@@jimlahey8919 Isopropyl isn't clean enough, what's better is a food grade alcohol like Everclear, which is even more versatile than isopropyl. The same goes for making extracts. Don't use anything but food grade. The cutting edge is using super-critical CO2 which evaporates without flammable fumes.
If you buy the 70% stuff and want to concentrate it further you can mix the rubbing alcohol with some table salt and shake it a bit. Salt is much more soluble in water than isopropyl alcohol and the alcohol and water layers will actually separate leaving a salt water solution and a high purity alcohol solution.
Pro tip. Use a small push pin to make one hole in the aluminum seal. This will cut down on *waste straight from the bottle. Like a squeeze bottle with a thin stream
Adding to this list: - removes permanent marker - great degreaser - removes sticker/glue residue - good carb/parts cleaner - helps relieve itching I always have a bottle or two in the shop. Very useful when you need it!
A handful of other good uses: -Removes adhesive left behind by stickers -Remove oils/grease from objects -If you have ever cleaned your car windows and found a bunch a streaks after. Wipe the window down first with alcohol and then wash with window cleaner. The Alcohol removes the oils/dirt on the car windows.
FYI: If you cannot find isopropyl alcohol then check your local liquor store for Everclear which is 95% pure grain alcohol and works just as well in most cases. I use it for making my own cologne and body sprays with essential oils. We also make our own bathroom spray using 90% or better alcohol and cinnamon essential oil (doTerra Cassia.)
Going on the windshield deicing idea, I’ve added a small amount of isopropyl directly into my wiper fluid reservoir to help prevent the fluid from freezing once it is sprayed on the windshield when it’s extremely cold. I’ve had great luck with it instantly melting ice/snow on the windshield.
I have helped at the mortuary a lot. You encounter tons of bad germs there. I sprayed my hands and equipment frequently. A mist from a spray bottle really stretches the alcohol supply. It is also good for door knobs and other public-use items. Anyway spray it on your hands and rub it in. Remember your finger tips and clean your nails then treat under them.
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I was so glad I had a bottle of 90% in March when the alcohol and hand sanitiser disappeared overnight. I mixed it with glycerin to make my own hand sanitiser. Also made another with aloe vera gel which I preferred. Got us through when you couldn't get the stuff anywhere.
You mentioned it as a stand alone for nausea but it also enhances the effectiveness of anti-nausea prescription drugs and is safe to use at the same time so if your Zofran or Meclazine isn't quite good enough you can add sniffing an alcohol wipe or a few drops on a cotton ball with no adverse affects.
Retired anesthesiologist here. We always tried having a nauseated postoperative patient sniff some isopropyl alcohol sponges. I don’t know about 50% success, but certainly it worked a third of the time.
I've been running a still and making moonshine for years. Trust me when I say that being able to make alcohol is going to be one of the best things you can do in any post-apocalyptic situation. So many uses. Plus it can be Bartered with
When opening the foil on the alcohol, just poke a small hole in the foil so it comes out in a more controllable amounts, and it also helps keep the alcohol from evaporating as fast, so the bottle last longer.
A tip for for the ice pack. Soak up the solution with a sponge before you put it in a plastic bag and freeze it. It won’t leak as much if the bag gets punctured.
To make a 16 oz. ice pack, use a 50:1 solution of water and sodium polyacrylate in a zip bag. To lower the freeze point, add 1 tablespoon or less of glycerin.
If you know you just got into poison oak, rinse affected skin and wipe off with clean towel. It removes the oils from your outer layer of skin taking the poison oak oils with it
#17 - Deodorant (not antiperspirant). Most deodorants used to be alcohol in some kind of carrier. We have used it in the summer because most deodorants, and antiperspirants, have some kind of fragrance added, and most artificial fragrances attract insects. I also know someone who has skin reaction to to fragrances, and he uses it. It doesn't last all day, but most deodorants don't either.
@@sweetlifefarm1982 Wondering if he's referring to Vertigo, which is different. I often feel 'spewy', just by the smell of things. Then again, I'm always crook (sick).
@@sweetlifefarm1982 I want to see that too, lol. Cody and fam seem to lack nothing. Not that I'm jealous, just always interested in what happens in the US and see him as a bit of a beacon of how good his country is, even if it's defending himself and his country.
Using rubbing alcohol on the skin can be dangerous, especially for children. It's toxic and can be absorbed through the skin, as well as inhaled.accidental isopropyl alcohol poisoning is common and the majority of cases are in children under 6 years old
My wife when pregnant lived with a bottle of alcohol to smell. She was on 2 different antiemetics and the alcohol helped her with the vomiting on her real bad days
@@remodz6385 figured I was not one to judge what he was thinking so I gave both. Hate to think of some one measuring 16 tbsp when they could a larger measure and make their life easier.
