Ipa wipe down with 70% isopropyl alcohol mixture question

[Jpatchley]

What should the dilation be for an ipa wipe down using the 70% purchased at wal mart?

[cleanmycorolla]

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[Heisenberg]

What should the dilation be for an ipa wipe down using the 70% purchased at wal mart?

Here's a really great explanation of IPA wipedowns by Mike Phillips. Helped me understand dilutions and usage.

[theblob640]

For a 12% IPA solution, 1:6 would be your dilution ratio.

[Mike Phillips]

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How to Mix IPA for Inspecting Correction Results



Here's the answer....


70% IPA
To mix a 32 ounce Spray Bottle
8 ounces (or ½ of a 16 ounce bottle) will make 32 ounce of 17.5% IPA to Water solution. Get a 32 ounce container, pour in 8 ounces, (or ½ of a 16 ounce bottle) of the 70% IPA and then fill the rest of the container up with water and you get 32 ounces of 17.5% IPA to Water solution.

[swanicyouth]

I use around 20%. First I dilute it as if the IPA was 100%. Then I figure the IPA is ABOUT 30% less than 100% (its 70%), so I add about 30% more IPA than the original amount of IPA I added. Easy to do in your head.

[FASTFRED]

The below is a "sticky" in the "Hot Topics" forum group because it tends to be a topic that comes up all the time.

How to Mix IPA for Inspecting Correction Results



Here's the answer....


70% IPA
To mix a 32 ounce Spray Bottle
8 ounces (or ½ of a 16 ounce bottle) will make 32 ounce of 17.5% IPA to Water solution. Get a 32 ounce container, pour in 8 ounces, (or ½ of a 16 ounce bottle) of the 70% IPA and then fill the rest of the container up with water and you get 32 ounces of 17.5% IPA to Water solution.

As always great info Mike.

[Jpatchley]

Thanks everyone!

[loudog2]

What should the dilation be for an ipa wipe down using the 70% purchased at wal mart?

Just be careful. A IPA wipe down can soften paint while wiping which will cause scratching/marring. It happens to my car every time I do a IPA wipe down. I switched to wurth clean solv prep instead.

[PiPUK]

Just be careful. A IPA wipe down can soften paint while wiping which will cause scratching/marring. It happens to my car every time I do a IPA wipe down. I switched to wurth clean solv prep instead.

I should point out that it is quite plausible that your damage is being caused by the lack of lubrication provided by IPA, a problem that will not exist with a panel wipe like you now use.

Does no one ever question why Eraser, a product with 30% IPA, does not damage paint at all when so many straight dilutions of IPA probably will?