Easy Way To Remove Paper Labels From Plastic Containers
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- Опубліковано 23 жов 2019
- Remove the paper label from a plastic peanut container and you have the start of a great craft project. Here's an easy way to get ALL the label off and the glue too! From wwww.SVGforFUNandPROFIT.com
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Thanks so much, this worked like a charm!
I can't tell you how many containers sitting around to be repurposed but I haven't taken up the removing the label battle!!!
I tried Goo-Gone on labels and it took a lot of time and elbow grease. Your method is by far much better, faster, easier, and thorough. I just washed the container with dish detergent to get the residue from the oil and baking soda solution to clean it up completely! Done!
Thanks again, your thumbs up is in place.
Taht is awesome, I take labels off everything now. 8-)
I live in a van. I have a 1 burner propane heater for cooking, and a sink in the shop I rent. You have no idea how extravagant that kitchen looks. Love the U counter, it looks like a huge work area to me.
We used to be full time Rvers. SO I understand limited space.
Thx very helpful I love reusing containers and now that I know how to take the labels off I can reuse a lot more thanks so much!!
You are sop welcome! Glad it was helpful. ~~Holly
Thank you so kindly that was very helpful!👍🏾😉
You are so welcome!
TY so much Holly. I got my container paper off without problem. Now I can decorate it for a gift container!
you are very welcome. would love to see what you do with your container!
Ok. Will try. Thanks.
That is a lot of work to remove the labels. It is very simple to remove them. All you have to do is use a good paper towel with alcohol. place the towel where the label is and let it soak the label. After a minute you can start rubbing the label.
I had to rub it on twice. First time I used a paper towel, then rinsed it off in soapy water but shipping label residue was still there. 2nd time I used rubber gloves and it worked perfectly. After rinsing in hot soapy water no sign of the label residue. Thanks again
That was very helpful. Used it on a dial foam soap bottle. Came right off!!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching. I hope you subscribed and clicked the bell! 8-)
~~Holly
After you've removed the label from your tub, take either a scissor ( I have a Fiskars) or a utility knife and scrape the remnants of the foil seal from the rim. It will make a mess, so be prepared for that. Also, try to keep the blade at a negative angle, so that it does not dig into the plastic. Switch off scraping the inner edge, the top surface and the outer edge so that you don't dramatically alter the lip (in case you need a good seal for your use. With a little practice, you'll figure out what works and what doesn't.
Also, those of you who have a Cricut can use it to cut new 110mm seals from cereal box cardboard. Cut them to exactly 109mm if you can. My daughter does mine for me and they work great.
I have repurposed dozens (if not hundreds) of these containers for use in our food cupboard and in my garage.
Useful video! Waiting for those ideas you were talking about.
Please be more specific about what you would like to see. 8-)
Ty I learned a lot from you. I'm reusing a vitamin bottle for homemade herb capsules. I found you looking for answers. Great. So I decided to wipe a layer of oil over the sticky area and then sprinkle with baking soda to avoid making a paste in advance. I let it set for a few minutes and then rub and clean.
That is awesome! I will have to try that. Thanks for coming by be sure to give the videos a thumbs up
Thank you Hollie! I’ll try this on a shipping label that was stuck onto a protractor’s plastic cover and shipped to me via Amazon. I guess I should be happy Amazon are cutting down on packaging.
Thank you for the solution. Going to use my empty containers for growing beautiful plants. 😀👍🏼
Great Video !!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
Hi Hollie,
I enjoyed your video very much. It's amazing how baking soda and oil removes label residue so easily.
I have a Pink Floyd Poster, which unfortunately I rolled up with the picture outwards, and put a rubberband on. The rubberband perished and left residue on the poster. Do you know how to remove it please?
Many Thanks
Sarah 😊
Nice tips. I want to know if we don't have olive oil at home , can we use any other oil?
Yes any oil would work. 8-)
Ty now i can use cat treat containets in to cookie kar gor xmas
Awesome... would love to see what you do with them.
Since I had this question may as well post it. At least for the glue on my milk containers, the water needs to be a temperature of 160F for it to work. my first test failed. (was the water not hot enough, cooled off too fast, etc. I don't know) It also only took 10 minutes before I checked to see if it would peel off.
Though I am not doing this for crafts, but with the majority of plastic does not get recycled due to its contaminated. i.e. they cannot melt the plastic with paper labels on them. So those are sent to the land fill.
