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[harvini]

As alot of you know its important to keep costs down while detailing.
my question is about I.P.A ... is all I.P.A the same or is car cleaning isopropyl alcohol different?

[builthatch]

As alot of you know its important to keep costs down while detailing.
my question is about I.P.A ... is all I.P.A the same or is car cleaning isopropyl alcohol different?

same. exact. thing. one's diluted more than the other.

IPA solution around here is typically a lower percentage of alcohol, say, 20% on average.

the stuff you get in the store is 50/70/91% and is used as the base for the car cleaning version.

[Niblick]

Builthatch is spot on. isopropyl alcohol is the name given to a very specific chemical. therefore IPA is IPA is IPA. if they mess with it (other than diluting it with water), they have to call it something else.

[FUNX650]

if they mess with it (other than diluting it with water), they have to call it something else.
Other IPA names without messing with it:

Propan-2-ol; Isopropanol; Rubbing alcohol;
sec-Propyl alcohol; s-Propanol; iPrOH


Bob

[brondondolon]

Bob what do you do for a living youre always giving the chemical makeup to things.

[builthatch]

Other IPA names without messing with it:

Propan-2-ol; Isopropanol; Rubbing alcohol;
sec-Propyl alcohol; s-Propanol; iPrOH


Bob

growing up, the rubbing alcohol we had contained ethyl alcohol!

[FUNX650]

Bob what do you do for a living youre always giving the chemical makeup to things.
•I'm retired now.

•You know how it is when something happens to you that
has a bearing on your future possible career choice(s)..?
-Well this is what happened to me.

When I was just a tad, I wondered:
When I drink a big glass of grape Kool-Aid and pee it out later on...Where does the purple go?

:D

Bob

[dlc95]

•I'm retired now.

•You know how it is when something happens to you that
has a bearing on your future possible career choice(s)..?
-Well this is what happened to me.

When I was just a tad, I wondered:
When I drink a big glass of grape Kool-Aid and pee it out later on...Where does the purple go?

:D

Bob

Love it!

[DaveT435]

Bob what do you do for a living youre always giving the chemical makeup to things.

I would guess engineer...possibly even chemical engineer.

[Paul A.]

I have always simply purchased the pharmacy stocked iso alc. Sometimes the 70% stuff and sometimes the 91% stuff.

So where does the purple stuff go, Bob? (haha, love it!)

[Niblick]

Other IPA names without messing with it:

Propan-2-ol; Isopropanol; Rubbing alcohol;
sec-Propyl alcohol; s-Propanol; iPrOH


Bob

sorry, i think you may have misunderstood. what I'm saying is that if it says IPA on the bottle, then its IPA in the bottle. if they add another product other than diluting it with water, its no longer IPA. which i think is what the original post was asking. i may be mistaken of course

[FUNX650]

sorry, i think you may have misunderstood. what I'm saying is that if it says IPA on the bottle, then its IPA in the bottle. if they add another product other than diluting it with water, its no longer IPA. which i think is what the original post was asking. i may be mistaken of course
No...I did understand.

It's just a heads-up that the synonyms of the chemical ingredients may be listed on consumer products.


Bob

[harvini]

thanks guys i thought so! would i be best to dilute it down if i get like the 90% stuff?

[FUNX650]

thanks guys i thought so! would i be best to dilute it down if i get like the 90% stuff?
Yes...Here's a guide/How-To:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/hot-topics-frequently-asked-questions/31183-how-mix-ipa-inspecting-correction-results.html

Bob

[Niblick]

No...I did understand.

It's just a heads-up that the synonyms of the chemical ingredients may be listed on consumer products.


Bob

ah, sorry, i'd missed the point of your post. by quoting my post in the way that you did it appeared that you disagreed with it. what your actually saying is that there are many names for IPA, but its still all just IPA. a rose by any other name as it were :)