need help with label on an 8oz Coke bottle

i have bought a ton of these 8oz coca cola bottles as taste testers (for friends/family and to check carbonation) but i have no clue how to remove the labels, i dont know if they are screened on, printed, or glazed on

I've had all of them sitting in a starsan solution (1oz to 5gallons) for over 48 hours and it has had little to no effect on the label

here is a pic of the pack of them


please help if you can!

Sounds like they do whatever Stone does. I can't for the life of me get those labels off either.

Undiluted CLR works quite well, as does concentrated Star San

Try CLR like a 5:1 in a gas station cup and test it on 1 bottle.. Red stripe bottles are my headache..

Starsan doesn't do it for me. It works on some of the painted labels, but not all of them. I guess it depends on what kind of paint they used.

Soak in concentrated StarSan for 24hrs...then I use a carding wheel on a bench grinder. I got the wheel from a gunsmith who was tossing it. You can just use a soft wire wheel.

For a few, steel wool or scraping with a single edged razor would work. For tons of them I'd go with the wire wheel, just don't let them get too hot while your doing it.

I've never tried it, but maybe nail polish remover/acetone?

SharonaZamboni said:

I've never tried it, but maybe nail polish remover/acetone?

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most nail polish remover is acetone free now but i bought sum straight acetone from the hardware store (lowes) and it didn't even touch my red stripe labels!!

update on my triumph!

went to walmart grabbed a fine wire brush bit for my drill, 10 minutes later a 6 pack of the 8 oz coke bottles were label free, i was surprised when it didnt so much as scratch the glass once

it only took a few minutes a bottle, will be a pain to do the other 18 tomorrow, but its worth it if you already have the bottles


and btw i tried this on ones that had NOT been sitting in starsan

I've seen some people have success using glass etching acid that you can get from a craft store.

kewlio250 said:

i have bought a ton of these 8oz coca cola bottles as taste testers (for friends/family and to check carbonation) .......

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I browsed across this post a couple of days ago and I really like the idea you have kewlio. So, naturally, the only reasonable thing is to go buy a six pack of the same and give it a shot.

I skipped right past using StarSan or bleach or OxyClean. A simple razor blade is all it takes. I used a square razor blade (a boxcutter blade would work just as well) and it took me all of three minutes to get a label clean off. It comes off as a powder and makes a little mess so I suggest doing it over newspaper or something. It's like scratching a lottery ticket....

After that all it took was a rinse in the sink with dish soap and it is good as new. BONUS: The razor will also work on the date/tracking info on the neck of the bottle.

Good luck I don't know how many 'a ton' is, but my six pack won't take longer than twenty minutes. I'll post a pic of the bottle when I get home.


P.S. I checked, and a regular crown cap does fit on and works with my usual capper.

Just remember to keep the bottles out of the light or your going to have skunked beer