IPA? Where do y'all find the high % stuff?

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Batt4Christ

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Around here, all I can find is up to 90%.



I have checked big box stores, drug store/pharmacies. Isn't other brilliant ideas?



Also- what final concentration have you found to work best to check your work/remove polishing oils (Meg's Ultimate)?
 
Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is available as 70 to 95 percent ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, along with water, acetone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and additives to give it a bitter taste some rubbing alcohol includes perfumes or artificial colouring. The term "rubbing alcohol" has become a general non-specific term for either isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) or ethyl alcohol (ethanol) Rubbing-alcohol products can leave a residue behind It is prepared from a special denatured alcohol solution and contains 97.5-100% by volume of pure, concentrated ethanol (ethyl alcohol) or isopropyl alcohol (IPA)



For less dense (soft) clear coat, the lower rate of isopropyl alcohol dilution (1:10) is recommended; conversely denser (hard) clear coats should use a higher dilution (1:25); as you increase the dilution rate of isopropyl alcohol its paint softening effect drops exponentially.



Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is a fast evaporating solvent and at higher ambient temperatures will filly evaporate (flash) within ~30minutes at higher temperatures. At greater dilution percentages it will evaporate more slowly, bear this in mind in warmer environments.



A recommended isopropyl alcohol (IPA) dilution of 1:10 to 1:4 ratios (10-25%) in distilled water as a ‘safe’ surface wipedown cleaning solution. The reason for this wide range is due to the variations in the clear coat paint systems



Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and or other solvents will permeate the paint, causing both temporary softening and some swelling. Depending on the solvent (strength) used and the amount of heat the amount of swelling varies.







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And it's really pretty simple if one did not sleep through basic math in high school. The difference between a 70% and a 90%, etc, is the amount of water it is cut with.

Do the math.
 
Something I read:



Table salt will absorb the water as it dissolves Once this happens, use a turkey baster to suck out the 100% IPA



Ture??? Hell if I know but it sounds cool
 
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TOGWT said:




Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is a fast evaporating solvent and at higher ambient temperatures will filly evaporate (flash) within ~30minutes at higher temperatures. At greater dilution percentages it will evaporate more slowly, bear this in mind in warmer environments.

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Don't forget that these mixes are not azeotropes - they do not evaporate uniformly with each component. The result is that, in a water diluted mixture, the IPA will evaporate away rapidly whilst the water will not. So if your surface is still wet any more than a couple of minutes after wiping, the 'wet' will have a much higher water content than your applied solution.
 
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