Lots more expensive, but that's what I carry in my backpacking gear. All of the above uses, and it's not toxic to drink. So if absolutely necessary you can use it for an anesthetic as well.
Everclear, and the other kinds of alcohol we drink is ethyl alcohol, not isopropyl. But that's a distinction I won't be stressing when the ATF finds my still
Kerosene works wonders, and if your feeling adventurous, Mark Novak, who has an excellent gunsmithing channel here on you tube simply boils stuff out using plain water - it has the added advantage of converting red rust to blue, just follow up with a carding wheel. He uses a bunch of deep fryers filled with water for small parts.
As a truck driver, alcohol is very useful during winter. Trucks use compressed air for braking and in the compressed air is moisture, moisture freezes therfore air lines and brakes will freeze up and be inoperable. I pour just a cap full into the air lines and it will melt the moisture in the lines freeing up the brakes! Works 👍
I learned something new. I always thought they called it rubbing alcohol because they would rub it on your skin before an injection, to clean the area. I didn't know about the sore muscle therapeutic aspect. 👍
Literally the best part of this stuff is the removal of pine pitch from vehicles! Takes it right off and saves your paint. Also great for cleaning electronics.
Be careful when using alcohol to get water out of your ear. My cousin thought he had water in his ear and poured in some alcohol. Turns out his eardrum was perforated. He described the pain as one of the worst he’s ever encountered.
Dont know if you will see this but I really hope you do! I'm an automotive detailer and it is very good at taking off tree sap without scratching paint, apply it on a microfiber and rub the sap away, I use 90 for a quicker use but I'm sure either will work! Will definitely be a good tip in your living environment!
You can also mix it in with your washer fluid in your car so you can hit it in the morning to deice your windshield. During the winter I use only water and alcohol in my washer bottle. It actually works pretty good cleaning the windshield too!
Unless you have the superior silicone wiper blades. Silicone isn't affected by IPA and it also puts a micro-thin layer over your windshield so that after using them enough simply driving at a high enough speed the water of rain and snow and ice rush off the glass as they cannot easily hold to the glass any longer. I love my PIAA wipers! Had them for 8 years and still working perfectly (because silicone doesn't dry out like rubber does). Imagine receiving at least 8 years from your wiper blades... It makes life so much easier!
Yeah, 97% alcohol is perfect for electronics, because it doesn’t damage it like water does. Back when iPhone had an actual home button, whenever the button became sticky, we would pour alcohol over the button and press it a few times to get the alcohol in there, then leave it to dry for a few minutes, then the button would work like normal again😄
Learned feom my grandparents that its a good wasp killer.. kinda paralyzes them..use in a good spray bottle.. i have gone as far as buying numerous bottles and filling up a pump sprayer.. it'll knock them out of the air...
just a quick note as chemist. Dont dilute your 70% IPA for desinfection purposes, you might want to dilute 90% solution to get around 70-80% as thats more optimal concentration. Too concentrated or to diluted solutions dont work optimaly.
Never have used it as a preventive for window ice ups. But I have used it for years to remove ice/frost instead of an ice/scrapper. Works great. I’m assuming due to the speed that running alcohol evaporates you would have to apply it often.
That’s just scratching the surface. There are so many uses, it’s amazing. It’s great for cleaning the exterior car windows as well since it won’t streak and breaks down the road grime. Also works great for cleaning a greasy stove top. It breaks the grease down immediately and again, won’t streak. I put some on a Q-tip and clean my belly button with it after I shower. Keeps it from ever getting smelly. So many uses. Generally, you want the 70%. The oxygen from the water reacts with the alcohol to help kill germs better. I can’t remember the exact chemistry behind it though. My friend, God bless you and yours and stay safe!
Alcohol combines with any liquid, petroleum, non-petroleum, organic greases and oils and can be used as a dilution and/or carrier for other products. Combined 12:1 with pure lanolin, it makes a great cartridge case lube for resizing rifle and pistol cases prior to reloading. Just put into a spray bottle and lightly spray the cases on a cookie sheet before running them through the resizing die.
#17 For decades I've used Isopropanol to clean flux off solder joints. #18 Also to refill the little spray bottle for cleaning spectacles. And mixing it with 2/3 water to spray on your windshield to remove ice. Likewise put 1/3 in your screenwash reservoir in winter. (Tip, use deionised water, not tap water.)
