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100% Isopropyl Alcohol 5L $23.40 + Delivery ($0 SYD C&C) @ Sydney Solvents

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100% Isopropyl Alcohol 5L $23.40 + Delivery ($0 SYD C&C) @ Sydney Solvents
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OutOfTime on 30/09/2024 - 12:14 sydneysolvents.com.au (5709 clicks)
Last edited 01/10/2024 - 23:49 by 1 other user
Qwertyuiop10

Currently 12% off the $29.50 RRP at $26, and even cheaper with the code (about 20%) (already the cheapest I can find when factoring in shipping)

These are the prices for cities, even Perth is not expensive.

  • Sydney $8.17
  • Melbourne $9.10
  • Adelaide $9.46
  • Perth $11.96
  • Brisbane $9.10

If you need 70% like I use it for, buying 100% and diluting it yourself is better value 👍

I ran out recently and this is the best deal I can find in Australia. Delivery is only $9(ish) depending on where you OzBargain from. This is a better price than I can find anywhere, especially with the 10% new user sign up that appears on the screen as a popup.

The 10% discount code applies even without signing up! - But i'm not too sure about the naming of their code lol

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    • blighst on 30/09/2024 - 12:23
      +16

      Maybe for the SEcoastalregionalQldBargain users

    • Kommodore on 30/09/2024 - 12:24
      +1

      Same but this happens with tons of stuff, I have to get stuff delivered to my parents house in city for a lot of stuff otherwise shipping is 3x.

    • sm3004 on 30/09/2024 - 12:26
      +71

      $420.69 shipped to Kyrgyzstan, no deal

    • dibbz on 30/09/2024 - 12:48
      +4

      $9.10 to Brisbane on couriers please.

      you can always move to a city and get a job.

      • Name on 30/09/2024 - 13:25

        $28 to Gold Coast

        • sm3004 on 30/09/2024 - 16:14

          No its not, its $9.97 to Gold Coast with Couriers Please, I ordered

          • Name on 30/09/2024 - 16:38

            @sm3004: Really? I typed in my postcode and it's coming up as $28.

            • bio on 30/09/2024 - 16:44

              @Name: Choose Courier(s) Please, not Borders Transport.

              • Name on 30/09/2024 - 16:51

                @bio: Couriers please is coming up as $28 too. 🤷

                https://imgur.com/a/7kAaaBF

                • bio on 30/09/2024 - 17:18

                  @Name: Weird, 4217, for example, is $9.97.

                  • Name on 30/09/2024 - 19:42

                    @bio: I wonder if it's got something to do with that large Australia Post distribution centre being in 4217. Might get it delivered to a friend that lives at Bundall. Thanks for letting me know about 4217 being cheaper. 👍

                    • bio on 30/09/2024 - 19:46

                      @Name:

                      Australia Post distribution centre being in 4217.

                      Couriers Please is Singapore Post, but yeah, maybe?

                      I wonder if they would deliver to a (AusPost) parcel locker. You can get one for free at any postcode.

    • Chazzozz on 30/09/2024 - 14:11
      +5

      Dunno what everyone is whinging about, it's $50 delivery to TAS!

      Oh, wait…that's technically overseas, isn't it?

      • OutOfTime on 30/09/2024 - 14:15
        +4

        $50 for international delivery is reasonable! /s

      • tassietigermaniac on 30/09/2024 - 14:32
        +5

        It's overstraights XD

      • willhughes on 04/10/2024 - 21:11

        I've tried ordering from them before, they don't actually deliver to TAS - difficult to get hazardous stuff delivered to Tas.

        Still trying to find a source to buy from at a reasonable price.

    • PennyPincher11 on 02/10/2024 - 10:03
      +1

      Not sure why you are getting negged with stupid examples as Kyrgyzstan. It is 100% not a deal for those who are getting such delivery prices.

      • odal on 02/10/2024 - 10:55
        +1

        Apparently those Australians who don't live in one of the six Australian mainland capital cities of SYD, MLB, BNE, CNB, ADL or PTH are "Kyrgyzstanians".

        Paraphrasing another scumillenial, apparently we Kyrgyzstanians 'need to get a job and move to the city'.

        Kyrgyzstan is apparently any location even along any of the connecting main highways outside a 200km radius of any capital.

      • rumblytangara on 02/10/2024 - 11:45
        +1

        I mean, the company is called "Sydney Solvents" so it's really no surprise that shipping to some coastal town in another state might be a bit expensive. I don't think that a company called Sydney Solvents is going to be like Amazon, which has its own giant logistics arm.

