:22:23 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 28 14:22:23 1984
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I have been saving wine labels since January, with increasing success.
The fastest way to get them off the bottle seems to be to put the
bottle in a kettle of boiling water. I glued my first labels into the
album too soon and had problems with the paper warping and wrinkling.
A label is not always as dry as it seems. I now dry them between paper
towels and between heavy books to make them dry flat. I let them dry
like that for three or four days, changing the towels occasionally.
This length of time seems to get them dry enough to prevent warping.
I use Elmer's glue. Remember, the glue has moisture of it's own, so after
glueing the label to the page I put it back between heavy books until
completely dry. This prevents warping from the glue. Somebody suggested
ironing the labels, which I would have never thought of. I'm going to
give it a try. If you live near a winery you can usually ask for a
souvenir label (one that hasn't been put on a bottle yet) and save
yourself some trouble that way.
    As someone else mentioned, there is the occasional label that does
not want to come loose from the bottle (even after hours of boiling).
I have found that careful use of a razor blade (like the kind with a
handle for scraping windows) can eventually remove even the toughest
labels. I haven't tried adding ammonia to the water as someone else
suggested, but I'll try that next time. Razor blades are definitely
a last resort...

	Bruce Kinmonth		...decvax!decwrl!rhea!null!kinmonth