sticky label and residue removal

MaggieBaking

birkee wrote: »

Except ..... WD40 = light oil and white spirit (the ingredients) and tipping oil down the drains is an offense. And a damned expensive way of doing nothing more than leaving the jar in the washing up water when you've finished does.
I remove all the labels for the glass recycling bin from all our jars. :A

I thought most people will hav suffered with trying to remove sticky labels that refused to budge no matter how much soaking and scraping you do!! Pasta sauce jars etc they come off very easily, but some stickers seem to have an industrial bond on them or something!

SilverBird_2

I soak empty jars in hot water to remove most of the label and then deal with the remaining gluey residue with a squirt of washing liquid put onto one of the metal curly wurly scourers and a little elbow grease.

If the residue is more solid than just sticky then I use the blade of a knife to loosen it and then proceed with the washing up liquid, scourer and elbow grease.

Patchwork_Quilt

I do my best with hot water and soaking and then, when I've made the jam, stick my label over their sticky bits.

Katykat

Airline stuck security labels on the zip of my suitcases and now I can't get the residue off. Any ideas?

Valli

WD40 on an bit of old towel (and not in a warm room;))

janiepopps

Yep, WD40 ;o)

(I use kitchen roll though)

peachyprice

Or baby oil

janb5

Invest in stuff called Sticky Stuff Remover. I use it regularly- very good stuff! Available Lakeland and I think Betterware also sell it.

lizimuffin

wd40 or lighter fluid. Squirt it on leave it for a few soconds and then rub off

Beccatje

Lamp oil will do the trick as well. ;-)