        Same way that the occasional deals for dishwashers or fridges in Melbourne are expensive to ship to Sydney. Who'd have guessed?

        (Well, apparently it's a surprise to the one person who decided to get all uppity about it.)

  • Naigrabzo on 30/09/2024 - 12:21
    +4

    NICE! I use this diluted as car windshield cleaner and cleaning sunnies (just refill my specsavers sprays)…. Once my 5L of Bunners window cleaner finishes, I will switch to this I think.

    • timtam-slam on 30/09/2024 - 13:20
      +3

      I refilled my windex spray bottle with ISO, works a treat.

      • Shoocat on 30/09/2024 - 13:46
        +4

        Try 70 isopropyl and 30 water. Works great as a window cleaner and better than pure isopropyl. Not sure why, but it does for me.

        • landspider on 30/09/2024 - 14:41
          +3

          Use demineralised water too. Reading MDS sheets, I discovered 50/50 is what companies like 3M use for screen cleaners. The idea is to evaporate quickly without leaving any impurities.

        • spaceflight on 30/09/2024 - 14:44
          +12

          Adding water slows the evaporation so it has more time to work rather than evaporating immediately.

        • zfind on 30/09/2024 - 15:03

          Or just methylated spirits diluted down. Cheap, not sure if isopropanol offers any advantage.

          • OzzyBrak on 30/09/2024 - 15:48
            +1

            @zfind: Methylated spirits is ethanol and bittering compounds to avoid excise. I’ve always assumed that the bittering compounds stay on the surface after the ethanol evaporates.

            • zfind on 30/09/2024 - 15:55
              +3

              @OzzyBrak: They probably do, but having a look at the MSDS they’re in such small concentrations as to make it a non-issue (I guess, I don’t have a lab to test it in.)

              95% ethanol
              5% water
              Denaturants:
              0.001% Denatonium Benzoate
              0.25% MIBK (solvent)
              0.001% Flourescin

            • rooster7777 on 30/09/2024 - 16:16

              @OzzyBrak: "Methylated spirits is ethanol and bittering compounds"
              ahem….
              while there were close to 20 different formulas in the excise regs last time I looked, the most common formula by a huge margin is F3, which is ethanol with 3% methanol to make it unpalatable (and slightly toxic!)
              there's more bittering compounds in your beer than most metho

              • OzzyBrak on 30/09/2024 - 16:25

                @rooster7777: I’ve never seen any available for home use that contain methanol. Diggers is the most popular brand and its ethanol with no methanol.

                • rooster7777 on 30/09/2024 - 16:52
                  +2

                  @OzzyBrak: I just looked at a bottle of diggers metho lying around… it's 95% ethanol…. but 5% of other stuff.
                  Now… the dictionary meaning of "methylated" is:

                  methylate
                  /ˈmɛθɪleɪt/
                  verb
                  past tense: methylated; past participle: methylated
                  mix or impregnate with methanol or methylated spirit.

                  Traditionally all methylated spirit was ethanol with a small amount of methanol added.

                  Reco Chem (the manufacturer of the diggers brand) used to use massive amounts of F3 denatured alcohol (ethanol with 3% methanol denuaturant).
                  Looking at their SDS sheet for diggers metho indicates they've changed their formula from F3, and are now using different denaturants:
                  The following materials make up the denaturant of the fluid. They are not present in high enough
                  concentrations to trigger any additional hazards.
                  Denatonium Benzoate 3734-33-6 < 0.001
                  Methyl Isobutyl Ketone 108-10-1 0.25
                  Fluorescein - < 0.001

                  If you think that diggers methylated spirits is palatable because "its ethanol with no methanol", please have a night out on it, and report back when you can. (orange cordial is one mixer sometimes used)

                  • OzzyBrak on 30/09/2024 - 16:55
                    +4

                    @rooster7777: Just accept that you were wrong. No one was recommending drinking it, the discussion was around using it to clean parts and what the ingredients were. Read more before running your mouth next time.

                      • OzzyBrak on 30/09/2024 - 18:05
                        +1

                        @rooster7777: I wish you all the best in your future endeavours, ideally you learn from this mistake.

            • trapper on 30/09/2024 - 16:47
              -2

              @OzzyBrak:

              Methylated spirits is ethanol and bittering compounds to avoid excise.

              It's in the name; "methylated" refers to the addition of methanol, which is what renders it toxic and therefore untaxed.

              Bittering agents and dyes are also added to discourage consumption, despite the methanol's toxicity.

              • OzzyBrak on 30/09/2024 - 16:51
                -1

                @trapper: Prove it with an MSDS for methylated spirits for home use.

