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Can I use 99% pure isopropyl alcohol to clean lab/mixing gear?
submitted about 10 years ago by aixelsyD3

Or would a 1.75 liter bottle of everclear be the better bet?And if this is in the sticky's on the right I couldn't find it.Just gearing up to start so be easy on my bottle hole.

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by skiddlzninjaabout 10 years agoFrugivore

Everclear. It's safer and has no shitty chemical flavor left by residue. And it's also safe for consumption.

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by deadguydrewabout 10 years ago

Safe for consumption is a very relative term when it comes to Everclear.

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by skiddlzninjaabout 10 years agoFrugivore

It's also a relative term when it comes to comparing it to 99% pure isopropyl alcohol.

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by cash_shamelabout 10 years agoMixologist

hahaaaaa. I live in Idaho case of ever clear every time i head to wyomig

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by ndjs22about 10 years ago

It appears that the concern about Everclear safety was a legitimate one after all.

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by kirktabout 10 years agoBring on the Diacetyl, baby

Also not sold in Ohio without a prescription (I kid you not). I usually rinse with with distilled water first then vodka, which allows me to re-use the vodka for a while.

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by skiddlzninjaabout 10 years agoFrugivore

Yeah, I found a bottle in my friend's mom's cupboard when I was 15. Lasted me about 3 months worth of parties making some 15% kool-aid.

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by SeanMooreabout 10 years ago

But iso doesn't leave a residue

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by skiddlzninjaabout 10 years agoFrugivore

Everytime I handle iso, my fingers taste like rubber bands.

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by SeanMooreabout 10 years ago

I don't know what to tell you but iso does not leave a residue. full stop.

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by I_Plunder_Bootyabout 10 years agoMixologist

Alcohol doesn't leave a residue.

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by skiddlzninjaabout 10 years agoFrugivore

Isopropyl leaves a shit taste*

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by I_Plunder_Bootyabout 10 years agoMixologist

Except that it doesn't. And I read your rubber band finger comment and can only conclude that you're retarded.

Pour some on some clean glass, let it evaporate. Look at the glass, notice no residue, touch glass, feel no residue, taste glass, taste no residue.

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by igrowheathensabout 10 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

My ABC store switched there 190 proof with 151 and still charges an insane price. Cheap 100 proof vodka works just as well.

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by skiddlzninjaabout 10 years agoFrugivore

Yeah, I use plastic bottle vodka, but he asked about PGA, so I said PGA

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by aixelsyD3about 10 years ago

That was my other choice.

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by nderpabout 10 years ago

If you do choose to use isopropyl, use 70%. It's actually proven to sanitize better than 99% because it evaporates slower.

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by struct_tabout 10 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

70% solutions of isopropanol do a better job of killing bacteria because the water present in-solution effectively opens pores in bacterial membranes and allows the alcohol to penetrate the cell. Higher % solutions are much less effective for sanitizing, but much more effective as solvent.

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by pussyforbreakfastabout 10 years ago

Isopropyl is nasty nasty to inhale. As long as you're 100% sure it's all gone, in theory, it's ok. Let a good bit evaporate on a piece of clean glass and make sure it doesn't leave a film. I love iso for cleaning but I wouldn't use it anywhere near my liquid touching surfaces.

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by struct_tabout 10 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

While anhydrous isopropanol should leave nothing behind, "99%" means that 1% of that is something else, usually water, and in the case of drugstore preparations, that water may contain impurities from manufacturing. Place a drop on a clean, glass plate, allow it to evaporate, check for residue. If there is any residue, your isopropanol is adulterated.

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by catdumplingabout 10 years ago

Plain old distilled vinegar is great for cleaning, and the worst that'll happen is you'll end up with a faint vinegary taste (and that's if you do a shitty job rinsing the stuff off.) I'll soak atties in it if I get one that hangs on to a flavor from a previous juice. Then just rinse and dry.

I'll use rubbing alcohol for cleaning stuff too (91% from my local Kroger), I just make sure to rinse it off really well. My cleaning schedule is generally: soak in hot water with a bit of dish soap (or alcohol, or vinegar) for a couple hours (basically till I remember to take them out.) Then give a quick rinse, and soak everything in plain hot water for a little while (an hour, two hours, this is not rocket surgery ;) .) Rinse again with hot water and dry. Probably overkill, but I never have to scrub anything and it makes me feel like I'm doing a lot more work than I actually am xD .

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by Stev0lutionabout 10 years ago

I rinse all parts of the tank with isopropyl alcohol, shake off excess, and place in a food dehydrator at 50 degrees Celsius for at least one hour. Works well. I do understand that not everyone has a food dehydrator though.

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by McHairpieabout 10 years ago

Where would you get 99% isopropyl alcohol? I'd sooner use a mild bleach solution.

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by aixelsyD3about 10 years ago

My brother was able to procure it from his job.A layer of a pallet so like 12 boxes of 12 bottle cases.One of the shop monkeys was told by a super to put them in the dumpster.Getting the proper permission he loaded up his car with them.

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by McHairpieabout 10 years ago

Well whatever you do don't get that shit on your skin.

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by mightyprometheusabout 10 years ago

Its just rubbing alcohol.

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by aixelsyD3about 10 years ago

Thanks kids

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by I_Plunder_Bootyabout 10 years agoMixologist

I use windex.

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by elitegunslingerabout 10 years ago

Acetone for cleaning glass; isopropyl should be fine, just don't get it inside lol.

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by kirktabout 10 years agoBring on the Diacetyl, baby

Acetone leaves a residue; good Iso should not.

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by elitegunslingerabout 10 years ago

that's true yo

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