Is this food grade? i use it with my cake decorating and wouldn't want to poison anyone!
VDisillusioned to sicklysweet
31 Aug 17#62
How can a toxic alcohol be food safe? I know nothing about sugarcraft so perhaps you can enlighten me why you might want to use isopropyl rather than ethanol?
I don't know why it's preferred to ethanol in the sugarcraft world, but I've been using the food grade isopropyl for years and if you go to any cake shop etc and also look at the online stores it's mostly food grade isopropyl that's used. You add it to lustre dusts etc to turn it into a paint, so when the alcohol evaporates the dust is left where you painted it :smile:
The cake craft type branded ones cost a couple of pounds for 14mls, so if it's food grade and costs less that would be great but unless it says food grade somewhere I'll keep it well away from my cakes
That link explains all, thanks :smile: So 99% ethanol would be just as good, but the nanny state won't let people buy it without a licence.
traylee
30 Aug 17#59
This would be safe for cleaning monitors/screens I presume?
VDisillusioned to traylee
31 Aug 17#60
Should be, well I've used Isopropyl to clean screens for years and never had any issues.
Jabaltariq
30 Aug 17#58
Voted hot. This stuff seems to what I need to get the car windscreen clean. On a more somber note! Reminds me of an incident where a friend's brother and a few of his friends got hold of some pharmaceutical alcohol, drank it and at least two of them ended up killing themselves in the process.
fiqqer
30 Aug 17#57
Maybe that was pre-brexit and in the 3 bottles for a pound isle in poundland, next to the fizzy drinks tins.
Thats the ingredients. SS also known as Rubbing Alcohol.
VDisillusioned to ssc1
30 Aug 17#54
I don't think it's really the same, the US "rubbing alcohol" is specifically isopropyl alcohol, whereas the British "surgical spirit" uses methylated spirit, which is ethanol denatured with methanol.
fiqqer
30 Aug 17#47
£6.99 for a litre of neat alcohol that costs at most 30p? I cant see the deal in this.
Newbold to fiqqer
30 Aug 17#52
Excellent. Do tell us exactly where to get this at 30p. We're all ears.
TehJumpingJawa
30 Aug 17#49
Blinding deal.
Nth
30 Aug 17#40
One of the great uses which I don't think anyone has mentioned is wiping permenatnt pen marks. e.g. for those times when you use a Sharpie on whiteboard and everyone in the office hates you.
compadre to Nth
30 Aug 17#43
Quick fix, go over the Sharpies writing with the whiteboard pen, let dry, rub off. So to speak!
Bigfootpete to Nth
30 Aug 17#48
Using a proper whiteboard on the permanent ink does the same thing :thumbsup:
compadre
29 Aug 17#13
Somebody's making a lot of profit! darrantchemicals.co.uk/iso…wcB Or club together! ebay.co.uk/itm…726 I used to use tons (literally) of this stuff everyday. Used to cost pence per litre, but I think tax is involved for domestic use. As far as I know it's the active ingredient in screenwash-certainly smells like it- I think they get a lot of it from discards from chemical/pharmaceutical industry.
Segata-Sanshiro to compadre
29 Aug 17#15
My brother used to buy it from a particular chemists in Acton West London, they'd sell big bottles for a fair price but now he gets it online for cheaper not sure where from, i have emailed him to ask
Besford to Segata-Sanshiro
30 Aug 17#36
Fascinating! :joy:
Are we going to get a daily update on your correspondence?
Stimpington to Segata-Sanshiro
30 Aug 17#46
That will teach him to discuss cheap isopropyl on a deal thread about cheap isopropyl. You lampooned him good, to hilarious effect!!
VDisillusioned to compadre
30 Aug 17#20
I'm quite tempted to buy one of those containers, in your second link, to make up my own winter screenwash. But If I did, I expect we would have another twenty years+ of mild winters. Maybe, for all our sakes, I should :smile:
wpj to VDisillusioned
30 Aug 17#33
Just don't touch Darrent.......
supergran
30 Aug 17#45
Not as flavoursome as toilet duck, but when needs must!
666FU
30 Aug 17#28
Will this get rid of the smell in my automobiles washer bottle? There seems to be some green/ black gunk in it which I would presume is mould.
xp2500 to 666FU
30 Aug 17#31
I think you can use a small amount of bleach then fill the rest with water then empty the bottle by disconnecting the hose or running the washers. Repeat until smell is gone
Segata-Sanshiro to xp2500
30 Aug 17#39
Is that ok if the hose is rubber, i thought bleach caused rubber to perish?
compadre to Segata-Sanshiro
30 Aug 17#41
I don't think you would have any problem. Use only a mixture of bleach and water, leave it for an hour or so and then drain. Probably best to drain with out using the washers as if the gunk is thick enough it may float off and block your jets. If still bothered by smell, use white vinegar (not white wine vinegar) it may be called spirit vinegar. Again a mixture with water, and then put it through the jets. Great stuff white vinegar for getting rid of nasty niffs. Put it in a spray bottle (fine spray) and try it on anything smelly. Once your washer bottle is clean standard screenwash should keep it sanitised.
jeczap to 666FU
30 Aug 17#37
I would recommend using chlorine (tablets)
maxeyt
30 Aug 17#38
Don't want to go all Mears/anorak/fried squirrel on you, but you can use this in those little Trangia type meth burners.
Much cheaper than meths if you get it from the right place.
PeterGalbavy
30 Aug 17#35
I buy the same brand but 5L @ about £18 from Amazon - so not sure this is such a great deal. Sorry OP.
