How to remove Corona bottle printing?

I'm planning to use recycled Corona bottles to pack some juice I'm producing, but to put my own logo on these bottles, I want to remove the original printed brand. In my city, and even in my whole country there is no recycling plants so there is basically nowhere to get help.

I tried using paint thinner, paint remover, acetone, and brushing, only the last one worked but the bottle was unsuable after that.

So, the question: HOW TO REMOVE THE PRINTED BRANDING IN A CORONA BOTTLE?

Topic bottle packaging glass reuse homebrew

Category Mac

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I used 5 tablespoons one step cleaner and instead of water I used white vinegar and put about 3 tablespoons of powdered citric acid for good measure. I did add water to top up level to cover over the label. Used a 1 gallon Tupperware that will fit two corona especial 32oz bottles. Filled bottles with hot water and placed in mix left over night. Next morning there was nothing but a shadow of the ink that wiped off with a paper towel. Be careful and add ingredients slowly, when adding the ingredients. Has a tendency to foam up.

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I just wanted to let you know, in case anyone else could find this useful.

Hydrochloric acid alone worked perfectly, the bottle was put into it for less than 20 minutes, and after that it was rinsed with water (almost no rubbing was needed) and everything was removed in less than 10 seconds.

NOTES:

-The part of paint remaining on the top, was not inside the acid.

-The bottle itself was not affected. It's still shiny and without a single scratch after the proccess.

-The paint doesn't disintegrate inside the acid, so the acid could be used multiple times.

-You should use protective equipment. And NEVER EVER mix the acid with bleach... it could kill you (literally).

You can see the result here:

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Soak in StarSan.

Mix starsan as you would normally. Submerge bottles and soak for a day or so. Use a stainless steel scrubber (ball of stainless steel for cleaning pots/pans) to scrub off the paint.

I've done this on 100's of bottles. It's really effortless with the scrubber.

Side note I wouldn't recommend clear bottles for beer or anything hopped. (skunking from light) But they do work good for ciders and the like.

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