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flb18r
12-28-2009, 07:52 PM
I tried all the phamacy, homedepo, walmart, and K mart around my area. all I can find is the rubbing achool. are they the same?
FourEyes45
12-28-2009, 07:54 PM
Ace hardware has it down here in FL.
Lasthope05
12-28-2009, 07:54 PM
Rubbing alcohol is IPA.
A4 1.8tqm
12-28-2009, 07:59 PM
LOL, yes they are the same. Sorry you had to go to all those places before finding out.
DARK HORSE
12-28-2009, 08:00 PM
I tried all the phamacy, homedepo, walmart, and K mart around my area. all I can find is the rubbing achool. are they the same?

I got mine in the pharmacy dept. at Walmart, it reads: 91% Isopropyl Alcohol (First Aid Antiseptic) on the label...:xyxthumbs:

(Yes it's the same).
flb18r
12-28-2009, 08:04 PM
man i feel dumb:bowdown:
Matt S.
12-29-2009, 09:40 AM
man i feel dumb:bowdown:

Hey, at least you now know you don't have to order it!
sullysdetailing
12-29-2009, 10:51 AM
Any store that sells frist aid stuff
flb18r
12-29-2009, 06:57 PM
I got some IPA rubbing achool 70%. oooops I should of gotton the 91%. I jus experimenting for a glass cleaner and fore IPA wipe downs. i wanna mix 25% white vinagar 25% achool and 50% water to test on windows. and I believe 50/50 for IPA wipe downs. I read it somewhere that you can use 50/50 white vinagar to remove water spots???
ScottB
12-29-2009, 07:47 PM
I was wondering if there was a rush on IPA this flu season or something ??
tenorplayer23
12-29-2009, 08:20 PM
Scott...............................PLEASE!!!!! :dig:

:D

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Bob




I was wondering if there was a rush on IPA this flu season or something ??
Going Mobile
12-30-2009, 07:41 PM
I was wondering if there was a rush on IPA this flu season or something ??
On the serious side, definitely, when H1N1 hit the state, parents (and others) were rushing around trying to disinfect everything!:idea: The only problem, it's supposedly less effective on viruses. If I remember correctly, the reason why they wipe alcohol on the skin before say, an injection, is to clean and remove oil from the area.

As others have already said, rubbing alcohol is usually the same as isopropyl (IPA). In Cali, IPA usually comes in 70% or 91%, and the rest is water. 70% is baseline for disinfecting. You may see some ethyl alcohol (labeled as rubbing alcohol), and may also see it labeled as "denatured." This is where something else is added to make it undrinkable.

A friend of mine uses 70% in his window cleaning solution and claims no problems. I've only used 91%, but if you already bought the 70%, why not give it a try?;)
Lowprofile
12-31-2009, 12:05 AM
I was wondering if there was a rush on IPA this flu season or something ??

:D
Bunky
12-31-2009, 07:28 AM
I had picked up 91% at Kmart.

Many years ago when I used to clean electronic equipment I had been told that rubbing alcohol has added oils so they always said use bottles label IPA. However, I cannot find anything that confirmed this.
A4 1.8tqm
12-31-2009, 10:36 AM
I had picked up 91% at Kmart.

Many years ago when I used to clean electronic equipment I had been told that rubbing alcohol has added oils so they always said use bottles label IPA. However, I cannot find anything that confirmed this.

Hmm, interesting. It would be good to know for sure...

OK I took a bunch of quotes and commented but it got too long, so here's links to some info.

rubbing alcohol (http://en.wikipedia.org/####/Isopropyl_alcohol) Can't link to a specific #### page? weird can't type wikipedia's abbreviation? CG, but CG is allowed now? Am I in the twilight zone?

Alcohol Differences (http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem00/chem00102.htm)