I found that the best results I got were to put water a little under boiling into the container. If I let it get too hot then the plastic melted. I put some tap water (as hot as it can get) into the container. Usually a couple of cups of hot water. Then microwave another 4 cups until just below boiling and add that to the two cups or so in the container from the tap. Then let it sit for about 10 mins and peel the label with a small scraper. Follow that with Goo-B-Gone and a folded up paper towel. I love that I can make "free" containers and up-cycle the nut containers I get when I buy nuts.
@@TheSVGBlog I looked up the melting points for plastic in general since I am not exactly looking for a particular container. Although looking at the chart again. I misread it. I thought the temperatures were in Fahrenheit but they are in Celsius. So 160F is well below the melting point and can easily go higher. Even boiling water would appear not to melt the container. Although I was talking to a friend last night and they said that pressure messes with freezing and boiling points.
Not sure how this list will display in the comments.
MATERIAL MELT TEMPERATURE RANGE (℃)
ABS - Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene 190-270
ABS/Polycarbonate ALLOY 245-265
ACETAL 180-210
ACRYLIC 220-250
CAB 170-240
HDPE 210-270
LDPE 180-240
NYLON 6 230-290
NYLON 6 (30% GF) 250-290
NYLON 6/6 270-300
NYLON 6/6 (33% GF) 280-300
NYLON 11 220-250
NYLON 12 190-200
PEEK 350-390
POLYCARBONATE 280-320
POLYESTER PBT 240-275
PET (SEMI-CRYSTALLINE) 260-280
PET (AMORPHOUS) 260-280
POLYPROPYLENE (COPOLYMER) 200-280
POLYPROPYLENE (HOMOPOLYMER) 200-280
POLYPROPYLENE (30% TALC-FILLED) 240-290
POLYPROPYLENE (30% GF) 250-290
POLYSTYRENE 170-280
POLYSTYRENE (30% GF) 250-290
PVC P 170-190
PVC U 160-210
SAN 200-260
SAN (30% GF) 250-270
TPE 260-320
@@ericbaer9089 Since reading your comment I decided to try boiling water in a peanut container. It melted the plastic. So there is a definite limit on how hot to make the water. It melts the glue which is great but it also melts the plastic container so... not good.
@@TheSVGBlog that is good to know. Now I am wondering how accurate that list is. What Number of plastic was the peanut container? Was it a 1? which is polyethylene terephthalate” (PET or PETE) which I guess would have a melting point of 260-280 from that list assuming it was accurate.
#2 high density polyethylene HDPE
#3 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
#4 low density polyethylene LDPE
#5 Polypropylene, or PP
#6 Polystyrene (PS)
#7 miscellaneous catch all for the rest
@@TheSVGBlog I am wondering if their melting temps correspond to when the plastic is so malleable i.e liquid or nearly liquid that it can be molded as opposed to slightly being deformed. which enough to deform it is too hot for your purpose.
Try WD40
Can I put my little bottles of nail polish in the container?
I would think you could. They are sealed
How do you deal with the aluminum foil that is attached to the inside jar lid top. Thanks
It just peeled off for me... ~~Holly
@@TheSVGBlog Thanks for getting in touch with me. I am having hard time with the foil. I know this is ultrasonic welded onto the plastic. But just enough to make it tough for removal. Any idea's would be helpful. Peace vf
@@victoryfirst2878 After you've removed the label from your tub, take either a scissor ( I have a Fiskars) or a utility knife and scrape it off. It will make a mess, so be prepared for that. Also, try to keep the blade at a negative angle, so that it does not dig into the plastic. Switch off scraping the inner edge, the top surface and the outer edge so that you don't dramatically alter the lip (in case you need a good seal for your use. With a little practice, you'll figure out what works and what doesn't.
Also, those of you who have a Cricut can use it to cut new 110mm seals from cereal box cardboard. Cut them to exactly 109mm if you can. My daughter does mine for me and they work great.
I have repurposed dozens (if not hundreds) of these containers for use in our food cupboard and in my garage.
Thank you for the information. Happy Holidays too. @@netdoctor1
Just use vegetable oil, comes right off
Spot on Suzana
My question is. After using the oil and baking soda. You rinse it off and all that oil and baking soda goes down your drain. Wouldn't that clog it up? If so, what do you use to prevent that from happening?
Have no had an issue. Use hot water to be sure it runs all the way through.
Heat the glue up perfect im trying rn
Thanks Good Luck!
Sometimes I just cover the old label with a few pieces of decorative origami paper.
I have a gallon container...but it is not coming off with the recipe you are showing.
I wonder if your wTer isn’t hot enough. be sure to fill the container with hot water and let sit a bit. sometimes they can be stubborn. 8-)
You can try WD 40. I have heard that works, They say veggie oil works.