Removing bottle silk-screen

[Mylo]

Recent "no effort" favorites (after a soak overnight in PBW).

Weihenstephaner (big .5 L bottles)
Kona Long Board (12 oz. longneck)


Recent "forget it - too much effort" brands
Bear Republic
Port Brewing


Mylo

[Brew Engineer]

I use a hammer. I just apply it sharply to the painted on label and the label drops into nice little pieces. You then sweep up the label and the attached glass shards and toss them in the trash. I then go out and buy a beer without a painted label.

For me it's not worth the time and effort (not to mention messing with dangerous chemicals) to try to get that paint off.


Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

Nice Bug- I, too, almost spit on my computer. I love your sense of humor. We should start a Bugeater appreciation thread, it would definitely last longer than JP...



Oh, and I have nothing constructive about removing the silk screen ink. Sorry...

[rhino777]

The labels on DogFishHead's bombers come off easily as do all the bottles from New Glarus.

[baltobrewer]

i wonder of oven cleaner would get them off?

It would make a tasty addition to any beer as well, so make sure to spray some inside while you are at it...

[mykafone]

Have you tried leaving the paint on the bottle.. Its way easier that way..

[acr4]

Thanks for the suggestion. I soaked some Red Stripe bottles overnight in Star-San. I walked by every few hours and applied some manual persuasion (scrubbed like Hell with a kitchen scrubbie) and just about all of the paint came off. I need to re-soak again, as the Star San was a little weak to begin with, and my sink was a little dirty. I think I'll give up on the Rodenbach (sp?) bottle, but at least I have some clean, matching bottles now!

[smurfe]

ok heres the answer Use one part Muriatic acid to three parts water. Soak bottles in this solution for 15 minutes and then rinse with water. Place to get muriatic acid easily is the pool chemical supplier.

You can get Muratic Acid at most Lumber stores like Lowe's and Home Depotand even the smaller places like HWI. Considerably cheaper than a pool store. I buy muratic acid for my pool at Lowe's. It is in the paint department.

[rotorhead]

CLR (Calcium Lime Rust) cleaner will remove painted on lables. I just filled the bottle with water and set it in a glass with about 1.5 of CLR in the bottom. Badda bing badda boom, label gone.