How do you remove labels from Gold Tip Trads.  

Acetone

Outside with rubber gloves

0000 steel wool works as a great scrubbing pad.  I've used both acetone and a citrus based gunk remover.

Yep, acetone with an abrasive pad.....and wear rubber gloves.

x2 on the wool

I've been taking most of the markings off with acetone and 0000 steel wool, but I like to leave the 1535 or 3555 markings on as that is the only quick way to tell one from the other. It sometimes gets a bit smeared, though.

Then I had this simple little thought; "Why not cover the spine rating with a little piece of masking tape while I scrub the rest off". Works like a charm. Guess I'm just getting a bit slow in my old age.

I use rubbing alcohol and steel wool

Brillo pads works like a charm!