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Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 1:04:24 PM   
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Status: online 		Does anyone have a method for removing the ACL from a bottle?
Thanx....Jim

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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 1:11:10 PM   
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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 1:20:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		It matters alot what age/quality the ACL is. The better ones are actually baked on frit (ground glass) so not much will disolve them.
Some of the early/poor ones come off pretty easy.

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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 2:05:05 PM   
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Status: online 		It's on there good Matt, might have to give it Connor and let him soak it in acid and see if that does it....

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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 2:15:20 PM   
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It's on there good Matt, might have to give it Connor and let him soak it in acid and see if that does it....


Hey Jim,

ACL S&M, eh? Way kinky! How did the paint incur your wrath?



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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 2:30:40 PM   
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Hey Jim,

ACL S&M, eh? Way kinky! How did the paint incur your wrath?


I have a few soda labels looking for 28oz. clear unembossed crown tops for display, very hard to find but I have one here with acl so I want to remove it and add the label...

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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 6:46:19 PM   
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Status: online 		never done it before, but I'm sure muratic acid would do the trick. Bring it to Georgia and put it in the ground for a few decades and I promise you that bad boy will wipe right off!

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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 6:51:47 PM   
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never done it before, but I'm sure muratic acid would do the trick. Bring it to Georgia and put it in the ground for a few decades and I promise you that bad boy will wipe right off!

We shall see TD, I'd kinda like to get the three of them on the shelf before I die....

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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 7:05:09 PM   
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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 7:07:39 PM   
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Status: online 		Those will be my next steps NCB, I know Connor has the acid so I'll try that first. Results will be posted...

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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 8:06:16 PM   
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Status: online 		I don't wanna die from some ACL chemicals invading my nostrils... But I'll give it a try...

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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 8:32:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey Jim, I might have seen a few blank 28 oz. sodas around my dump. Ill let you know if i can find them. They may have been 32 oz. however. Ill check when I get back there.

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RE: Removing ACL ???? - 2/1/2012 8:34:56 PM   
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Hey Jim, I might have seen a few blank 28 oz. sodas around my dump. Ill let you know if i can find them. They may have been 32 oz. however. Ill check when I get back there.

Thanx that would be great


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