Do not use straight alcohol to clean an open wound. Besides hurting like a mofo, it will irritate and inflame the flayed tissue which will delay healing. Otherwise, learned some new stuff about it, good to know.
Excellent video!! Lots of good new to me facts. You can also get water out of your ear with a very small volume of warm cooking oil if you don't have rubbing alcohol.
At the VOA transmitter plant the alcohol is used to clean HV insulators in the transmitters. Also vacuum tube envelopes,vacuum capacitor envelopes. Cleaning parts before silver soldering or conventional soldering. Here they buy it in cases of 1 gal cans.
Something to note, 70% is a better disinfectant than 90%. It sounds contradictory but the additional water content does something that allows the alcohol to be more effective against bacteria, something about assisting it penetrate the cell better. Water down 90% if you want to disinfect something.
I used isopropyl alcohol for cleaning tape recorder heads and the tape path the machine. Also for cassette recorders and tape cartridge machines. At the VOA studios they bought the alcohol in 5 gallon cans-all of us in the maintenance shop there had small bottles we filled and kept in toolboxes or field recording job kits. Now with digital-the use of alcohol has largely disappeared. Sad! Loved using the stuff as a “head” cleaner.
I've watched enough cowboy movies to know that Whiskey is always used when removing legs or bullets to disinfect the wound,,, and the patient can also bite down on the cork! And at a pinch you can even re-hydrate and drink the stuff!
I healed a torn rotator cuff using alcohol ice pack (mentioned in video) and a heating pad, cycling back and forth between them 15 to 30 minutes at a time. Took a week or so, but also helped with the pain.
I use it in the shop as a cheap degreaser and it evaporites quickly. If you are going to to need something clean, do your final clean up with alcohol. When you're done your ready to paint, solder, weld or stick any adhesive to it because its squeaky clean.
Same here. Fortunately I had literally just stocked up on rubbing alcohol, because I use it for everything, so I just shook my head while everyone went crazy😅
Great video and thank you, I wanted to add what I use it for mostly and that's for cleaning and drying electronics. Make sure it's unplugged or the battery is out AND the capacitors are discharged BEFORE cleaning electronics. It works great to clean charging ports with a toothpick soaked in isopropyl. Just make sure it's all dry before you plug in. Ps if you have a disk player that won't read a disc,or that skips and stops when played with like like a DVD player or game console use a DRY Q-tip and gently clean the lens (small clear glass that reads the disc) it works every time but make sure it's a dry Q-tip.
Best not to use for tick removal. It makes the ticks regurgitate and that can more readily spread disease (babosis, limes, RMSF). Tick lasso is the best thing i have found to get all sizes of ticks off dogs
Awesome video, but with regards to disinfectant I am a little skeptical about the 8:1 water to Isopropyl. As far as I know, 70% is common because it is considered to be the most effective at killing bacteria. I confirmed this with someone who works in the CFIA in a lab; that is what they order and use. They also had to label it as rubbing alcohol because drinking it will kill you. You can get ethanol based rubbing alcohol in Canada (I use it for alcohol dyes), but it contains what is apparently considered, the most bitter compound to man. Sort of like denatured alcohol, except you won't die; just suffer.
You can especially use 70% to cook with in the stoves as you mentioned with proper ventilation...90% tends to soot up the pots worse but with the addition of extra water, one can cut that soot down to ZERO with proper pot placement. Sad that this stuff was EVERYWHERE with dust collecting on the containers, and now...It's like gold.
My mom smells rubbing alcohol like its going out of style. Has been for years. Helps her with her allergies, and calms her nerves. She swears by it, and I have to admit it does help me calm down when I need it, and clear up my nose. Isopropyl is king!
I've used Iso for stain removal too. It will remove ink or anything you'd clean with a solvent but safe for your clothes. Ditto Peroxide for blood, it works wonders on getting out blood stains. You can also remove sharpie from hard surfaces, like kitchen countertops when the kids get into the sharpies. I use it at times to clean my pocket knife, especially if I've opened a lot of boxes (tape goo) and it works great, also makes it sterile so if you use your knife to prep or open up food. I know I can just use soap or a degreaser but it's safe for my clothes and a lot faster than soap/water and I don't have to worry about water down in the knife innards.
12 minute video posted 6 minutes ago and already has a downvote. Some people just have nothing better to do now don't they? Thanks for what I'm sure is a video I will enjoy Cody.
Finally! Something I can teach Cody. Honeybee sting apply a paste of baking soda. Yellow jackets, hornets, wasps apply folded paper towel soaked in vinegar. The quicker you apply, the more venom you will deactivate.
