IPA-Maybe stupid question

[pampos]

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.

[KnuckleBuckett]

You can mix it 50/50 with de I. THe label will always tell you the concentration.

[JohnZ3MC]

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.

[pampos]

there is nothing on the label.it just write 95% pure alcohol(not 90%).

[salty]

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.

[DM101]

A little off the subject but FK1 makes a cleaner for car body prep FK 1119.

[pingable]

in the Menz filling thread , I recall reading that prepsol was not able to remove the oils whereas IPA did.....fwiw.






A little off the subject but FK1 makes a cleaner for car body prep FK 1119.

[pampos]

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

[wfedwar]

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.

[pampos]

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.



The problem is that it is nod written Isopropyl Alcohol but Pure Alcohol 95%.is it the same??

[wfedwar]

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.

[pampos]

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.



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]

What does it smell like?

[pampos]

What does it smell like?



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]

What does it smell like?



It smells of hops.



We are talking about india pale ale, right? :geez