Get a copy of the MSDS. I think you'll find it's just isopropyl alcohol. The 92% isopropyl from the drug store is much less expensive.My next batch I'm going to this:View attachment 995560
Yes, but it contains 8 times as much water as IsoHeat.Get a copy of the MSDS. I think you'll find it's just isopropyl alcohol. The 92% isopropyl from the drug store is much less expensive.
Definition of ethanol
They are the same thing.
: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the intoxicating agent in liquors and is also used as a solvent and in fuel —called also ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol
You're supposed to use 99% isopropyl alcohol, and it's only reasonably priced by the gallon.Get a copy of the MSDS. I think you'll find it's just isopropyl alcohol. The 92% isopropyl from the drug store is much less expensive.
They are different in that one is a primary alcohol and the other a secondary. Ethanol can be metabolised and isopropyl cannot (in quantities). I apologize for using the term ETOH as you are correct that there are differences. I also use the 'iso' compounds.Other than both being an alcohol they are not the same, ethanol and isopropyl are chemically different which is why I asked. The chemical formula you list "C2H5OH" is indeed ethanol, isopropyl has a different chemical formula. No worries, I use isopropyl like the majority of others. Thanks
For YEARS I've this system. Take an OLD pair of Levis, cut the leg off, sew it into a sack. I put about 50 rnds (sized and lubed) into it, close with a draw string. Wash in laundry with all my work clothes and SHOP rags. Dry in sun or in 175* oven (oven lit for 1 hr then leave for ________min/hrs.You're supposed to use 99% isopropyl alcohol, and it's only reasonably priced by the gallon.
Since the original topic was how to clean the lanolin off the brass, I'm not sure why 99% would be needed. The 92% seems to work fine for me. I save the wash-out for the first rinsing, pour it off and add a few dashes of fresh 92% for a clean rinse off. I have an old metal coffee can with a lid that I use for this.You're supposed to use 99% isopropyl alcohol, and it's only reasonably priced by the gallon.
My apologies, I thought you were discussing the mix of the lube, I tumble my brass, has worked for 30+ years.Since the original topic was how to clean the lanolin off the brass, I'm not sure why 99% would be needed. The 92% seems to work fine for me. I save the wash-out for the first rinsing, pour it off and add a few dashes of fresh 92% for a clean rinse off. I have an old metal coffee can with a lid that I use for this.
I use a commercial, lanolin-based spray to lube my brass.
That may have been what was on your mind when you posted what I quoted but I didn't pick up on that. Sorry for the confusion.My apologies, I thought you were discussing the mix of the lube, I tumble my brass, has worked for 30+ years.
I KNOW that using dawn doesn't do anything except turn the lanolin into a black sticky mess.My apologies, I thought you were discussing the mix of the lube, I tumble my brass, has worked for 30+ years.