Soon as we started getting hints of Covid out of China, I bought gallons of this stuff. Easy peasy no big deal at the time. Haven't regretted it at all.
Do NOT use 70% for electronics! 70% has water in it and will enhance corrosion over time. Use 91% for electronics... it has silicon in it and will will not leave water on your stuff, but a silicon film... that seals your electronics from further corrosion.
I’m probably wrong about this but assuming you are using 99.9% alcohol with the above ratio you would have a roughly 12.5% alcohol mixture which is very weak. If I’m wrong, please be kind on the responses...
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And Fred Meyer,and Wal Mart as well 70% Isopropyl strength.
It’s used in making hash oil.... probably why it’s hard to find.
@@jimlahey8919 Isopropyl isn't clean enough, what's better is a food grade alcohol like Everclear, which is even more versatile than isopropyl.
The same goes for making extracts. Don't use anything but food grade.
The cutting edge is using super-critical CO2 which evaporates without flammable fumes.
@@janinewellman1814 you can fine 91% at wally world too.
@@jimlahey8919 Isopropyl alcohol is a purer form of denatured alcohol aka wood alcohol that you cannot drink.
I did a lot of research with the flammable capabilities when I was a kid.
Don’t we all
Ah I know that only we were 17 and almost burnt down our class
@OBAMFSpike I remember that method.
Potato acceleration tube
If you buy the 70% stuff and want to concentrate it further you can mix the rubbing alcohol with some table salt and shake it a bit. Salt is much more soluble in water than isopropyl alcohol and the alcohol and water layers will actually separate leaving a salt water solution and a high purity alcohol solution.
Pro tip. Use a small push pin to make one hole in the aluminum seal. This will cut down on *waste straight from the bottle. Like a squeeze bottle with a thin stream
Excellent idea. 👍
It will reduce waste, too
Waste * lol
@@luke-te3sr we knew what you meant.
@OBAMFSpike we are all human. I made the mistake of inviting a robot to translate my voice into text
Adding to this list:
- removes permanent marker
- great degreaser
- removes sticker/glue residue
- good carb/parts cleaner
- helps relieve itching
I always have a bottle or two in the shop. Very useful when you need it!
A handful of other good uses:
-Removes adhesive left behind by stickers
-Remove oils/grease from objects
-If you have ever cleaned your car windows and found a bunch a streaks after. Wipe the window down first with alcohol and then wash with window cleaner. The Alcohol removes the oils/dirt on the car windows.
Gets marker off whiteboards too
Its a great solvent after all.
It’s also Good for cleaning motherboards
Removes Sap from my windshield🥰
FYI: If you cannot find isopropyl alcohol then check your local liquor store for Everclear which is 95% pure grain alcohol and works just as well in most cases. I use it for making my own cologne and body sprays with essential oils. We also make our own bathroom spray using 90% or better alcohol and cinnamon essential oil (doTerra Cassia.)
Going on the windshield deicing idea, I’ve added a small amount of isopropyl directly into my wiper fluid reservoir to help prevent the fluid from freezing once it is sprayed on the windshield when it’s extremely cold. I’ve had great luck with it instantly melting ice/snow on the windshield.
I have helped at the mortuary a lot. You encounter tons of bad germs there. I sprayed my hands and equipment frequently.
A mist from a spray bottle really stretches the alcohol supply.
It is also good for door knobs and other public-use items.
Anyway spray it on your hands and rub it in. Remember your finger tips and clean your nails then treat under them.
I was so glad I had a bottle of 90% in March when the alcohol and hand sanitiser disappeared overnight. I mixed it with glycerin to make my own hand sanitiser. Also made another with aloe vera gel which I preferred. Got us through when you couldn't get the stuff anywhere.
You mentioned it as a stand alone for nausea but it also enhances the effectiveness of anti-nausea prescription drugs and is safe to use at the same time so if your Zofran or Meclazine isn't quite good enough you can add sniffing an alcohol wipe or a few drops on a cotton ball with no adverse affects.
Anyone else have trouble focusing on Cody when he has such a perfectly organized background?🤣
LOL... I noticed... the guy is definitely OCD! Wish I was that organized.
Ocd wall...love it🤣
Retired anesthesiologist here. We always tried having a nauseated postoperative patient sniff some isopropyl alcohol sponges. I don’t know about 50% success, but certainly it worked a third of the time.
