Roshan's Ridiculously Relatable Radical Ratio Method!

Nice video. I need to start making gallons of UWW LOL. I totally understand your method, I guess I just wanted to do it the hard way by filling up the small RTU bottle.

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This may help some. I agree if you just get the total parts it is fairly easy to understand. As for your naming, I think you left off perfect from your method.;)
 
Roshan, that's a pretty cool video for helping to understand a simple way to mix chemicals...........or for anything else! :bigups
 
Good luck changing the forum nomenclature for dilution. I think, in the future, I will adopt the shotglass method - something I am sure more members will relate to (and have): 20 oz water, add 2 shots of product and a splash of Coke; shaken, not stirred. ;)

Of course, I actually mix my own chemicals as if a single molecule is the difference between it working as described and it being only worthy of the drain.
 
Thanks everyone for watching :)

mjlinane said:
Good luck changing the forum nomenclature for dilution. I think, in the future, I will adopt the shotglass method - something I am sure more members will relate to (and have): 20 oz water, add 2 shots of product and a splash of Coke; shaken, not stirred. ;)

Of course, I actually mix my own chemicals as if a single molecule is the difference between it working as described and it being only worthy of the drain.
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hahaha ok that last statement literally made me laugh out loud!
 
mjlinane said:
Of course, I actually mix my own chemicals as if a single molecule is the difference between it working as described and it being only worthy of the drain.
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I try to be very precise as well...car wash soap, APC, etc.

Now if I could figure out a formula for how much microfiber detergent per pound of towels. I really would like to know what the sellers of microfiber products thin a "full load" weighs.
 
Excellent video! Thanks! Another method that some may like is decimals...I do better with decimals than fractions. For example, if I am making a quick detailer solution using BF RW, the ratio is 3:32. So the decimal would be .0857 (3/35). Since I am using a 32 oz. spray bottle and I need to fit the RW within that 32 oz., I back my water down to 29 oz. So I take 29 x .0857 and I get 2.49 oz. of RW to 29 oz. of water.

So since I have the 16oz. bottle of RW, I would use 10 capfuls (each capful = 1/4 oz.) in 29 oz. of water.

Please feel free to correct my math if I am off in some way here. Hope this is helpful for the "decimal inclined".
 
I think I did my math wrong here guys (previous post). When converting to decimal, I think you have to use the actual amount of water not the amount of water+product. To get my head around this I was thinking of a 3:30 dilution ratio. This would also be 2:20 and 1:10. So for this to convert correctly, the formula would be 3/30 which is .1. So if I was using 20 oz. of water, that would convert correctly to 2 oz...etc.

So on the example above where I am doing 3:32, if I was using 29 oz. of water the amount of RW to add would be 3/32 x 29 which is 2.72 or 11 capfuls.

I have this correct now right? Please chime in.
 
wdmaccord said:
I think I did my math wrong here guys (previous post). When converting to decimal, I think you have to use the actual amount of water not the amount of water+product. To get my head around this I was thinking of a 3:30 dilution ratio. This would also be 2:20 and 1:10. So for this to convert correctly, the formula would be 3/30 which is .1. So if I was using 20 oz. of water, that would convert correctly to 2 oz...etc.

So on the example above where I am doing 3:32, if I was using 29 oz. of water the amount of RW to add would be 3/32 x 29 which is 2.72 or 11 capfuls.

I have this correct now right? Please chime in.
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I don't know man, you kind of lost me with that last post.

Guess I'm not a decimal kind of guy :cool:
 
Sorry...trying to help the "fractionally challenged" and think I somehow managed to even confuse myself. I think my 2nd post is the right way using the 3:30 example to prove it to myself. Remind your kids...math is important...even if you just want to detail cars someday. :lol2:
 
I'm admittedly a newbie to the forum and this level of detailing in general, but I would have never though of needing to be so much more precise than what I do by eyeballing it. Something else to improve on. However, I can maybe help with the precise ratios. Most auto parts stores that mix automotive paints also have mixing containers (usually free, quart, gal). The containers have all the demarcations for 1:1 through 1:10, along with multiple parts 1:4:1/2 etc.; or just plain oz. I use them for painting, but they would make a very convenient easy to use container for chemical dilution as well (with minimal thought to it). Easy to pour into from the bulk containers then funnel into the application container.
 
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