Thread: Alcohol Dip

Good post Doc.....I agree.....

Originally Posted by ernestrome

(ethyl) Alcohol doesn't displace water, they are miscible liquids. It dilutes it, or vice versa.

I disagree.
Alcohol does displace water by virtue of the fact that, as you said, they are miscible liquids and it dilutes water. If you dip a razor that is wet with water into a container of alcohol, the water WILL be displaced from the razor because it is miscible with the alcohol. The water will disperse into the alcohol so when the razor is removed from the alcohol, it will look as wet as it was prior to submersion but the total amount of water on the razor will be greatly reduced due to dilution with the alcohol. The mixture of alcohol and water will evaporate much faster.

Originally Posted by ernestrome

(ethyl) Alcohol doesn't displace water, they are miscible liquids. It dilutes it, or vice versa.

http://www.p2pays.org/ref/03/02254/

"The Magazine of Critical Cleaning Technology"
Precision Cleaning

by: Steve Stagliano
Pages: 29-31; April, 1999

With the recent encroachment of aqueous-based processes into many traditional solvent cleaning applications, parts drying has become a challenge for many manufacturers and might now be the rate-determining step. The Montreal Protocol forced many who relied on chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-113-based drying systems to seek alternative chemistries. But the "displacement" method of drying that characterized the old CFC-113 systems did not disappear with the phaseout of the chemical. In fact, displacement drying remains a rapid, high volume, spot-free method of drying parts, even parts with complex geometries.

Getting Things Dry

There are many ways to dry parts after aqueous cleaning. The following are some examples:

Water absorption into isopropyl alcohol (IPA). This can be an excellent drying method; however, IPA is a volatile organic compound and flammability issues must be considered. In addition, IPA and water are fully miscible, and disposal or recycling of the IPA/water effluent can be problematic.

are we kinda hijacking this thread? Is it about the properties and chemical make up of achohol or how to clean a razor?

How about using a lighter or candle to heat the blade? I'm not sure about how hot it would have to get vs. damaging the blade, scales, etc.

How about immersing the blade into boiling water for a few minutes?

Just thinking out loud here...

Rifle

Originally Posted by Doc

are we kinda hijacking this thread? Is it about the properties and chemical make up of achohol or who to clean a razor?

Thought it was about using alcohol on a blade. I spray down my razor w/ alcohol to dry it, and it works very well.

What about using Marvicide or Barbicide? Not sure Marvicide is good for the scales, but barbicide should be safe for the razor and scales, right?

I recall a lengthy discussion of this before and it was probably lost in the "crash", but Clippersol and Barbersol seemed to be the consensus of great hygene. Plus with the barbosal you get to mix and put it in a container just like the barbershops of old ( imagine a glass container that kind of looks like the straw dispenser if you can't picture it)

As for Marko and the beer ......... well......... the sig line still reminds one of the occupation your in

Jerry

sorry it's barbicide not barbersol

I think there are different classes of disinfection for different needs. Barbicide is not rated by some barber codes for blades that touch skin. Of course, that doesn't mean it doesn't work.