Removing Labels

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 18:32

Bit of a random question, how do you remove labels easily from jam jars and glass yogurt pots.

Tried soaking in hot water and elbow grease, but it does not shift easily.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

WD40 is a good one if hot soapy water isn't working.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 18:37

Cheers will try that...

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

If you can get the top later off (the shiny, printed surface) you may find it even easier. Let it soak in for 5 mins, scrape a bit with fungerbsils/butter knife, wipe with kitchen roll.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 18:57

Thanks Mimi..

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 19:35

Lighter fluid is amazing. I use it for getting stickers off guitars.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 20:10

There's stuff called 'Sticky Stuff Remover' too. Good for getting ink stains off things as well.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 20:11

Hammer drill

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 20:14

Also: Glass yoghurt pots?!!!

Can't Lord Snooty just get his butler to scrape ones labels orf?

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 22:06

Mimi wrote:

If you can get the top later off (the shiny, printed surface) you may find it even easier. Let it soak in for 5 mins, scrape a bit with fungerbsils/butter knife, wipe with kitchen roll.

This amused me more than it should have. :DD

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

Jem wrote:

Mimi wrote:

If you can get the top later off (the shiny, printed surface) you may find it even easier. Let it soak in for 5 mins, scrape a bit with fungerbsils/butter knife, wipe with kitchen roll.

This amused me more than it should have. :DD

Huh? Why?

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 22:19

"fungerbsils"

(sounds funny said aloud)

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 22:19

It may be the prosecco talking... hmm

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

Oh, I didn't even see that

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 22:41

Stick it in the dishwasher, then take what's left off with white spirit, thinners, petrol or lighter fluid.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

Isn't there a worry that could clog the dishwasher outlet?

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 22:48

Dunno. Doesn't seem to.

I've not specifically tried it with yoghurt jars, I must confess.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Didn't we have a conversation about dishwasher filters where you suggested the idea that they needed to be cleaned out was total nonsense? Potentially related.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 23:09

Grim... wrote:

Stick it in the dishwasher, then take what's left off with white spirit, thinners, petrol or lighter fluid.

I don't have dishwasher

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 23:10

Zardoz wrote:

Also: Glass yoghurt pots?!!!

Can't Lord Snooty just get his butler to scrape ones labels orf?

From Aldi. Love the yogurts.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 23:23

Why do you want to do it, anyway?

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 23:24

Cras wrote:

Didn't we have a conversation about dishwasher filters where you suggested the idea that they needed to be cleaned out was total nonsense? Potentially related.

Christ, I doubt it. I'm not convinced I've ever discussed dishwater filters

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I think that's a yes. You asked why I was rinsing plates before putting them in the dishwasher.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2016 23:40

Cras wrote:

Didn't we have a conversation about dishwasher filters where you suggested the idea that they needed to be cleaned out was total nonsense? Potentially related.

I let the dishwasher filter collect stuff then empty it. Completely unrelatedly, a new dishwasher is being delivered tomorrow.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2016 0:07

Grim... wrote:

Why do you want to do it, anyway?

Not sure, the jars are funky. Misskov wants me to recycle them.

She might win

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Recycle them? That involved putting them in the recycling box, surely. Not cleaning the labels off them.

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4836

Eucalyptus oil is pretty good for cleaning off residues etc

Smells quite nice too, and is quite safe to use. Stings like billy-o if you get it on an open cut though (but as a bonus, it's safe and has some antiseptic properties also).

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

151 Sticker Remover, been using it for years to get labels off glass and plastic. Also using it as a general muck cleaner on game cases; I give them a very gentle wipe with dilute Fairy to clean off the 151 afterwards.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:38

Cras wrote:

I think that's a yes. You asked why I was rinsing plates before putting them in the dishwasher.

Oh yeah, I remember that.

Still think you're crazy.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:29

Cras wrote:

Recycle them? That involved putting them in the recycling box, surely. Not cleaning the labels off them.

To quote here 'what do you want them for, stop hording and throw them away'

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4836

Grim... wrote:

Cras wrote:

I think that's a yes. You asked why I was rinsing plates before putting them in the dishwasher.

Oh yeah, I remember that.

Still think you're crazy.

Its a dishwasher though, not a waste disposal unit, I rinse the plates IF there is still stuff/bits on there after being scraped

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

Aye. Scrape plates free of scraps. Rinsing can get te fuck, though. Ain't nobody got time for that.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:56

Sir Taxalot wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Cras wrote:

I think that's a yes. You asked why I was rinsing plates before putting them in the dishwasher.

Oh yeah, I remember that.

Still think you're crazy.

Its a dishwasher though, not a waste disposal unit, I rinse the plates IF there is still stuff/bits on there after being scraped

But...filters catch stuff

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4836

MaliA wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Cras wrote:

I think that's a yes. You asked why I was rinsing plates before putting them in the dishwasher.

