anyone every bottle in Red Stripe bottles?

[brewingkitty]

i found a bar supply online and for like $14 i have 12 possibly stainless and caps coming. the $7 shipping was almost as much as the products!

 

[johnnybrew]

i found a bar supply online and for like $14 i have 12 possibly stainless and caps coming. the $7 shipping was almost as much as the products!

Excellent!

 

[Thile]

I have tried removing ink off a couple of different times. The first two times I think were just star sans and hot water. The first time took a little bit of elbow grease - just with a regular abrasive sponge (whatever the deal is called with the rough side for dishes or whatever).
Second time I said screw it and didn't bother after a couple weeks of soaking it in the star sans/water.

Last time, I figured I'd try a real potent mixture of star sans and water to de-ink some corona bottles (needed some clear ones so I can watch my home brew age, 1 per batch or so). I left it in the solution for a whole weekend and figured I'd be able to scrub it off with no problem. I got frustrated when it didn't come right off after the 3-4 day wait so just set them out to put up for later. When I went to put them up with the rest of my bottles, I noticed they were flaking off. So I took the corona ones back in and the ink pretty much came right off.

So not sure if that makes a difference or not, but may be worth trying - soak them for a few days then let them dry and see if the ink comes right off....
Sounds like the CLR may be a better option but have to look into it.

 

[johnnybrew]

I was thinking that maybe Goo Gone, turpentine or mineral spirits?

Or, I bet this works perfectly: get a non-toxic paint remover (a paste-based one), layer it on, let it sit, then rub it off with a putty knife or with some steel wool. I found this on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JP9IG2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[Revvy]

I was thinking that maybe Goo Gone, turpentine or mineral spirits?

Or, I bet this works perfectly: get a non-toxic paint remover (a paste-based one), layer it on, let it sit, then rub it off with a putty knife or with some steel wool. I found this on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JP9IG2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

I'm going to need to figure this out in the next few months, I put the call out for bottles for the BW and am already getting people picking up sixers to drink for me.

 

[Eden192]

The ink used on the bottles will dissolve in mineral spirits generally after a few minutes. My father owns a screen printing business and I spent a few years printing labels on bottles for a vodka and an absinthe distillery so I know the inks on them. Mineral Spirits are what we use to clean the ink out of the screens and off our hands when printing.
I also find that taking a Dremel too with a 300 grit sandpaper wheel works just fine for getting both printed labels like RS and glued labels (along with the glue) off of any bottle in a minute or two.

 

[DeNomad]

Mineral spirits? So you mean Varsol would take that stuff off? I think Varsol is the brand name for mineral spirits.

I am curious if methyl hydrate would have any success. I use it to run my backpacking stove and I believe it is usually used for thinning/removing paint.

 

[johnnybrew]

Mineral spirits? So you mean Varsol would take that stuff off? I think Varsol is the brand name for mineral spirits.

I am curious if methyl hydrate would have any success. I use it to run my backpacking stove and I believe it is usually used for thinning/removing paint.

I think it is the same stuff.

I really think a paste non-toxic paint remover is the way to go. Easy to work with; water soluble; non-toxic (as the name states); virtually odorless (esp when compared to Goo Gone and Mineral Spirits); and, it has taken several layers of 50 year old paint off of trim in my home in one application! I would bet a home brew it gets painted beer labels off very easily. Any Home Depot, Ace, True Value or Lowe's will have it. Get a small container, you won't need much.

 

[brewingkitty]

i love MEK for all sorts of highly-flammable cleanings of carbs/carbon residues/etc.

 

[brewingkitty]

RugenBrau, you created a monster with those pour spouts! i have them on everything from soy sauce to liquor.

 

[TheBroonery]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/red-stripe-bottles-164040/

I tried CLR, paint thinner, and muriatic acid on Red Stripe labels. Nothing worked to take the label off. The muriatic acid did burn a hole in the soup can the experiment was sitting in!

 

[Rossnaree]

My father (he's turning 93 this year!) found an empty case of Labbatt's and an empty case of Molson, both stubbies, both from (I think) the 70's. Cleaned 'em up and sterilized them, but the Emily capper won't work on them because the levers slide up the shoulders and the capper rises right off the top of the bottle; so, I'll hold off using them until I get a bench capper.

EDIT: Labbatt's labels practically wiped off, the Molson labels stuck like they were held on with gorilla glue.

 

[Righlander]

i have one of the big ones i think it's 22-24oz not really sure. it's been one of my bottles for 3 years now. i used dishsoap and a stainless steel scrubbie and got all the paint off. takes like 5 mins

 

[johnnybrew]

I'm going to need to figure this out in the next few months, I put the call out for bottles for the BW and am already getting people picking up sixers to drink for me.

Rev - what bottle did you end up going with? Wondering if you went the Red Stripe route?

 

[BrewThruYou]

I tried sanding one (manual sanding...not power tool), StarSan bath, and I got nothing. It's too much work...mine went out for recycling.

 

[Revvy]

Rev - what bottle did you end up going with? Wondering if you went the Red Stripe route?

Actually there'a new Michigan brewery "North Peak Brewing Company" just started using them. I don't know if they are available out of Michigan, but I am excited. And the beer is pretty tasty as well.

Paper labels rock.

 

[johnnybrew]

Actually there'a new Michigan brewery "North Peak Brewing Company" just started using them. I don't know if they are available out of Michigan, but I am excited. And the beer is pretty tasty as well.

Paper labels rock.

Awesome! Those bottles are cool!

 

[Guidry]

See my suggestion here:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f46/red-strip-bottles-217179/

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