IPA-Maybe stupid question

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pampos

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Is IPA pure alcohol??if yes may i use as it is or 50/50 mixture with deionized water?The only alcohol i found is a 90% pure alcohol..

Thanks.
 
I always dilute the IPA I buy 1:1 with distilled water.



There is a variety of ethanol from Scotland I use that is never diluted, always used full strength.

-John C.
 
Most use 70% rubbing alcohol and cut it 1:1 with water to make it 35%.



I have access to 99% so i use that 1:1.
 
in the Menz filling thread , I recall reading that prepsol was not able to remove the oils whereas IPA did.....fwiw.





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I want to use it before applying glazes/sealants/waxes and for removing the "oily swirl look" from waxes/sealants when i am done.What is the safest mixture for not damage the paint on the first case and what for the second case not to remove the wax/sealant but only the streaks from the wax.(i cannot remove it completely with MF towels : ( )

Thanks
 
Not stupid at all. 90% (or whatever) only says that it is 90% Isopropyl Alcohol, but doesn't say what the balance is. You might assume it is 10% water, but it could easily be 10% n-propanol, or 5% n-propanol, 5% water, etc. Either way, I'd just experiment a little with different dilutions to see what works for you. Pure IPA won't hurt anything if you just want to use it straight.
 
wfedwar said:
Not stupid at all. 90% (or whatever) only says that it is 90% Isopropyl Alcohol, but doesn't say what the balance is. You might assume it is 10% water, but it could easily be 10% n-propanol, or 5% n-propanol, 5% water, etc. Either way, I'd just experiment a little with different dilutions to see what works for you. Pure IPA won't hurt anything if you just want to use it straight.
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The problem is that it is nod written Isopropyl Alcohol but Pure Alcohol 95%.is it the same??
 
My guess is that what you have is ethanol. (Does it say "denatured" anywhere?) Not the same thing, but can be used for the same purpose.
 
wfedwar said:
My guess is that what you have is ethanol. (Does it say "denatured" anywhere?) Not the same thing, but can be used for the same purpose.
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It doesn't say denatured anywhere.It is a clear liquid and it said only 95% pure alcohol(spirit is the other word that we use for that)
 
salty said:
What does it smell like?
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Smells like Alcohol :p.i cannot say that it smells like anything else.Vodka for example contains 40% alcohol and this one is 95% pure alcohol...I cannot find anything else about this.It is not a laboratory product but it comes out with similar way that wine does...
 
Black240SX said:
It smells of hops.



We are talking about india pale ale, right? :geez
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Canadian hooch, you drink that s*at 240SX?



Pampos IPA has an unmistakable smell.



Probably denatured alcohol, so you can't drink it.
 
pampos said:
Smells like Alcohol :p.i cannot say that it smells like anything else.Vodka for example contains 40% alcohol and this one is 95% pure alcohol...I cannot find anything else about this.It is not a laboratory product but it comes out with similar way that wine does...
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It sounds like your bottle isn't helping to tell you much, as there are many different kinds of Pure Alcohol. Does it smell like the kind of alcohol that's in liquors like vodka, or does it smell like the kind of alcohol they use to wipe your skin before giving you an injection? If it smells like the kind they use on you before an injection, it's isopropyl alcohol, and that is the kind you want.
 
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