13 Comments for What’s the easiest, cleanest, cheapest way to remove labels and adhesive stains from glass jars?

• 1. tainar2001  |  February 15th, 2011 at 8:30 am

  fill the sink with water and let them sit in it for about half an hour. That should do it

• 2. Judi T  |  February 15th, 2011 at 8:33 am

  I have used cooking oil to get the labels off then washed in dish liquid and they come out great for painting.

• 3. Patti  |  February 15th, 2011 at 9:17 am

  You can try soaking them in warm vinegar/water.

  If that does not work, Goo – Be – Gone works good or Goo-Off. You can buy products like this at just about any store like Walmart. :)

• 4. J Somethingorother  |  February 15th, 2011 at 9:21 am

  soak them for an hour or so in very hot sudsy water. use dish soap…it works best.

• 5. Goethe  |  February 15th, 2011 at 10:00 am

  Burn ‘em.

• 6. bettywitdabigbooty  |  February 15th, 2011 at 10:30 am

  Maybe try some nail polish remover that has acetone in it. Good luck! :)

• 7. peer omer  |  February 15th, 2011 at 11:29 am

  keep rubin it with water. or spit n rub

• 8. Michael H  |  February 15th, 2011 at 12:24 pm

  Go to the hardware store and buy some acetone. Soak the label in water until the paper comes off easy. Wipe the adhesive with a paper towel soaked in acetone. Acetone is one of the best off the shelf adhesive removers that I have found, it is also the active ingredient in nail polish remover.

• 9. usable_dude  |  February 15th, 2011 at 1:05 pm

  Put them in warm and hot water for some time…………

• 10. Chilli  |  February 15th, 2011 at 1:24 pm

  use a blow dryer and they will come right off, leaving no adhesive on the jar good luck chilli

• 11. pengwins_not_my_name  |  February 15th, 2011 at 1:33 pm

  try using WD-40.

• 12. Helena R  |  February 15th, 2011 at 1:35 pm

  a product called WD40 will do the trick. It is usually used as a lubricant but it really works. Other things you can try (especially on glass) is metholated spirit or any other alcohol. Eucalyptus oil also removes stickers but with any oil based products you will need to wash the glass in hot soapy water afterwards.

• 13. jaggedart  |  February 15th, 2011 at 1:44 pm

  hot water with dawn dish soap
  or
  rubbing alcohol
  or
  “Glue Gone” merchandisers use this product with a box cutter

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