Oenophilia Label Lift
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Oenophilia Label Lift
Customer Review: For Serious Label Collectors
Summary: 5 Stars
For years I have tried to remove the labels from wine bottles that I have particularly enjoyed, with mixed degrees of success. Soaking in hot water works for some, but the glue has gotten stronger (and less organic), so that techniques has become less and less successful and often leaves me with a permanently sticky label when it does work. Enter the Oenophilia Label Lift. I brought out the collection of empty wine bottles that has littered my house for years and went to work, much to the pleasure of my wife who hates clutter of any type. Bordeaux labels in particular were receptive to the adhesive qualities of the product and it nicely laminated them to boot. I used up the entire package and was so impressed that I ordered five more packages.
On the second round, I began to discover the products limitations. It still isn't perfect, as I have discovered. Some labels that are heavily glued or embossed won't come off and thin labels, well they are hit or miss. If you have an empty bottle with one that you just can't do without - keep the bottle because once you begin trying to take off the label, its an all or nothing proposition. A rundown of the pros and cons:
The Good:
-- Usually works rather quickly, but you have to first apply the laminate carefully. Apply it starting at one end and press down smoothly to prevent any gaps in the application. Then go over it again with a hard object, the instructions recommend a spoon, but I use the plastic handles of a pair of scissors to avoid marring the plastic.
-- When you have to combine two sheets or parts of sheets, they seem to meld together nicely.
-- You can cut a sheet to fit smaller labels and have some laminate left over to use with other bottles.
The Bad:
-- As I noted above, it doesn't work with all labels. The product succeeds by adhering deeply enough to pull up a significant amount of the label. Great for nice, thick paper wine labels, not so much for thin ones, although you can sometimes remove enough of them to make it worthwhile, but they are rarely displayable and you have just wasted an expensive sheet and destroyed a label that you might like to keep. Ditto with heavily embossed labels (you pull up part of the embossing only).
-- The product is expensive, per sheet is around 78 cents, so save them for really nice bottles.
-- If you are scissor challenged as I am, then it will be difficult to get an exact cut without hitting the label. My workaround is to cut close to the label with scissors and use a cutting board to trim the excess laminate away closer to the label. Doesn't work for odd shaped labels though.
Overall, its a good product and very useful if used within its limitations. A great empty wine bottle declutterer for those who have kept empties around trying to figure out how to remove the label.
Customer Review: I was hesitant but Label Lift works!
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading the other reviews on my first label I left the label lift on my wine bottle for 24 hours before attempting to remove it. And it worked! Really well! So far I've only lifted one label but so far so good.Customer Review: LOVE THEM
Summary: 5 Stars
I had actually bought this product at local winery before I looked for it on Amazon and read the reviews. I see some people had some issues with it working properly. If you take the time it works great - I am 13 for 13. The key is really pressing the product onto the label with the back of a spoon - under a light you can see what areas you have missed. Then let it sit for a few minutes, some of the more expensive bottles of wine (and usually higher quality labels) did not come off as quickly but after sitting overnight peeled off perfectly. You can tell as you start to gently peel the product up if the label is ready. I also cut some of them in half for smaller labels and extended the amount in the package. I also love that the label is laminated and protected. Love this product and just bought a package of 50 more.Customer Review: Label Off works
Summary: 4 Stars
This product gets hold of almost every label made and pulls it off cleanly 99% of the time. Great for collectors of wine labels.Customer Review: Label lift
Summary: 4 Stars
The product works much better than most that are on the market. There was one that I found in Japan that was more tenacious at removing the label, but it is not impoted to the U.S.A