I P A

[steve836]

Everybody & his dog seems to recommend IPA for cleaning. Where do you get it from?

[Jack]

Ebay. Last lot I got was for 5ltrs for about £15 including postage but that was about a year ago.

[DCCDave]

I buy it by the litre from Maplins, about £10 last time.

I'm surprised you can get it from eBay - I thought putting this kind of liquid in the post was a big no-no.

Cheers
Dave

[Mollington Street]

Maplins for me too.

[martyn]

Rapid for me, in spray cans and a litre tin. You may get it from your local chemist-but it may be expensive in terms of price per litre.
Martyn

[PaulCheffus]

I'm surprised you can get it from eBay - I thought putting this kind of liquid in the post was a big no-no.

Cheers
Dave

Hi

I would expect it to come via courier now. Mine came from eBay but again this was over a year ago and was delivery by Royal Mail.

A quick search on ebay reveals 5l for £14.39 with free delivery by 24 hour courier.

Cheers

Paul

[Luke Piewalker]

Amazon, car detailing places.

http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/acatalog/CFS_Catalogue__Isopropyl_Alcohol_534.html

I'm fortunate I work in an appropriate industry...

[petercharlesfagg]

I buy 500 ml bottles on Ebay and they come through the post!

I thought of buying the large container but knowing me I will knock it over and I will waste a lot!

Peter.

[daveg]

I'm with you on that Peter but I now do try and remind myself to put the cap back on the moment I've used it!

Got stung when I ordered my first 500ml bottle from my local chemist.

Getting stock ready for the next project found a 1 litre bottle on ebay for £6.99 inc shipping. Didn't think that was too bad.

Dave G

[steve836]

Thanks a lot everyone

[elmo]

Anyone requiring a smaller bottle can get MaGeR ipa from antics on line.

Elmo

[DCCDave]

Anyone requiring a smaller bottle can get MaGeR ipa from antics on line.

Elmo

Good grief. At that price buy 550ml and decant some into a smaller bottle

Cheers
Dave

[kirky]

Bit of a chemistry question......

According to Wikipedia IPA can be oxidised into acetone. Can someone explain what this means in plain English, and more importantly, what therefore, is the difference between IPA and acetone?

Many thanks in advance.
Kirky

[Bealman]

Also in layman's terms... different smells too. Don't know how Mrs B puts up with it.... glad I don't wear nail polish! 

[Brooksy]

Bit of a chemistry question......

Ah - right down my particular field of expertise.

According to Wikipedia IPA can be oxidised into acetone. Can someone explain what this means in plain English, and more importantly, what therefore, is the difference between IPA and acetone?

Lots of different chemicals can be converted into each other so that is not a suitable indicator as to whether their properties should be similar. The important difference here is the extra hydrogen atom (connected to the central oxygen atom) in isopropyl alcohol - this extra hydrogen atom reduces the dissolving ability of the solvent and hence IPA dissolves paint and acetone dissolves paint much easier but (often) also the plastic.