I've been running a still and making moonshine for years. Trust me when I say that being able to make alcohol is going to be one of the best things you can do in any post-apocalyptic situation. So many uses. Plus it can be Bartered with
When opening the foil on the alcohol, just poke a small hole in the foil so it comes out in a more controllable amounts, and it also helps keep the alcohol from evaporating as fast, so the bottle last longer.
My #1 use for it is for surface prep. It’s a great cleaner before glue, paint, or double sided tape.
A tip for for the ice pack. Soak up the solution with a sponge before you put it in a plastic bag and freeze it. It won’t leak as much if the bag gets punctured.
To make a 16 oz. ice pack, use a 50:1 solution of water and sodium polyacrylate in a zip bag. To lower the freeze point, add 1 tablespoon or less of glycerin.
the sodium polyacrylate makes the gel
Reminds me: Nothing sticks to oil. I've used olive oil to remove pine pitch from hair. Also helps remove label glue from products.
Single best use of this is sap removal from clothes and hands! It's magic!
Also GO JO for sap remover, cloths and hands .
Works great as a padlock deicer. I keep a bottle in the truck for whenever I need to unlock a frozen padlock in the winter.
I've also used rubbing alcohol for a ringworm infection, just wet the area with it a couple times a day for like 3 days
IPA is also great for removing ink stains from clothing and Sharpie pen ink. Great info, Thanks and God Bless!
Alcohol is useful for just about anything in a pinch.
It also can be watered down and used to loosen the leather when stretching and breaking in boots
Also good for removing sticky labels, cleaning glasses and general degreasing.
I’ve used it to prevent my windshield washer fluid sprayers from freezing - it works pretty well!
If you know you just got into poison oak, rinse affected skin and wipe off with clean towel. It removes the oils from your outer layer of skin taking the poison oak oils with it
#17 - Deodorant (not antiperspirant). Most deodorants used to be alcohol in some kind of carrier. We have used it in the summer because most deodorants, and antiperspirants, have some kind of fragrance added, and most artificial fragrances attract insects. I also know someone who has skin reaction to to fragrances, and he uses it. It doesn't last all day, but most deodorants don't either.
Wranglerstar 2020: “I’ve never had nausea”
Time stamp?
10:40
Do people just get nausea? I've only ever had it once when I had stitches removed.
@@sweetlifefarm1982 Wondering if he's referring to Vertigo, which is different. I often feel 'spewy', just by the smell of things. Then again, I'm always crook (sick).
@@sweetlifefarm1982 I want to see that too, lol. Cody and fam seem to lack nothing. Not that I'm jealous, just always interested in what happens in the US and see him as a bit of a beacon of how good his country is, even if it's defending himself and his country.
Using rubbing alcohol on the skin can be dangerous, especially for children. It's toxic and can be absorbed through the skin, as well as inhaled.accidental isopropyl alcohol poisoning is common and the majority of cases are in children under 6 years old
My wife when pregnant lived with a bottle of alcohol to smell. She was on 2 different antiemetics and the alcohol helped her with the vomiting on her real bad days
I use it and table salt for cleaning my glass bong out weekly it works like a charm every time:)))
Haha hell yea.
Most excellent!
16:1 1 tablespoon (15ml) in 1 cup water (240ml) 8:1 2 tablespoons to one cup.
He clearly meant to say 2 Tbsp, since he had just said they are half an oz, then gave the water in half-ounces
@@remodz6385 figured I was not one to judge what he was thinking so I gave both. Hate to think of some one measuring 16 tbsp when they could a larger measure and make their life easier.
Everclear, 17 amazing facts.
Lots more expensive, but that's what I carry in my backpacking gear. All of the above uses, and it's not toxic to drink. So if absolutely necessary you can use it for an anesthetic as well.
I should have read the comments before I suggested Vodka for 17 uses
Everclear, and the other kinds of alcohol we drink is ethyl alcohol, not isopropyl. But that's a distinction I won't be stressing when the ATF finds my still
Degreasing and cleaning gun parts
Kerosene works wonders, and if your feeling adventurous, Mark Novak, who has an excellent gunsmithing channel here on you tube simply boils stuff out using plain water - it has the added advantage of converting red rust to blue, just follow up with a carding wheel. He uses a bunch of deep fryers filled with water for small parts.
What i use to clean my reloading dies
dexman9908 me too!
I'll bet Jack is thrilled about the entire world knowing about his toe nail fungus
@HH AA Do you know what a fungal infection is? Most toenail infections tend to involve fungus of some sort.
We have a fungus among us .
If you can’t find rubbing alcohol you can always go to your liquor store and buy Everclear. You can do all of the above with it and drink it.
