quick spray with electrical alcohol (Isopropyl) cleans it in one wipe. £2 for a spray that will probably last a life time if thats all your using it for.
I write in pencil and then use a soft pencil eraser to remove. Sometimes give wash in fairy liquid. I find they break after a few uses anyway. Sometimes if the pencil fades I write over the top to re-use.
I use a Stabilo fine black marker pen - then after plants are planted out I simply dip the label in a drop of cellulose thinners for 1 second and wipe it - clean as a whistle (as they say). Very quick, very easy ... but then again I do have a tin of cellulose thinners in my workshop - a 500ml tin can be purchased from a car accessory shop. Have to say though - a fresh set of labels would be cheaper if that's all you are going to use it for.
Correction to my earlier post today - The pen I use is a Fine point Staedtler permanent Lumocolor not a Stabilo. It might say "Permanent" on the pen but not against Cellulose thinners. Main benefit to me of the pen is that the ink does not fade in bright sunlight.
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Life's too short for all this!
quick spray with electrical alcohol (Isopropyl) cleans it in one wipe. £2 for a spray that will probably last a life time if thats all your using it for.
I use a stabilo marker pen and dip them in neat bleach for a couple of days, comes off no probs.
I use car cream cut polish, just rub it on than rub it off. It is so easy, cheap, quick, and a job well done.
Den from Aussie
I write in pencil and then use a soft pencil eraser to remove. Sometimes give wash in fairy liquid. I find they break after a few uses anyway. Sometimes if the pencil fades I write over the top to re-use.
I go without one can of coke and spend the money on a hundred new labels - simples!
I use a Stabilo fine black marker pen - then after plants are planted out I simply dip the label in a drop of cellulose thinners for 1 second and wipe it - clean as a whistle (as they say). Very quick, very easy ... but then again I do have a tin of cellulose thinners in my workshop - a 500ml tin can be purchased from a car accessory shop. Have to say though - a fresh set of labels would be cheaper if that's all you are going to use it for.
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I use Vim scouring powder.
I use wooden ones and compost them afterwards as Gardeners I feel we should cut back on use of plastic wherever possible....lecture over!
Correction to my earlier post today - The pen I use is a Fine point Staedtler permanent Lumocolor not a Stabilo. It might say "Permanent" on the pen but not against Cellulose thinners. Main benefit to me of the pen is that the ink does not fade in bright sunlight.