Removing paint from bottles?

[Descender]

Anyone have an easy/cheap way to remove the paint that is screened onto bottles? I like to bottle in liquor bottles, usually removing labels, but a lot of brands are now screen printed with paints that seem to be tougher than the glass they're printed on. Any tips? I was thinking a canister of solvent that could soak a bottle.

 

[Fordmi]

Soak them in starsan (I usually do it overnight). The paint will wipe right off.

 

[Hello]

I soaked in 1 oz star San to 1 gallon water but I did have to scrub a bit.

 

[flars]

I keep a 5 gallon bucket of Starsan solution of questionable pH or accidentally contaminated just for this reason and non-paper labels.

 

[TVHABrewguy]

Most are fire glazed onto the bottles, making them impossible to get off.


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[IJesusChrist]

Acetone, ethyl acetate, toluene or limonene should remove most.

Acetone and ethyl acetate are used in two types of nail-polish remover. Limonene you would need to go to a hardware store (or collect a lot of orange peels!)

Toluene may be carcinogenic but can also be bought at hardware store.

 

[Dendion]

If you are just trying to get the "label" off, and the rest of the bottle isn't painted, then I'd use paint remover from Home Depot...


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[Zuljin]

I've used a Dremel with a wire wheel. Wear a dust mask.

 

[TVHABrewguy]

I've used a Dremel with a wire wheel. Wear a dust mask.

Seems an awful lot of work when there are plenty of bottles with easy removed labels


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[Zuljin]

I only take off enough paint that I won't mistake it for what was originally in the bottle. Just take off the words.

It'd be quick to do an entire bottle with a wire wheel on a bench grinder.

And hey, when a bunch of painted bottles land on your porch, you make lemonade.

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

I love the painted labels...always a good read every time I drink from that bottle.

 

[TVHABrewguy]

I love the painted labels...always a good read every time I drink from that bottle.

Packer fans can read?

Sköl Vikings.


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[PackerfaninSanDiego]

Skol Vikings? Whatever that means. I see you got rid of that **** house of stadium and you go from Ponder to Cassell. It's gotta suck to wear purple.

 

[TVHABrewguy]

Lol. It's not easy




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[AlCophile]

Hey, kids:
Be damn careful with that paint! As it states on the newer Stone Co. labels, the paint contains cadmium, a poisonous metal. Gotta wonder why they failed to put that warning on earlier bottles??? Arrogant Bastards!!! I guess we really are NOT worthy!
If you MUST fool with it, wear eye, inhalation protection, gloves, place all scrap in the trash, and go shower.
Why not use other bottles?

 

[Descender]

I have a few Pendletons whisky bottles I really like, but wish there was no paint. That's why I asked.

 

[Thedutchtouch]

I know this doesn't solve your problem, but templeton rye comes in a bottle that is very similar to Pendleton, and has an easily removed paper label.

That said, I have heard recommendations for products called zips trip or 5f5 to accomplish this, but have never tried it myself.

 

[Descender]

I know this doesn't solve your problem, but templeton rye comes in a bottle that is very similar to Pendleton, and has an easily removed paper label.

That said, I have heard recommendations for products called zips trip or 5f5 to accomplish this, but have never tried it myself.

Yeah these guys:

 

[Descender]

Also have this monkey shoulder scotch bottle that's very similar.

 

[Descender]

Was able to get the red paint of the bucking cowboy off, but if you look at the pendleton logo, I went to town with the wire wheel dremmel fitting and the white came off, but the silver underneath is not coming off.

 

[Descender]

My guess is that even with a wire wheel on a bench grinder, it ain't coming off. I think I may look into sandblasting the whole bottle.

 

[Hello]

Is the use of 1 oz of star san in 1 gallon of water excessive? someone wrote they keep 5 gallons around, is a normal solution of star san enough with an overnight soak?

I have a glass I like but hate the logo, so I'd like to remove it.

 

[sparkshooter]

Use CLR - Star San is way more expensive and takes much longer. If the label is coming off, it will easily come off after 2 minutes in CLR. Corona bottles are easy peasy.

Note that there are some labels (at least in Canada where the local breweries all use returnable bottles and actually re-use them) that are enameled glass and can't be removed at all.

 

[Dolomieu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTOBOiRDDA8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Dolomieu]

+1 on CLR.

 

[josephbernard66]

Maybe you paint over with spray paint. Or maybe you take masking tape and cover these labels and draw pretty unicorns and butterflies on bottles.

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