Any strong liquor that doesn’t contain sugar should do, but 97% alcohol is preferred.
Note to self, decide to drink or treat before drinking it
Lol ever clear is only about 15 times the cost of isopropyl.
Or you could just make your own.
For sanitizing usage, you must have at least 65% alcohol. That would be 130 proof. Anything less than that cannot be relied upon for disinfection.
As a truck driver, alcohol is very useful during winter. Trucks use compressed air for braking and in the compressed air is moisture, moisture freezes therfore air lines and brakes will freeze up and be inoperable. I pour just a cap full into the air lines and it will melt the moisture in the lines freeing up the brakes! Works 👍
Learned when I was a kid to use clear ammonia on bee stings. Makes the sting go away almost instantly.
Does anybody use mud for bee stings? A trick my dad taught me. As the mud dries it pulls the venom with it
I learned something new. I always thought they called it rubbing alcohol because they would rub it on your skin before an injection, to clean the area. I didn't know about the sore muscle therapeutic aspect. 👍
I can't wait to see you use your snow bike!
Literally the best part of this stuff is the removal of pine pitch from vehicles! Takes it right off and saves your paint. Also great for cleaning electronics.
Be careful when using alcohol to get water out of your ear. My cousin thought he had water in his ear and poured in some alcohol. Turns out his eardrum was perforated. He described the pain as one of the worst he’s ever encountered.
Dont know if you will see this but I really hope you do! I'm an automotive detailer and it is very good at taking off tree sap without scratching paint, apply it on a microfiber and rub the sap away, I use 90 for a quicker use but I'm sure either will work! Will definitely be a good tip in your living environment!
I poke a tiny hole with a needle in the tinfoil seal. Perfect size for most uses and really meters usage.
But I guess a sharpie works too lol!
You can also mix it in with your washer fluid in your car so you can hit it in the morning to deice your windshield. During the winter I use only water and alcohol in my washer bottle. It actually works pretty good cleaning the windshield too!
#12: correct but don’t use your wipers when the fluid has softened the ice on your windshield. The will rubber wear out in a minute
Alcohol breaks down the rubber
Unless you have the superior silicone wiper blades. Silicone isn't affected by IPA and it also puts a micro-thin layer over your windshield so that after using them enough simply driving at a high enough speed the water of rain and snow and ice rush off the glass as they cannot easily hold to the glass any longer. I love my PIAA wipers! Had them for 8 years and still working perfectly (because silicone doesn't dry out like rubber does). Imagine receiving at least 8 years from your wiper blades... It makes life so much easier!
The De-Icer... I haven’t heard of it being used to prevent frost but I have used it to apply onto frosted windows and de-ice the window that way.
Pro tip: use 70% rather than 90% for disinfecting purposes it's far more effective
How when it has 20% more alchohole only it can be worst for skin
I just bought that same Pendleton Board Shirt... And I LOVE it!!!
i use it to clean my electronics like my airpods and it doesn’t affect or damage them.
Yep you can use it to clean electronics. I use it all the time to clean mother boards and electrical contacts.
Yeah, 97% alcohol is perfect for electronics, because it doesn’t damage it like water does.
Back when iPhone had an actual home button, whenever the button became sticky, we would pour alcohol over the button and press it a few times to get the alcohol in there, then leave it to dry for a few minutes, then the button would work like normal again😄
Isopropyl is used to remove flux from circuit boards after you have done soldering.
We use it when building electronic boards all the time. Totally safe!
We use it to clean the avionics in aircraft
Learned feom my grandparents that its a good wasp killer.. kinda paralyzes them..use in a good spray bottle.. i have gone as far as buying numerous bottles and filling up a pump sprayer.. it'll knock them out of the air...
"If it hurts it's good" - last time I smashed my thumb with a hammer I didn't think it was good.
just a quick note as chemist. Dont dilute your 70% IPA for desinfection purposes, you might want to dilute 90% solution to get around 70-80% as thats more optimal concentration. Too concentrated or to diluted solutions dont work optimaly.
Note: Before irrigating a wound Remove pants and under-ware
Never have used it as a preventive for window ice ups. But I have used it for years to remove ice/frost instead of an ice/scrapper. Works great. I’m assuming due to the speed that running alcohol evaporates you would have to apply it often.