                • trapper on 30/09/2024 - 16:59
                  -4

                  @OzzyBrak: Just look up the word methylated in a dictionary.

                  • moph on 30/09/2024 - 17:53
                    +8

                    @trapper: The name derives from history, when they really did add methanol to avoid excise. Now it's permitted to just use other bittering agents, which are not toxic, which is preferred so people don't actually go blind when they consume it, although it's extremely bitter so only the most extreme alcoholics are able to bring themselves to do so. As @OzzyBrak says, just read the MSD.

                    I once spilled metho from my Trangia hiking stove into my cooking pots. It must have been a small amount because I didn't even realise it had happened, but the food I cooked was inedible due to bitterness. A real bummer when you're on a 5 day hiking trip and every gram of food matters.

                    • trapper on 01/10/2024 - 01:12
                      -4

                      @moph:

                      Now it's permitted to just use other bittering agents, which are not toxic, which is preferred so people don't actually go blind when they consume it

                      Well that's not methylated spirits then is it. Words have meanings, and methylated means the adding of methanol.

                      • spendybeans on 01/10/2024 - 08:50
                        +2

                        @trapper: Methylation means the addition of a methyl group… Might be achieved by the addition of methanol in this case but "methylated" doesn't explicitly mean "the addition of methanol".

                        And yes don't drink any of it.

                        • trapper on 01/10/2024 - 11:24
                          +1

                          @spendybeans: Yes, it has a different meaning in chemistry, but what I said is accurate in the context of denaturing ethanol.

                          For example, you could convert ethanol to isopropyl alcohol by adding a methyl group, this would require chemical reactions though. It is not just a mixture.

                        • rumblytangara on 02/10/2024 - 11:50
                          +1

                          @spendybeans: I am enjoying the back and forth chemistry pedantry vs evolving language fight on this thread (seriously!)

                      • moph on 01/10/2024 - 19:43
                        +1

                        @trapper: Chemically it's not, but that's the name that people know it by and so that's the name it's sold under.

                      • spaceflight on 01/10/2024 - 22:12
                        +1

                        @trapper:

                        Words have meanings

                        And context matters

                        If you ask for milk you expect cows milk.

                        But you could be given milk from any animal and it would still be milk.

                        Or you could be given almond milk or another nut or grain milk which isn't traditional milk but we still call it milk.

                        Just like methylated spirits can contain no methanol.
                        The modern meaning is ethanol that you can't drink, just like milk could be from a nut.

                        • trapper on 03/10/2024 - 11:49
                          -1

                          @spaceflight:

                          Or you could be given almond milk or another nut … which isn't traditional milk but we still call it milk.

                          No. This is called nut juice. Enjoy.

                          • chartparker on 03/10/2024 - 20:07

                            @trapper: Still not really juice. Probably closer to nut sweat tbh

            • Bluering48 on 01/10/2024 - 12:09

              @OzzyBrak: Ha! ha!, as long as you don't lick the glass after cleaning, no problem.

          • shegeloaf on 01/10/2024 - 10:36

            @zfind: What can I use for Degreaser?

            • zfind on 01/10/2024 - 12:32
              +1

              @shegeloaf: Short answer: cheap export degreaser from SCA or anything similar petroleum based.

              Long answer: depends what you want to dissolve as you want the right solvent. I’m no chemist but in my time playing with cars it all basically comes down to either petroleum based (degreaser, petrol, diesel, brake cleaner) or “other chems” (acetone or alcohol). Most car / garage grime will submit to a $3.99 can of SCA export degreaser but if you need no residue like for welding or brakes you want (surprise) brake cleaner. Alcohol is good for plastics while acetone is definitely not. The biodegradable versions while an admirable concept have always left my work greasy. Oil soaked into concrete wants a soaking in petrol and then blow torching out (wear a respirator).

              Hope this helps!

        • pennypacker on 05/10/2024 - 12:33
          +2

          Breaking: Coca-Cola does not, in fact, contain cocaine from the coca leaf, despite being in the name 🙄

    • tetra on 01/10/2024 - 00:21
      +4

      Careful, alcohol can degrade lens coatings.

      • redevelop on 01/10/2024 - 08:21

        what about all the peeps poppin ISO in ultrasonic cleaners to clean their specs?

        • rumblytangara on 01/10/2024 - 10:15

          Do people seriously do this?

          • Naigrabzo on 02/10/2024 - 09:50

            @rumblytangara: Who has ultrasound cleaners for their specs? That's just too pro for me. :)

            • rumblytangara on 02/10/2024 - 10:00

              @Naigrabzo: I know it was a joke question, but people who do serious machinery work and generate metal or wood shavings- rub your glasses with a cloth and watch the glass get destroyed.