I use it to make record cleaning mixture, in case people wonder what I need 5L at a time for. Makes up 20% of the mix (along with the excellent deal on here for deionised water from Eurocarparts) and is enough for 1,000 or so records :wink:
Edit: Actually about 3,000 records (quick recalc in my head - I'm on my second 5L bottle)
wpj
30 Aug 17#34
I don't understand how they can ship at that price. It costs me £15 to ship a few grams of non-hazardous solid chemicals rather than a litre of flammable liquid. Clearly not done according to regs.
talksalot81
30 Aug 17#32
Nothing to see here. My company is. A manufacturer which uses tonnes at a time. We don't sell online but do so for callers at the door. In fairness, the price has rocketed in recent months but, if you contact a local company, chances are they will beat this.
So it's probably a deal if your interest is in something cheaper than you can buy elsewhere online. If you actually happen to want ipa, you probably know where to get it cheaper already.
PTibbets
30 Aug 17#30
Just add coke
painstick
30 Aug 17#29
'Gift options not available' - darn! Aunty Maude swears by this stuff.
bloooo
29 Aug 17#9
My aunt's hairdresser's son's cousin's great grandma got 3 litres for 4 tuppence during the great War. So how is this a deal?
qbs to bloooo
29 Aug 17#11
Might have been credible if you'd got the price right.
compadre to bloooo
30 Aug 17#27
Do you mean 8 pence. Sure it wasn't 5 pints?
tightasagnatschu
30 Aug 17#26
Device screen cleaner, remote sanitiser, keyboard and mouse sanitiser, sticky stuff remover and loads more uses besides those already mentioned above. Think I like Isopropyl?
OB1
30 Aug 17#25
Standard price on eBay, so cold from me I'm afraid, but interesting to read the thread anyway.
vulcanproject
30 Aug 17#24
Good disinfectant when diluted and degreaser. I use a bit but have a big bottle of it I got locally for cheap
trevordavies0629
30 Aug 17#23
This makes great vodka. All you need to do is remove the bitterant, and convert the propane to ethane. You can do this simply in a couple of steps, hrow it away then buy great vodka.
repouk
30 Aug 17#22
Great with milk and a brown paper bag :party:
darecy
30 Aug 17#21
Another vodka deal :sunglasses:
jonesinamillion
29 Aug 17#12
out of curiosity, whats the other 0.1%?
compadre to jonesinamillion
29 Aug 17#14
Probably nothing, just 0.1 to cover themselves.
VDisillusioned to jonesinamillion
30 Aug 17#19
I think it's probably just Dihydrogen Monoxide.
ranandg
29 Aug 17#2
Just ice or need a mixer?
compadre to ranandg
29 Aug 17#18
You need ethanol, smells just like vodka.
bestbuy123
29 Aug 17#17
I'm sure there are cheaper ways to die
greydaze
29 Aug 17#16
Thanks. Great heads-up. I'm gonna try diluting this to make a vinyl lp cleaner too
Segata-Sanshiro
29 Aug 17#8
My brother has two litres of this he paid £10 for from a electronics supplies so how is this a deal?
He uses it to clean circuit boards and stuff like that.
M0nk3h to Segata-Sanshiro
29 Aug 17#10
Fake news as far as I'm aware, unless you're willing to actually prove your point with some proof.
essexgangsta
29 Aug 17#7
great as a panel wipe after correcting paint on a car. pretty cheap too and you can dilute to make it go further.
LFishpond
29 Aug 17#6
Cleaning CDs keep area ventilated
Car window washer additive
Darzen
29 Aug 17#5
Gutted, my doctor said not to clean my windows
R0adRat
29 Aug 17#4
Quick tip...Isopropyl alcohol is great at getting pollen stains out of brand new carpet....useful if you have a dog whose wagging tail causes stuff to fly everywhere as I found out.
ScubaDudes
29 Aug 17#3
Anyone know what it tastes like :thumbsup:
Misslovely
29 Aug 17#1
Great for cleaning windows but check with your Dr ?? Hahahahhaha
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i use it with my cake decorating and wouldn't want to poison anyone!
cakecraftshop.co.uk/sho…htm
I don't know why it's preferred to ethanol in the sugarcraft world, but I've been using the food grade isopropyl for years and if you go to any cake shop etc and also look at the online stores it's mostly food grade isopropyl that's used. You add it to lustre dusts etc to turn it into a paint, so when the alcohol evaporates the dust is left where you painted it :smile:
The cake craft type branded ones cost a couple of pounds for 14mls, so if it's food grade and costs less that would be great but unless it says food grade somewhere I'll keep it well away from my cakes
On a more somber note! Reminds me of an incident where a friend's brother and a few of his friends got hold of some pharmaceutical alcohol, drank it and at least two of them ended up killing themselves in the process.
:face_with_monocle:
darrantchemicals.co.uk/iso…wcB
Or club together!
ebay.co.uk/itm…726
I used to use tons (literally) of this stuff everyday. Used to cost pence per litre, but I think tax is involved for domestic use.
As far as I know it's the active ingredient in screenwash-certainly smells like it- I think they get a lot of it from discards from chemical/pharmaceutical industry.
Are we going to get a daily update on your correspondence?
You lampooned him good, to hilarious effect!!
Much cheaper than meths if you get it from the right place.
I use it to make record cleaning mixture, in case people wonder what I need 5L at a time for. Makes up 20% of the mix (along with the excellent deal on here for deionised water from Eurocarparts) and is enough for 1,000 or so records :wink:
Edit: Actually about 3,000 records (quick recalc in my head - I'm on my second 5L bottle)
So it's probably a deal if your interest is in something cheaper than you can buy elsewhere online. If you actually happen to want ipa, you probably know where to get it cheaper already.
Think I like Isopropyl?
He uses it to clean circuit boards and stuff like that.
Car window washer additive