At 07:34 PM 10/27/96 EST, you wrote:
>> Here is another "jar cleaning question"
>>
>> Does anyone know how to remove the glue (from the backs of labels) which
>> sticks to the jars when one recycles commercial honey, spaghetti, or other
>> product jars?  Some luckily are water soluable...but others leave an opaque
>> film on the glass which will not wash off.  Currently I have one jar
>> submerged in Varsol (mineral spirits) as a test...
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>
>When I was getting bottles for home-brewed beer I found that if you let them
>soak overnight in a bucket of water with some ammonia in it, the labels
>fell right off. Any remaining glue came off with a little brushing. You might
>want
>to let them soak outside though and avoid the aroma!
>
>Kevin D. Parsons
 
 
Washing Soda makes a good soak also, it will take off labels like Regular
Bud in about 1 day and silver labels like Bud Light in 2 or 3 days.
Daniel D. Dempsey
P. O. Box #5
Red Bluff, CA 96080-0005
U.S.A.
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