      • Sammyboy on 01/10/2024 - 08:44

        Yep. Takes off any coatings on your phone screens too

    • x x on 02/10/2024 - 08:40

      what ratio of water to Isopropyl is best for windscreen water

  • bboz on 30/09/2024 - 12:21
    +2

    Excellent deal, thanks OP. I would get it if I didn't have a full one sitting on my bench.

  • prhino on 30/09/2024 - 12:23
    +4

    Bought a big bottle of this in February 2020

    • haz on 30/09/2024 - 15:52
      +1

      Was it $200 back then?

      • The Hawk on 01/10/2024 - 08:24

        I got mine in September 2020 for $29.30 + shipping from these guys. Mine was for electronics and cleaning the 3D Printer bed rather than hand sanitiser, but bad timing on my part for sure. It was during the second (VIC) lockdown, but was either past the stupid pricing, or Sydney Solvents were being good and not price gouging.

        Still using the same bottle :P
        Even with such low usage, it's just so much cheaper than buying ~250ml spray bottles for $10 - $15 (which works out to be ~$40L vs ~$6L in the 5L bottle).

      • prhino on 02/10/2024 - 09:39

        No, I got it completely by chance, and it wasn't expensive yet

    • Salmando on 01/10/2024 - 21:23

      Same, half way through and i thought i was pretty reckless with it.

      I'm at the point where i clean things with it.

      .. and constantly wonder what it tastes like

  • MaxHashrate on 30/09/2024 - 12:24
    +34

    bro just went from left to right on the keyboard with that promo code haha

  • OfferScooperHQ on 30/09/2024 - 12:27

    time to make some cbd oil 😅 and lots of cleaning

    • Mr Bob Dobalina on 30/09/2024 - 19:48
      +1

      Why only cbd oil and not suburbs?

    • [Deactivated] on 01/10/2024 - 13:17
      +1

      If you value your health at all, no.
      you need ethanol

  • Guybrush57 on 30/09/2024 - 12:27
    +1

    Good for cleaning CPUs?

    • OutOfTime on 30/09/2024 - 12:29
      +19

      You need a high dilution so it evaporates quickly and doesn't damage things

      Cleaning & House Hold Uses:

      • Household cleaner and is great for cleaning kitchens, bathrooms, and other surface areas: Use 100% Isopropyl Alcohol Straight
      • Cleans sticky grime and residue: Use 100% Isopropyl Alcohol Straight
      • Perfect for cleaning computer screens, phones, iPad screen, and is non-streaking: Use 100% Isopropyl Alcohol Straight
      • General window cleaner: Use 100% Isopropyl Alcohol Straight
      • Removes ink: Use 100% Isopropyl Alcohol Straight
      • Cleans glass: Use 100% Isopropyl Alcohol Straight
      • Used to remove the old tobacco from inside the pipe: Use 100% Isopropyl Alcohol Straight
      • Use on granite, wood floors and upholstery: 1/4 Isopropyl Alcohol, 3 drops dish detergent, 1 cup of water and a couple of essential oil.
      • Clean venetian blinds: Use 100% Isopropyl Alcohol Straight
      • Erase permanent markers: Use 100% Isopropyl Alcohol Straight
      • Hand Sanitiser: 3/4 cup Isopropyl Alcohol and 1/4 aloe vera gel
      • Stainless Steel Cleaner (I use about 50%)
      • Borg on 30/09/2024 - 13:22
        +3

        Would have thought this be 70%->80% for cleaning Bathrooms, Kitchen surfaces etc.
        Solutions of 70% IPA in water should be left on surfaces for 30 seconds to ensure disinfection. Pure (100%) IPA evaporates too quickly for such use and is less effective.

        • OutOfTime on 30/09/2024 - 13:24
          +1

          Yes you're right, the 75% listing also says use 100%? I think they might have messed up the description?

      • Roman Sandstorm on 30/09/2024 - 13:40

        Use on granite, wood floors and upholstery: 1/4 Isopropyl Alcohol, 3 drops dish detergent, 1 cup of water and a couple of essential oil.

        Isn't this the formula for napalm?

      • landspider on 30/09/2024 - 14:42
        +5

        I'm pretty sure 100% will delaminate some screen coatings, not a good idea.

