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submitted over 10 years ago by MaddogBC

Awww man this was supposed to be a DIY weekend o' bliss, but I think I've blown it before I've even begun... Had a steady stream of vapemail arriving all week. I have been researching and reading until my brain hurts every night for a long while. I ordered a bunch of lab equipment and glass. I'm an all out kinda guy and decided I needed to sterilize everything by boiling for ten full minutes. Just spent two hours scrubbing and then boiling in distilled water all my new gear plus everything I thought I might need to touch with gloves on. Dozen droppers and bottles, couple of beakers, two 10ml pipettes for my new pump. a few mason jars, tweezers, all the lids, and finally 5 baby food jars that I was about to use to make some natural extracts. I've been using baby food jars for 20 years for 100's of different purposes and this too just seemed a natural fit. Only I've never boiled them before...

The clear adhesive used to affix the labels never does quite come off... until it's boiled for ten minutes apparently. Everything is sticky to some degree. I even threw in all my plastic lids and rubber balls for the last couple of minutes... I think I've ruined it all including maybe the roaster.

What have I done?

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by s33plusplusover 10 years ago

Get some Goo Gone or mineral spirits, you need some kind of non-polar solvent to get that gunk off. Shouldn't give you too much trouble if you use the right solvent.

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by BigTex666over 10 years ago

This. Goo gone works for all my labels. Just apply a little to the leftover adhesive and wait a few mins and it should wipe off with a dry paper towel. Then just clean with soap and water.

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by MaddogBCover 10 years ago

I'm concerned about the insides of small bottles and pipettes that I can't properly access with a brush. Do you think Goo gone will rinse off the best? Thanks for the input

2 points
 
by BigTex666over 10 years ago

Yeah that's a little tricky. I think goo gone rinses out great and is a lot safer than harsh chemicals. However it does take a bit of rubbing usually to actually remove the adhesive.

Good luck

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by MaddogBCover 10 years ago

99% iso won't even touch it. I have a good selection. What do you recommend? i have both goo and mineral spirits, paint thinner and i already tried laquer thinner on different jars.

If water rinsing is my only way to clean off the spirits, can it be safe for ejuice after coming into contact?

Edit I have toluol, varsol, white gas, lighter fluid? Just wondering which one will clean off the best in your opinion

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by s33plusplusover 10 years ago

I'd try the goo gone. I've cleaned everything from label gunk to rifle barrels with it, and it's relatively non-toxic with little vapor. Failing that, try lighter fluid or mineral spirits.

Kerosene and the more extreme solvents will just be more dangerous to your lungs/anything not on fire than it's worth.

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by MaddogBCover 10 years ago

Goo gone takes it off with a little rubbing. I'm going to rub it all down then soap and hot water, then another boil. Might get back to square 1 before bedtime!

Thanks kindly for the help.

1 points
 
by tournantover 10 years ago

Fuck yeah Super Bowl cocktail party!

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by SgtPeckerover 10 years ago

I remove old label adhesive with packing tape. Works every time.

2 points
 
by tastycloudsover 10 years ago

Try soaking it in rubbing alcohol

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by MaddogBCover 10 years ago

laquer thinner experiment takes it clean off but not sure how easy it is to clean off. I bought some long thin brushes but don't have any long enough to go all the way down the long pipettes. I will try iso right now.

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by tastycloudsover 10 years ago

Yeah idk if it would be worth the risk of getting lacquer thinner in your juice. Isopropyl is not great to inhale either but it should completely evaporate and it shouldn't do too much harm in small doses. Best of luck!

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by thedarkesthour1981over 10 years ago

Use a razor blade on the baby food jars in the future and once its scraped off use rubbing alcohol, i have one that i use for storing coils that ive made and this method worked well

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by Discchordover 10 years ago

Before my UC arrives, does anyone know if the same peril applies with heated ultrasonics? I was planning on recycling my juice bottles from various vendors, by first cleaning them in the UC with their labels still on. Will the UC shred the gunk or just make a mess?

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