Works really well on pine pitch and taking the glue off from all those hateful stickers they put on everything
That’s just scratching the surface. There are so many uses, it’s amazing. It’s great for cleaning the exterior car windows as well since it won’t streak and breaks down the road grime. Also works great for cleaning a greasy stove top. It breaks the grease down immediately and again, won’t streak. I put some on a Q-tip and clean my belly button with it after I shower. Keeps it from ever getting smelly. So many uses. Generally, you want the 70%. The oxygen from the water reacts with the alcohol to help kill germs better. I can’t remember the exact chemistry behind it though. My friend, God bless you and yours and stay safe!
FYI, this 16 was taken from My Patriot Supply.
Alcohol combines with any liquid, petroleum, non-petroleum, organic greases and oils and can be used as a dilution and/or carrier for other products. Combined 12:1 with pure lanolin, it makes a great cartridge case lube for resizing rifle and pistol cases prior to reloading. Just put into a spray bottle and lightly spray the cases on a cookie sheet before running them through the resizing die.
I thought it was going to be about alcohol in whiskey. Foiled again!
#17 For decades I've used Isopropanol to clean flux off solder joints.
#18 Also to refill the little spray bottle for cleaning spectacles.
And mixing it with 2/3 water to spray on your windshield to remove ice.
Likewise put 1/3 in your screenwash reservoir in winter. (Tip, use deionised water, not tap water.)
Keep up all your hard work my friend .
Great information Sir !!! Thanks and Blessings to you and your family !!
I also use it as prep before painting things sometimes
Do not use straight alcohol to clean an open wound. Besides hurting like a mofo, it will irritate and inflame the flayed tissue which will delay healing. Otherwise, learned some new stuff about it, good to know.
Excellent video!! Lots of good new to me facts. You can also get water out of your ear with a very small volume of warm cooking oil if you don't have rubbing alcohol.
I've used it as an emergency substitute for gasoline. It saved me from having to walk 5 miles several years ago.
At the VOA transmitter plant the alcohol is used to clean HV insulators in the transmitters. Also vacuum tube envelopes,vacuum capacitor envelopes. Cleaning parts before silver soldering or conventional soldering. Here they buy it in cases of 1 gal cans.
im into 3d printing, and use alcohol to clean the print bed daily.
Ok?
@@johncarpenter5415 the objective of my comment is that i am in agreeance in that isopropyl alcohol is indeed a versatile product.
Yeah it good for cleaning electronics I use it to clean my phone screen sometimes
@@johncarpenter5415 Shutup Jon
Exactly 👍
Something to note, 70% is a better disinfectant than 90%. It sounds contradictory but the additional water content does something that allows the alcohol to be more effective against bacteria, something about assisting it penetrate the cell better. Water down 90% if you want to disinfect something.
The concrete industry uses it to measure the air in concrete. My wife is it with peppermint oil to get rid of spiders and ants around the house.
I'll have to try that, every so often and explorers go on a rampage in my appt.
Peppermint oil works great to get rid of mice humanely.
I used isopropyl alcohol for cleaning tape recorder heads and the tape path the machine. Also for cassette recorders and tape cartridge machines. At the VOA studios they bought the alcohol in 5 gallon cans-all of us in the maintenance shop there had small bottles we filled and kept in toolboxes or field recording job kits. Now with digital-the use of alcohol has largely disappeared. Sad! Loved using the stuff as a “head” cleaner.
I've watched enough cowboy movies to know that Whiskey is always used when removing legs or bullets to disinfect the wound,,, and the patient can also bite down on the cork! And at a pinch you can even re-hydrate and drink the stuff!
It's also great for cleaning off any kind of oil, or tree sap off of tools.
never use it on a tick, when you use it on a tick it spits its venom, use a tickpen ;)
I healed a torn rotator cuff using alcohol ice pack (mentioned in video) and a heating pad, cycling back and forth between them 15 to 30 minutes at a time. Took a week or so, but also helped with the pain.
Don’t drink it
Too late
I use it in the shop as a cheap degreaser and it evaporites quickly. If you are going to to need something clean, do your final clean up with alcohol. When you're done your ready to paint, solder, weld or stick any adhesive to it because its squeaky clean.
it literally was the number 1 thing that we couldnt get for months. it was in that high demand.
Same here. Fortunately I had literally just stocked up on rubbing alcohol, because I use it for everything, so I just shook my head while everyone went crazy😅
What it was actually scarcer than toilet paper?!
@@garethheathcote4988 I have had no trouble getting toilet paper at any point in 2020.
Great video and thank you, I wanted to add what I use it for mostly and that's for cleaning and drying electronics. Make sure it's unplugged or the battery is out AND the capacitors are discharged BEFORE cleaning electronics. It works great to clean charging ports with a toothpick soaked in isopropyl. Just make sure it's all dry before you plug in. Ps if you have a disk player that won't read a disc,or that skips and stops when played with like like a DVD player or game console use a DRY Q-tip and gently clean the lens (small clear glass that reads the disc) it works every time but make sure it's a dry Q-tip.
