how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars

believer · 06-26-2010, 02:35 PM

I like to re-use glass jars like from spaghetti sauce and stuff, but some of them have labels that are very hard to remove. I soak them in hot water with soap and bleach and for many jars that is good enough and I can peel and scrub off the labels with steel wool stuff. But some of them have really stuck on labels and I cannot get them off that way. Any tried and true ways to do that?
thanks!

MomtoJGJ · 06-26-2010, 02:36 PM

I score them and then soak them in vinegar, but it still takes 3 or 4 dishwasher cycles for it to be all the way off...

Rea T · 06-26-2010, 02:37 PM

Veggie oil/olive oil. Rub it over the sticky stuff then just scrub with a wash cloth or scrubbie thing. It may take a bit of work sometimes but should get them totally clean.

pirandellian · 06-26-2010, 03:12 PM

I'll let them soak in the sink with either water and vinegar or water and dishsoap.

J3K · 06-26-2010, 03:38 PM

I have success with nail polish remover. Every time.

mamacat · 06-26-2010, 05:08 PM

Yep - the oil.You peel the label off as much as you can and get the rest off with the oil.It works great and also works well when you get something with a price tag that leaves a sticky spot

crunchymum · 06-26-2010, 05:10 PM

is all else fails, goo gone.

believer · 06-26-2010, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crunchymum

is all else fails, goo gone.

All else did fail - including the nail polish remover, but it reminded me of goo gone and so I used that. It still took some scrubbing with the steel wool and now my steel wool thingy is full of sticky paper and goo, but the jar is clean. At some point in the process I realized it was not worth all of the effort that I was putting into it but by then it had become a quest to prove that I could do it.

Mother of Sons · 06-26-2010, 07:04 PM

Undu works everytime. It neutralizes the adhesive. Works on stuff like stamps too because once the undu dries (which is quickly so work fast) the adhesive works again.

shekinah · 06-26-2010, 11:40 PM

I usually use Windex

Rabbit · 06-26-2010, 11:55 PM

I only try to save the jars that have the rubber cement type goo where the paper comes round and overlaps. The ones that are truly pasted on all the way around I toss into the recycling bin for the professionals.

OnlyBelieve · 06-27-2010, 02:59 AM

Lighter fluid works very well too.

Rea T · 06-27-2010, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnlyBelieve

Lighter fluid works very well too.

Why do I have this image of you rubbing it with lighter fluid, then lighting a match and letting it burn all the paper and goo off?

06-26-2010, 02:35 PM	#1
believer Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,130	how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars I like to re-use glass jars like from spaghetti sauce and stuff, but some of them have labels that are very hard to remove. I soak them in hot water with soap and bleach and for many jars that is good enough and I can peel and scrub off the labels with steel wool stuff. But some of them have really stuck on labels and I cannot get them off that way. Any tried and true ways to do that? thanks! __________________ Dana INTJ widow of Big Bear, mom to: B. - 16 y.o. dd J.-19yo ds M.- 25 (MIL to) A - 24 2 white cats, 3 dogs http://becauseisaidsothathswhy.blogspot.com/

06-26-2010, 02:36 PM	#2
MomtoJGJ Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11,787	Re: how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars I score them and then soak them in vinegar, but it still takes 3 or 4 dishwasher cycles for it to be all the way off...

06-26-2010, 02:37 PM	#3
Rea T Deactivated Growing into something beautiful... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 8,169	Re: how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars Veggie oil/olive oil. Rub it over the sticky stuff then just scrub with a wash cloth or scrubbie thing. It may take a bit of work sometimes but should get them totally clean.

06-26-2010, 03:12 PM	#4
pirandellian Deactivated on moderated status Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 2,615	Re: how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars I'll let them soak in the sink with either water and vinegar or water and dishsoap.

06-26-2010, 03:38 PM	#5
J3K Deactivated Hi ! I'm Myrtle. I like to pretend I'm an R.O.U.S. Join Date: May 2005 Location: under the cat Posts: 17,112	Re: how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars I have success with nail polish remover. Every time.

06-26-2010, 05:08 PM	#6
mamacat Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,473	Re: how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars Yep - the oil.You peel the label off as much as you can and get the rest off with the oil.It works great and also works well when you get something with a price tag that leaves a sticky spot

06-26-2010, 05:10 PM	#7
crunchymum Rose Garden speak softly and carry a big coffee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 34,610	Re: how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars is all else fails, goo gone. __________________ ~ jen wife to my first kiss mama to 13yo spreezy, 11yo jones, 5yo biggie, and our little greased lightning, 3yo ~ all born at home birth doula my waterbirth montage my etsy! "i did not want my children to love me because i had been an adequate mother, because i would never be one, this i already knew. i wanted my children to love me for the same reason i want my children themselves to be loved: because we are all irreducible, irreplaceable." -gina bria

06-26-2010, 07:04 PM	#9
Mother of Sons Rose Garden My kid shoots laser beams from his hands Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,900	Re: how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars Undu works everytime. It neutralizes the adhesive. Works on stuff like stamps too because once the undu dries (which is quickly so work fast) the adhesive works again.

