Dilution ratios driving me insane..

Russ@Exclusive

Russ@Exclusive

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I get so confused for some reason when reading dilution ratios and I think I may be getting them wrong.

Megs APC 10:1 is 10 parts megs 1 part water and are they both in Oz? So if I had their 32 oz bottle, I would do 30ish oz of APC and only about 2oz of water? I think I may be doing my dilutions all backwards :wall

Is it always chemical to water?
 
Water is the largest of the two numbers in most cases. 10 parts water to 1 part product...again this is in most cases, read the labels at all times!
 
Ok good. I see people sayin things differently sometimes online that gets me screwed up but I knew I had to be doing it right in the first place. Its always Water to 1 part chemical. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
 
Russ@Exclusive said:
I get so confused for some reason when reading dilution ratios and I think I may be getting them wrong.

Megs APC 10:1 is 10 parts megs 1 part water and are they both in Oz? So if I had their 32 oz bottle, I would do 30ish oz of APC and only about 2oz of water? I think I may be doing my dilutions all backwards :wall

Is it always chemical to water?
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Bingo!
You do have it backwards. At least as far as any products I use.
10:1 means 10 parts water to 1 part product.
Ounces seems to be the easiest way for me to work with product dilutions.
A medicine measuring cup works pretty good for measuring the product and most spray bottles have ounce markings on them.
Bottles like this work great for measuring as well.
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That happens to be a Micro-Restore bottle, but I have several I have purchased from U.S. Plastics. I keep my APC concentrates, my window cleaning concentrates, my rinseless wash products as well as my Micro-Restore in them.
 
Russ@Exclusive said:
So if I had their 32 oz bottle, I would do 30ish oz of APC and only about 2oz of water?
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"Parts" is a generic measurement. It is up to you to decide how much product you need/can make. You can mix 10 gallons of water to a gallon of cleaner if you wanted, or pints, quarts, liters, ounces, cups, drams, Tbsp, tsp... whatever.
As to the 32 oz bottle, 29 oz. of water and 2.9 oz of product would be 10:1, and equal pretty much the full 32 oz. bottle. 30 oz. water would allow only 2 oz. of product, and result in a weaker solution by about a third.
In case you hadn't thought of this, you don't *have* to mix up a full bottle every time. If you aren't likely to use much of a product, you might mix up only 11 oz. of product (10oz +1oz.) so you'll use it in a reasonable amount of time. Or even 5.5 oz. (5 oz. + .5 oz.) Some products change over time once mixed with water and don't work as well if they sit around too long.
(As an aside, you should always pour the water in first, then the concentrate. This way you reduce the risk of spraying back into your eyes if too much water pressure is used, as well as you should get less foaming. Foam will affect the proper dilutions, especially if you are filling a bottle right up.)
 
Lol well I always did it by Water : Product but I read people's dilutions online like 1:10 and then 10:1 and all different dilutions that didn't sound right and it got me confused for a little so I figured I would straighten that out. I would never use 10 parts APC 1 part water, I knew out of common sense that that mixture is way too strong and couldn't be right.

But anyway, thanks for clearing that up for me guys.
 
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