Best not to use for tick removal. It makes the ticks regurgitate and that can more readily spread disease (babosis, limes, RMSF). Tick lasso is the best thing i have found to get all sizes of ticks off dogs
Awesome video, but with regards to disinfectant I am a little skeptical about the 8:1 water to Isopropyl. As far as I know, 70% is common because it is considered to be the most effective at killing bacteria. I confirmed this with someone who works in the CFIA in a lab; that is what they order and use. They also had to label it as rubbing alcohol because drinking it will kill you. You can get ethanol based rubbing alcohol in Canada (I use it for alcohol dyes), but it contains what is apparently considered, the most bitter compound to man. Sort of like denatured alcohol, except you won't die; just suffer.
My dog absolutely adores me, but if I put alcohol on his wound and then tried to sew him up, he would eat my face.
You can especially use 70% to cook with in the stoves as you mentioned with proper ventilation...90% tends to soot up the pots worse but with the addition of extra water, one can cut that soot down to ZERO with proper pot placement. Sad that this stuff was EVERYWHERE with dust collecting on the containers, and now...It's like gold.
Me: using vodka for everything.
Comrade Stalin would be proud
My mom smells rubbing alcohol like its going out of style. Has been for years. Helps her with her allergies, and calms her nerves. She swears by it, and I have to admit it does help me calm down when I need it, and clear up my nose. Isopropyl is king!
I don't know why but watching today's episode really made me think of Mr. Wizard, any of you remember Mr. Wizard from back in the day?
Christophor S. Wilson mr wizard is the man that the poser Bill Nigh wishes he was.
Wizard FTW
@@thorzyan that is so true!
Yes I loved watching Mr. wizard as a kid. If you have Amazon prime, all his episodes are online. I still watch it with my kids and I’m still learning.
@@Random_DIY that is awesome I will have to check it out.
@@thorzyan When I hear "Mr Wizard" I always think of Don Herbert.
I've used Iso for stain removal too. It will remove ink or anything you'd clean with a solvent but safe for your clothes. Ditto Peroxide for blood, it works wonders on getting out blood stains. You can also remove sharpie from hard surfaces, like kitchen countertops when the kids get into the sharpies. I use it at times to clean my pocket knife, especially if I've opened a lot of boxes (tape goo) and it works great, also makes it sterile so if you use your knife to prep or open up food. I know I can just use soap or a degreaser but it's safe for my clothes and a lot faster than soap/water and I don't have to worry about water down in the knife innards.
12 minute video posted 6 minutes ago and already has a downvote. Some people just have nothing better to do now don't they? Thanks for what I'm sure is a video I will enjoy Cody.
Finally! Something I can teach Cody. Honeybee sting apply a paste of baking soda.
Yellow jackets, hornets, wasps apply folded paper towel soaked in vinegar. The quicker you apply, the more venom you will deactivate.
Soon as we started getting hints of Covid out of China, I bought gallons of this stuff. Easy peasy no big deal at the time. Haven't regretted it at all.
It's good for cleaning sensitive electronics as well, particularly terminals, thermal connectors, etc.
Do NOT use 70% for electronics!
70% has water in it and will enhance corrosion over time.
Use 91% for electronics... it has silicon in it and will will not leave water on your stuff, but a silicon film... that seals your electronics from further corrosion.
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Thanks bud. Good luck. I'm rooting for you!
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God bless you, and may he keep you strong in these crazy times
You can also put it in washer fluid in the winter time to prevent freezing
What do you always say about doing math on camera? Should be 16 Tbsp water to 2 Tbsp alcohol.
"I've never had Nausea, but next time I do"
I watch for the comedy.
You mean 8/1
I’m probably wrong about this but assuming you are using 99.9% alcohol with the above ratio you would have a roughly 12.5% alcohol mixture which is very weak. If I’m wrong, please be kind on the responses...
@@rwetmore2386 It doesn’t always need to be that strong.
I'm not sure about inhaling alcohol vapors. Information online says that can cause brain and nerve damage and other less severe issues.
Man if Cody can’t get 90% then no way I’ll find it lol.
Check Amazon - they have 99% 8 packs of quart bottles for 30 bucks.
I also use it to remove pitch from my hands and other surfaces. Works great!
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Very helpful. Gonna go snag a couple bottles. Thanks Cody!