06-26-2010, 11:40 PM	#10
shekinah Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,768	Re: how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars I usually use Windex __________________ Missina Moved across the country for love. Married in the mountains Sept 6, 2008. Former hotel manager turned placenta encapsulation specialist. I'm finally on facebook! Feel free to add me - Link Zahavah Calvary (Oct 2013)

06-26-2010, 11:55 PM	#11
Rabbit Deactivated You know how we say, "It works both ways!" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the Neighborhood Posts: 39,704	Re: how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars I only try to save the jars that have the rubber cement type goo where the paper comes round and overlaps. The ones that are truly pasted on all the way around I toss into the recycling bin for the professionals.

06-27-2010, 02:59 AM	#12
OnlyBelieve Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southwest Illinois Posts: 7,301	Re: how to get labels and sticky stuff off of glass jars Lighter fluid works very well too. __________________ ~Sue~ Daughter of the Most High Wife to dh, JD (1994) Mother to ds, JJ (July 2001), dd, AJ (July 2004), dd, F (March 2014) and three (m/c) I hope to hold in Heaven (1997 - 10 weeks, 1998 - 13 weeks, 2002 - 11 weeks)

X vBulletin 3.8.3 Debug Information
Page Generation 0.07737 seconds Memory Usage 7,968KB Queries Executed 13 (?)
More Information
Template Usage: (1)SHOWTHREAD (1)ad_footer_end (1)ad_footer_start (1)ad_header_end (1)ad_header_logo (1)ad_navbar_below (1)ad_showthread_beforeqr (1)ad_showthread_firstpost (1)ad_showthread_firstpost_sig (1)ad_showthread_firstpost_start (2)bbcode_quote (1)cyb_flashimagebanners (1)footer (1)forumjump (1)forumrules (1)gobutton (1)header (1)headinclude (1)navbar (3)navbar_link (60)option (13)post_groan_box (1)post_groan_javascript (1)post_groan_navbar_search (13)post_thanks_box (3)post_thanks_box_bit (1)post_thanks_javascript (1)post_thanks_navbar_search (2)post_thanks_postbit_legacy (13)postbit_legacy (13)postbit_onlinestatus (143)postbit_reputation (13)postbit_wrapper (4)showthread_bookmarksite (1)smqre_editor_button (1)spacer_close (1)spacer_open (1)tagbit_wrapper Phrase Groups Available: global inlinemod postbit posting reputationlevel showthread	Included Files: ./showthread.php ./global.php ./includes/init.php ./includes/class_core.php ./includes/config.php ./includes/functions.php ./includes/class_hook.php ./includes/functions_notice.php ./mobiquo/smartbanner.php ./mobiquo/include/classTTConnection.php ./mobiquo/smartbanner/head.inc.php ./includes/functions_bigthree.php ./includes/class_postbit.php ./includes/class_bbcode.php ./includes/functions_reputation.php ./includes/adminfunctions_template.php ./includes/functions_misc.php ./includes/functions_post_thanks.php ./includes/functions_post_groan.php Hooks Called: init_startup cache_permissions fetch_threadinfo_query fetch_threadinfo fetch_foruminfo style_fetch cache_templates global_start parse_templates fetch_musername notices_check_start global_setup_complete showthread_start template_groups template_safe_functions template_compile showthread_getinfo forumjump showthread_post_start showthread_query_postids showthread_query bbcode_fetch_tags bbcode_create showthread_postbit_create postbit_factory postbit_display_start post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_start post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_end post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_start post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_end post_thanks_function_thanked_already_start post_thanks_function_thanked_already_end post_groan_function_post_groan_off_start post_groan_function_post_groan_off_end post_groan_function_fetch_groans_start post_groan_function_fetch_groans_end post_groan_function_groaned_already_start post_groan_function_groaned_already_end reputation_image bbcode_parse_start postbit_imicons bbcode_parse_complete_precache bbcode_parse_complete postbit_display_complete error_fetch post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_bit_start post_thanks_function_show_thanks_date_start post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_bit_end post_thanks_function_fetch_post_thanks_template_start post_thanks_function_fetch_post_thanks_template_end tag_fetchbit_complete forumrules showthread_bookmarkbit navbits navbits_complete showthread_complete
Messages: