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Poll

is isopropanol rubbish YES, NO or NEVER USED IT.

YES
16.3%
8 (16.3%)
NO
12.2%
6 (12.2%)
NEVER USED IT
71.4%
35 (71.4%)

Total Members Voted: 46

kris martin

  • Posts: 959
Confused is it rubbish or not...
« on: December 01, 2008, 07:38:04 pm »
i have to ask because i bought some today and just wondering if its worth it....

peter holley

Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2008, 07:57:03 pm »
iv started using it this week , you need to have plenty of it in a  the tank for it to work

reflection

  • Posts: 134
Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2008, 07:58:26 pm »
what is it and whats it for

kris martin

  • Posts: 959
Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2008, 07:59:35 pm »
ive decided if i use it i am just going to put it in the barrels i use.... half a litre between 8 barrels, i have also read alcohol does mix with water...

Trotsky

Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2008, 08:01:25 pm »
 :o Just a tip.
I find that if you do the research first... before you buy, you can save money! ;D ;D ;D

Never used it, but I do use windscreen wash in the car... love the smell ::)
Also if it's anything like AL39 which we used in the army... once again lovely smell ;D ;D ;D

Another tip... don't smell to much of it, you may get high!  :o

tomy jackson

Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2008, 08:01:49 pm »
it only helps donw to-3 for washing

kris martin

  • Posts: 959
Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2008, 08:04:06 pm »
:o Just a tip.
I find that if you do the research first... before you buy, you can save money! ;D ;D ;D

Never used it, but I do use windscreen wash in the car... love the smell ::)
Also if it's anything like AL39 which we used in the army... once again lovely smell ;D ;D ;D

Another tip... don't smell to much of it, you may get high!  :o
figured this out when i opened it in a closed insulated out house...

AuRavelling79

  • Posts: 26595
Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2008, 08:49:54 pm »
Not rubbish in the right proportions

Some on here seem to think it works like Homoeopathy - i.e. a minute amount of the stuff will do the antifreeze job way out of proportion to it's ratio. Doesn't make sense to me that 500ml in 500L (1 in 1000) could possibly work, but then I'm not into witch-doctoring!

Now, 25L in 500L 5% might give you a little protection but at what cost?
It's a game of three halves!

d s windowcleaning

  • Posts: 2782
Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2008, 09:07:01 pm »
Not rubbish in the right proportions

Some on here seem to think it works like Homoeopathy - i.e. a minute amount of the stuff will do the antifreeze job way out of proportion to it's ratio. Doesn't make sense to me that 500ml in 500L (1 in 1000) could possibly work, but then I'm not into witch-doctoring!

Now, 25L in 500L 5% might give you a little protection but at what cost?
it cost around 50 p a day to use thats buying 25 ltrs at £30 it will last around 60 days used daily .
where theres muck theres money

kris martin

  • Posts: 959
Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2008, 09:16:18 pm »
Not rubbish in the right proportions

Some on here seem to think it works like Homoeopathy - i.e. a minute amount of the stuff will do the antifreeze job way out of proportion to it's ratio. Doesn't make sense to me that 500ml in 500L (1 in 1000) could possibly work, but then I'm not into witch-doctoring!

Now, 25L in 500L 5% might give you a little protection but at what cost?
it cost around 50 p a day to use thats buying 25 ltrs at £30 it will last around 60 days used daily .
thats 0.42 litres a day, in how much water??

d s windowcleaning

  • Posts: 2782
Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2008, 09:24:07 pm »
Not rubbish in the right proportions

Some on here seem to think it works like Homoeopathy - i.e. a minute amount of the stuff will do the antifreeze job way out of proportion to it's ratio. Doesn't make sense to me that 500ml in 500L (1 in 1000) could possibly work, but then I'm not into witch-doctoring!

Now, 25L in 500L 5% might give you a little protection but at what cost?
it cost around 50 p a day to use thats buying 25 ltrs at £30 it will last around 60 days used daily .
thats 0.42 litres a day, in how much water??
i use a 400 ltr tank .
where theres muck theres money

kris martin

  • Posts: 959
Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2008, 09:34:25 pm »
Not rubbish in the right proportions

Some on here seem to think it works like Homoeopathy - i.e. a minute amount of the stuff will do the antifreeze job way out of proportion to it's ratio. Doesn't make sense to me that 500ml in 500L (1 in 1000) could possibly work, but then I'm not into witch-doctoring!

Now, 25L in 500L 5% might give you a little protection but at what cost?
it cost around 50 p a day to use thats buying 25 ltrs at £30 it will last around 60 days used daily .
thats 0.42 litres a day, in how much water??
i use a 400 ltr tank .
does it work for you then???

Nathanael Jones

  • Posts: 5596
Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2008, 09:38:42 pm »
Good for cleaning,.. RUBBISH for antifreeze unless you use massive amounts of it!

d s windowcleaning

  • Posts: 2782
Re: Confused is it rubbish or not...
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2008, 07:55:18 am »
Not rubbish in the right proportions

Some on here seem to think it works like Homoeopathy - i.e. a minute amount of the stuff will do the antifreeze job way out of proportion to it's ratio. Doesn't make sense to me that 500ml in 500L (1 in 1000) could possibly work, but then I'm not into witch-doctoring!

Now, 25L in 500L 5% might give you a little protection but at what cost?
it cost around 50 p a day to use thats buying 25 ltrs at £30 it will last around 60 days used daily .
thats 0.42 litres a day, in how much water??
i use a 400 ltr tank .
does it work for you then???

ive never missed a day due to freezing , at the begining of this year i had two mates who both froze up i still worked all we could put it down to was that i was using ipa and they wasnt , we all were working nearby eachother in the same area .
where theres muck theres money