Peter, In ANY concentration, isopropanol is NFG for human consumption. Jerry "Peter K." wrote: > Have you tried drinking the 99%? :-) I do not think you should. The 1% > is something that makes it not palatable. Peter K > On 1/22/06, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx > > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:48 AM > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: cleaning old Rolleinars and > filters > > > All the alcohols you buy in the drug store have other > ingredients that will > leave a residue. While 99% alcohol is very good, there is > still residue. The > manufacturers add these ingredients so people do not try and > > use that > alcohol (i.e., rubbing, isopropyl, etc.) as a basis for a > cocktail. > > Peter K > > That has not been my experience with 99% bought from > Long's Drugs locally. It cleans without any residue. Ethyl > rubbing alcohol is denatured with Acetone and sometimes > other materials and does leave a residue. The purpose of the > > denaturing is to avoid the liquor tax. > I would be more concerned with so called Vodka. If it is > true Vodka it will have more than alcohol in it. > Another good degreaser is Edwal Anti-Stat Film Cleaner. > This appears to still be 1,1,1,trichloroethane. > > --- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > > -- > Peter K > Ó¿Õ¬ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release Date: > 01/20/2006 > >