Oh yeah, I remember that.

Still think you're crazy.

Its a dishwasher though, not a waste disposal unit, I rinse the plates IF there is still stuff/bits on there after being scraped

But...filters catch stuff

And then get blocked. Rinsing plates is easier than taking out all the racks and shit from the dishwasher and then cleaning out an icky filter caked in accumulated filth

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:03

Sir Taxalot wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Cras wrote:

I think that's a yes. You asked why I was rinsing plates before putting them in the dishwasher.

Oh yeah, I remember that.

Still think you're crazy.

Its a dishwasher though, not a waste disposal unit, I rinse the plates IF there is still stuff/bits on there after being scraped

But...filters catch stuff

And then get blocked. Rinsing plates is easier than taking out all the racks and shit from the dishwasher and then cleaning out an icky filter caked in accumulated filth

No the dishwasher cleans it.

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4836

MaliA wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Cras wrote:

I think that's a yes. You asked why I was rinsing plates before putting them in the dishwasher.

Oh yeah, I remember that.

Still think you're crazy.

Its a dishwasher though, not a waste disposal unit, I rinse the plates IF there is still stuff/bits on there after being scraped

But...filters catch stuff

And then get blocked. Rinsing plates is easier than taking out all the racks and shit from the dishwasher and then cleaning out an icky filter caked in accumulated filth

No the dishwasher cleans it.

Not very well though

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

MaliA wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

MaliA wrote:

But...filters catch stuff

And then get blocked. Rinsing plates is easier than taking out all the racks and shit from the dishwasher and then cleaning out an icky filter caked in accumulated filth

No MrsA cleans it.

FTFY

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4836

DavPaz wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

MaliA wrote:

But...filters catch stuff

And then get blocked. Rinsing plates is easier than taking out all the racks and shit from the dishwasher and then cleaning out an icky filter caked in accumulated filth

No MrsA cleans it.

FTFY

Not very well though

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:17

DavPaz wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

MaliA wrote:

But...filters catch stuff

And then get blocked. Rinsing plates is easier than taking out all the racks and shit from the dishwasher and then cleaning out an icky filter caked in accumulated filth

No MrsA cleans it.

FTFY

You've met her, right? How likely do you think it is she'd do Charlie Work?

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4836

My friend's brother in law's family put bleach in with their washing up liquid to make the plates 'extra clean'. They also sniff the crockery before using it to make sure it's clean enough. Now that's a bit odd, right?

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:25

Sir Taxalot wrote:

My friend's brother in law's family put bleach in with their washing up liquid to make the plates 'extra clean'. They also sniff the crockery before using it to make sure it's clean enough. Now that's a bit odd, right?

Yes. And dangerous.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

My dad hooked up his cold feed dishwasher to the hot water feed. It was... warm.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:37

I thought dishwashers heated their own water? I guess not all of them.

Obviously I wouldn't put a plate in the dishwasher if it had chips or something left on it, they go in the bin. But Cras was cleaning the plates!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

MaliA wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

My friend's brother in law's family put bleach in with their washing up liquid to make the plates 'extra clean'. They also sniff the crockery before using it to make sure it's clean enough. Now that's a bit odd, right?

Yes. And dangerous.

Places like school kitchens run a dilute bleach solution through the dishwasher and soak procedures.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38659

Grim... wrote:

I thought dishwashers heated their own water? I guess not all of them.

His certainly did. It heated up the hot water. It definitely cleaned the plates.

Grim... wrote:

Obviously I wouldn't put a plate in the dishwasher if it had chips or something left on it, they go in the bin. But Cras was cleaning the plates!

He's working *for* the machine. Man!

Jem · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2016 13:28

Mimi wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

My friend's brother in law's family put bleach in with their washing up liquid to make the plates 'extra clean'. They also sniff the crockery before using it to make sure it's clean enough. Now that's a bit odd, right?

Yes. And dangerous.

Places like school kitchens run a dilute bleach solution through the dishwasher and soak procedures.

I do with mine every few months (empty). Not dead yet.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26095

Jem wrote:

Mimi wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

My friend's brother in law's family put bleach in with their washing up liquid to make the plates 'extra clean'. They also sniff the crockery before using it to make sure it's clean enough. Now that's a bit odd, right?

Yes. And dangerous.

Places like school kitchens run a dilute bleach solution through the dishwasher and soak procedures.

I do with mine every few months (empty). Not dead yet.

I mean they do it to clean the plates, though, rather than the dishwasher.

Jem · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2016 15:00

They're probably more worried about hygiene standards than I am though

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

Quote:

Places like school kitchens run a dilute bleach solution through the dishwasher and soak procedures.

Nah nah nah don't soak the procedures, you'll only make them harder to read.

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