Labels not adhering well- help!

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Permalink Reply by IBN Member Sherri Willson on July 18, 2011 at 5:03pm

I did not receive notification that this message was posted.  I deeply apologize for that.  This has been an ongoing issue.  Please contact me directly, sales@designerlabelgal.com if you did not find a solution.

 

Again, my sincerest apologies for not responding sooner.

 

Sherri

Permalink Reply by Stephen P. Markham on December 19, 2011 at 9:12pm

Cindy, Just catching up on some late reading.

Hopefully you've conquered your label situation.

I had labels not sticking to my product as well, and some bubbling issues also, but on small LDPE bottles, (plastic).

My first issue was that I filled my product warm and capped it immediately. I also labeled as soon as I could. My bottles shrank a touch when they cooled and thus the labels wrinkled and peeled.

I let them cool with the cap loose now and tighten after.

Additionally, I had "labels peeling off" issues as well, and went to my label supplier to pick his brain and he told me about "flashing" the bottles I had, which worked well.

 

As I understand it, the manufacturing process leaves a "release" residue on the bottles, glass or plastic, and they need to be flashed, which is waving it over a small flame to burn off the release stuff.

I also just wiped with alcohol, as I still do, but now I wave each bottle over my gas burner on the stove, each side, briefly, and limit touching to the tops until my labels are placed manually, as I do now.

It seems to have done the trick, and yes, I've lost some knuckle hair off my fingers!

 

Best to you!

 

Steve Markham

Epiphany Products and Development LLC

Schenectady, NY

www.MB3Products.com

 

Permalink Reply by Cindy Wolk-Weiss on January 13, 2012 at 5:35pm

Thanks so much Steve. I will give it a try

Cindy