Stupid ratio question..

Russ@Exclusive

Russ@Exclusive

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I recently got a gallon of Megs APC and the small squirt bottle. I know the dilution of 1:10 but is that in oz? The bottle itself has a line for where to fill the water up to but where do I fill the APC up to?

I know this is somewhat of a dumb question. :wall
 
Russ@Exclusive said:
I recently got a gallon of Megs APC and the small squirt bottle. I know the dilution of 1:10 but is that in oz? The bottle itself has a line for where to fill the water up to but where do I fill the APC up to?

I know this is somewhat of a dumb question. :wall
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Yes its in OZ...unless you want to mix the gallon with ten gallons of water...might take a while to go threw that much:D
 
Russ@Exclusive said:
I recently got a gallon of Megs APC and the small squirt bottle. I know the dilution of 1:10 but is that in oz? The bottle itself has a line for where to fill the water up to but where do I fill the APC up to?

I know this is somewhat of a dumb question. :wall
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It isn't stupid or dumb wither one.
If you don't know, what better way to learn than to ask.
Beemer answered your question, but I thought I would mention something about Meg's APC dilution.
They recommend 4:1 and 10:1 so it would seem the stronger mixture isn't going to destroy anything. Because it seems to be a fairly forgiving product, I'm not real critical about my ratio. It seems to work great anywhere around the 10:1 ratio which is between 8:1 and 11:1 for me. :)
I like to stay at the 10:1 ratio, but if I'm a little off, I don't worry about it.
 
Russ we are all family here. Just ask up I know i have ask a lot dumber questions than that. and i get pick on all the time:hmmm:
 
This may help some too

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When mixing APC I have a very precise way of doing it I pour out of a gallon container into a bucket till I think it is a plenty then fill it with water from the hose.
That has worked for me for years.
 
I just checked out the ratio printout from the other user's gallery. Is it correct?

Math might not be my strong area, but I'm getting different numbers.

For example, using the 1 gallon chart, he's saying in order to get a 1:2 ratio in a 128oz bottle I would need 42.67oz of chemical and the rest water.

My math says I need 64oz.

1:2 = X:128

2x = 128

x = 64

Correct me if I'm wrong, but be gentle LOL
 
There are two ways to interpret 2:1 depending on the area.

In the detailing world, it is 2 parts water to 1 part product. In the chemistry lab or medical world, they mdo it differently (there is no 1:1 using this method, 50/50 is called 2:1)

The best way to do it is say you want 2:1. This means you have 3 total parts. Divide 128 by 3 = 42.7 so if you want 2:1 you add 2x42.7=85.3 water to 42.7 product. This should yield about 128 oz final diluted solution.
 
Bunky said:
Divide 128 by 3 = 42.7 so if you want 2:1 you add 2x42.7=85.3 water to 42.7 product. This should yield about 128 oz final diluted solution.
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Uh, yeah... what he said! Then I commence the launch sequence. :lol2:

Come on, Al! As my daughter would say, "Like, OMG!"

If you want a 1:1 ratio, fill the container, any container, about half full of water. Fill the remainder with product.

3:1 is about 3/4 water to 1/4 product. 10:1 in a 16 oz bottle is about a shot glass of product, the rest water (Yes, that's a little stronger than 10:1, so what?)

BTW...Hey, Dubbin, great post! Thanks.
 
JohnHenry said:
Uh, yeah... what he said! Then I commence the launch sequence. :lol2:

Come on, Al! As my daughter would say, "Like, OMG!"

If you want a 1:1 ratio, fill the container, any container, about half full of water. Fill the remainder with product.

3:1 is about 3/4 water to 1/4 product. 10:1 in a 16 oz bottle is about a shot glass of product, the rest water (Yes, that's a little stronger than 10:1, so what?)

BTW...Hey, Dubbin, great post! Thanks.
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Obviously, you can do the math in your head except when doing something like 7:1.
 
Bunky said:
Obviously, you can do the math in your head except when doing something like 7:1.
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Point taken.

But, I'd hate to make washing cars seem more complicated than it should be. I wonder how many newbees have gone away thinking "Screw it. Turtle Wax doesn't make me use a slide rule." :)
 
I responded because I thought Markw did not understand where the 42.7 came from and what it was not 64 oz as he thought so I was just showing how the math worked.

That is why they make bottles with the markings...just fill to the marking level, then add water.
 
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