I haven't tried it on this specifically, but the best thing I've found for removing labels of any type is "Goo Gone". A small bottle lasts forever, so I'm not sure where I got it - probably the hardware store or maybe even the grocery store. It smells like orange oil. You just squirt it on the label, come back in 15 minutes and it's loose. Doesn't hurt plastic or metal that I've ever found. (Every once in a while, you have to scratch the label if it's the shiny kind, but not usually.)

bkay

the problem is getting under the chemical resistant plastic .. to get to the glue ..

i used a heat gun .. from my old paint removal days... and heated it just enough.. to grab and peel a corner ... then the goo gone.. or some variation ...

just enough heat.. is when the label starts to bubble a bit..

today i was wondering if a hair dryer would generate enough heat ...

i might trust don with a flaming torch.. but i am not sure about the rest of you ... lol ... you will not have to worry about the labels.. should you burn down the garage in the meantime.. lol ... especially if you mix high powered chemical removers with the flaming part ....

BTW.. i did this on some heavy duty stainless steel labels i had.. i dont know if i would bother on replaceable zinc coated plates ....

ken

I just peeled labels off the markers with my fingernails, but they were only in a shady place for 4 months. But the heat sounds good for me in the future, thanks. I would not use a wire wheel because the metal surface could get marred. Bernd

I haven't had any luck using chemicals on the P-touch labels. I've soaked my plant stakes in lacquer thinner, paint thinner, acetone, and paint remover for days. Nothing works unless you remove the top surface of the label first.

Ken, let me know if the hair dryer works. Intil then, I'll keep my propane torch or stove burner handy. :)

I hate label adhesive. Some of it can be removed with Oops, some with alcohol, some with penetrants like Liquid Wrench- most if they work at all just soften it and you can smear it thin. Then I read somewhere about using Mayonaise and I tried it. It works. On hardened (baked) label adhesive softening it a bit and removing the label material first might be able to speed it up. On one particularly difficult label on a bottle I smeared mayo on it and wrapped it in a paper towel - an hour later the bottle was washed with my dishes and was clean.

Les