99% Isopropyl Alcohol - 4 Ltrs

Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) Common Uses

• Efficient glass cleaner – 35% to 50% IPA in water.
• Rubbing alcohol – Dilute 7 parts IPA with 3 parts water. (70% Isopropyl Alcohol in water)
• Used where Methylated Spirits is too harsh on plastics.
• Electronics: Due to its rapid evaporation, cleans electronics including PC boards, some computer/LCD monitors, CDs/DVDs, printed circuit boards, connectors & contacts, lenses of lasers, tape heads & guitar strings.
• Used to clean electronics or other devices that become damaged when wet.
• Surface Coatings: IPA imparts good blush resistance in nitrocellulose lacquers.
• IPA is often substituted for ethanol in certain lacquer formulations without causing any appreciable change in product viscosity.
• IPA has excellent solvency for many resins and can improve resin solvent power for nitrocellulose significantly.
• Antifreeze: Separates water from gasoline and possible freezing in cold regions may be prevented by the addition of small amounts of IPA. It is a convenient agent to feed into air and gasoline lines to prevent winter icing and is also a useful coolant in refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
• Cosmetics: Widely used in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes and liquid soap formulations. Denaturant free and quite mild on the skin makes it a desired component in many body lotions, creams, deodorants and perfumes.
• Other Uses: Preservative, a fuel in some engines, a “gas dryer” fuel additive, insecticide manufacture, dehydrating agent, adhesives, inks wetting agent.
• Heavily used in the printing industry, One of the most common printing chemicals
• Great for sanitising kids toys.