        • OutOfTime on 30/09/2024 - 14:44

          @landspider Fully agree, I think their description is wrong, but I cant edit my comment now.
          Thanks for helping people know though…

        • gazer on 30/09/2024 - 15:18

          Yup, reddit is full of threads with "microfibre and distilled water only" with horror pictures of pride and joy oleds cleaned with alcohol

      • rooster7777 on 30/09/2024 - 16:19
        +1

        "You need a high dilution so it evaporates quickly and doesn't damage things"
        What?
        I think you may have meant to say the opposite…. you need a high concentration so it evaporates quickly.
        If you had a high dilution of say 50/50 water and isopropanol…. you'd have a crapload of water hanging around after the isopropanol blew off.

        • OutOfTime on 30/09/2024 - 16:21
          +2

          You're right, i'm so stupid and meant concentration, good catch! 🤦‍♂️ If only I could edit my original comment…

          • Guybrush57 on 30/09/2024 - 16:27
            +2

            @OutOfTime: I re-read it many times questioning my understanding of science lol

      • Hangryuman on 30/09/2024 - 16:49
        +1

        just tried some - a square of toilet tissue (Quilton) folded twice into a smaller square - wet with some straight '91% Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol' I had - pressed my laptop power button (set to 'sleep') to black so I could see the marks - then wiped over the whole screen a couple times - at first it looked smudgey, but when it evaporated the screen looks like new ! (or you get the drift)

      • whyisave on 30/09/2024 - 19:03

        Thanks for sharing the 'cleaning recipes'.

        So, do you dab a bit on micro-fibre cloth and give it a wipe?

        or just tissues or paper-towels will do (depending on the surface to be cleaned) ?

        • OutOfTime on 01/10/2024 - 10:39

          That was from their site, but I would not use straight 100% as they recommend.

          First, dilute it to 70%, and use a spray bottle to lightly moisten a microfiber cloth, then wipe. It should evaporate off within 20 seconds streak free!

      • Cleremy on 01/10/2024 - 08:46

        Doesn't sound like I need a 5L bottle sitting around for years.

    • GUYANDSON on 30/09/2024 - 13:21

      yeah this is what I use for removing thermal paste. Siphon it out to a little spray bottle and go from there.

      5L will last you years if that's all you are using it for. I bought two bottles back at the beginning of 2020 and I'm about halfway through the second bottle. The large majority of it went to resin printing

  • timhn on 30/09/2024 - 12:32

    Is there any kit selling that you can buy to test the % alcohol content?

    • xinsnake on 30/09/2024 - 13:04
      +15

      You can measure 100ml of the liquid in a sealed container if you are just talking about water and alcohol. Alchool is about 789g per L, whereas water is about 1000g per L. Now… measure the weight of the liquid in grams (M), then… assuming you have (X) ml of alcohol and (Y) ml of water.

      X + Y = 100
      0.789X + Y = M

      Example:

      Measured weight is 85g.

      X + Y = 100
      0.789X + Y = 85

      Now you get… 0.211X = 15, then X = 15 / 0.211 = 71 ml.
      Then the % is 71%.

      • Chazzozz on 30/09/2024 - 14:12
        +4

        …and for everything else there's Mastercard.

      • rooster7777 on 30/09/2024 - 16:21
        +2

        forkinell! next there'll be moles in the stoichiometry!

        • Hangryuman on 30/09/2024 - 16:50
          +1

          look in the far canal

          • rooster7777 on 30/09/2024 - 16:55

            @Hangryuman: nodsnods…. spots something suspicious passing… not sure if it's a giant bondi mullet, or a bull shark.

      • cannedhams on 30/09/2024 - 16:46

        Just to set this out more fully:-
        0.789 x Vol(A) = Mass(A)
        Vol(A) + W = 100
        Mass(A) + W = 85
        0.789(100-W)= Mass(A)
        0.789(100-W)=85 - W
        78.9 - 0.789W = 85 - W
        6.1= 0.211 x W
        W = 28.9
        Vol(A) = 71.09

        ETA - sorry, i guess the way above is more elegant but it just looked clunkier the first time i looked at it

      • Schrodinger on 30/09/2024 - 19:11

        Exactly what I did during COVID to figure out the IPA content of unspecified IPA bottles I had. Came at around 70%.

        And the nice thing is you do my have to measure an exact volume of liquid as long as you measure the same volume of both (up to some mark on your container).

    • timtam-slam on 30/09/2024 - 13:18

      Alcohol Hydrometer. ~$15.

    • bonezAU on 01/10/2024 - 08:04

      Just have a quick sip and see how strong it tastes

  • Sleepycat3 on 30/09/2024 - 12:36
    +7

    If you do electronic work, this is great for washing off excess flux after soldering. Make sure the solder has cooled down first though!

    • landspider on 30/09/2024 - 14:43

      I also use it for cleaning PEI 3d printing bed after prints.

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