Finishing bottle with capsule

[BillK]

I have tried using the capsules to finish the wine bottle off after corkingto give it a clean look.
Thecapsules I am using shrink when heat/steam is applied to it. The product works but I always have the ugly wrinkles everywhere.


Anybody have better luck with these? Any tips would be appreciated.

 

[Runningwolf]

Bill, start at the top with your heat gun and work your way down. A hair dryer in most cases is not hot enough. Others will be chiming in soon and tell you to use boiling water. If you do this I would recommend putting your capsules on before the label so the water dosen't run down onto your labels. If you're really a serious bottler like a lot of us then I would recommend a capsular.

 

[tonyt]

I dip them head first into a small pot of boiling water. I hold the capsule on the upside down bottle till the first 1/2 inch is submerged, then dunk it slowly the rest of the way. I have never had wrinkles nor have I scalded myself. Will likely do both next time now.

 

[Wade E]

Im with Dan on the Horizontal Encapsuler. I love it and its way fast and they come out great!

 

[Pablo]

I picked up a heat gun from Harbor Freight.

 

[fivebk]

I use a heat gun and have had no problems with wrinkles.

BOB

 

[rrussell]

I use boiling water and dip them slowly using the shrink tool listed under bottle filling catagory in Georges catalogue to hold them on with. works great.

 

[LittleLeroy]

I use boiling water. The only time I got wrinkles is when i used the large caps on the small bottles.

 

[Tom]

Yep, Like above I use boiling water and never had a wrinkle.

 

[Runningwolf]

Yep, Like above I use boiling water and never had a wrinkle.

WOW if I used boiling water I would be all wrinkly and red

 

[Wade E]

Dont worry Dan, another year and youll be all wrinkly! Sorry, I had to go there! hehehe

 

[BillK]

Thanks for the responses. Will try the boiling water techinique and the other suggested ways. I actually got pretty good at using just a candle. I kept spinning it so it didn't get to hot in one spot.


Thanks

 

[Runningwolf]

WOW, thats a new one I haven't tried yet. If you don't like the way it came out you can always just wax it!

 

[BillK]

Tried the boiling water and that worked great. Also very fast. Think I will go with this way from now on.

 

[robie]

The boiling water method does not work as well at higher altitudes, like in many areas of Colorado and New Mexico. That's because at higher altitudes, water boils at a lower temp, so the necessary heat is not there. Best to use a heat gun.