How to dilute

Got that email the other day as well. Beat me to posting it!

I'm printing it and putting above my laundry sink (where I mix/dilute).

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Here's the cropped pic I printed for anyone else who wants it.

 
Thanks guys. :dblthumb2:

Got mine printed out. Gonna laminate it as well.
 
That's pretty handy to have around the mud sink. :xyxthumbs:

But I'd have to say, when you're talking about 128:1, that doesn't mean 127:1 (which it has in the gallon and 5 gallon columns). Which is close enough for government work (as they say). Then again, it does say "approximate". ;)

Here's an online tool that's great for calculating alcohol solution to make panel wipe. Home Distillation of Alcohol (Homemade Alcohol to Drink)

For instance, to do 156:1 D114 with a 28% solution of 91% alcohol in a 32 ounce bottle. First you would manually figure 32/156=.2051 ounce of D114. So basically you'd fill with distilled water, 31.8 ounces, then top it off with D114 (.2051 ounces).

Then it's just doing the math in the second calculator on the page. There are 3 drop down boxes that you'll fix to read "US fl oz". So you'd put 32 in the first box, 28 in the second (for 28% dilution once it's all mixed), 91 in the third (or whatever your bottle strength came in. Click "Calculate" and it'll read:
9.846 ounces of Alcohol
22.154 ounces of Water

Want to do 20% blend, just change the middle box on the top line, click "Calculate" again and you'll get:
7.033 ounces of Alcohol
24.967 ounces of Water

Sure, there's a formula out there, but when I ran across this site a few years ago I bookmarked that one in my phone. Whether at home or on the road, using 70% or 91%, small spray bottles or large, it just makes it so darned easy. :D
 
Thanks for sharing that one Tony :xyxthumbs:
 
Very handy! Even better because it uses REAL (SI) measures! ;)
 
KMdef9 said:
Got that email the other day as well. Beat me to posting it!

I'm printing it and putting above my laundry sink (where I mix/dilute).

ChemicalGuys_HowToDiluteCarWashChemicals_Web.jpg


Here's the cropped pic I printed for anyone else who wants it.

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Thanks for this chart.

A few modifications in printing this chart will make it beautiful:

Save to Pictures
Open/Use Microsoft Picture Manager
Under Picture Tab, click on Brightness and Contrast
Adjust Contrast to 80 and Brightness to -12
At file print, uncheck "use borderless"
Click on print options and click on "best" printing

Print and enjoy!!! The above will make the blacks and grays sharper, the white dilution numbers stand out, and overall a great picture.

Hope this helps...heading to the laminator!!!!
 
I posted this on the sister site but I believe it bears mentioning here - no chart required.

Assume the ratio you want is 1-7 and the container is 32 oz. Add 1+7=8 and divide that number into the container size. In this case it's 32/8=4. So 4 oz of concentrate and the remainer (28 oz) of water to equal 32 oz. Works regardless of the container size or the dilution ratio, you don't need to refer to a chart.

example #2
1-8 ratio to mix a gallon
1+8=9
128/9 = 14.22

So I would use 14 oz (I'm rounding) of concentrate + 114 oz of water = 128 oz.
 
I'd run out of appendages in a hurry unless it's a multiple of 21!
 
SameGuy said:
I'd run out of appendages in a hurry unless it's a multiple of 21!
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Worst case is that you use the calculator on your phone for the heavy lifting. But it's better than trying to find a chart. Or how do you mix some odd ball amount that's not listed. Easier & quicker (IMHO) to do the math - but hey, I'm old school.
 
sometimes one should try and figure it out (stimulate the mind every once in a while), add up the total dilution of product and water together. divide the size of the bottle/container into that number. it's not very hard...
 
addysdaddy said:
Worst case is that you use the calculator on your phone for the heavy lifting. But it's better than trying to find a chart. Or how do you mix some odd ball amount that's not listed. Easier & quicker (IMHO) to do the math - but hey, I'm old school.
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I can pull it off a chart faster and more accurately than most can do the math. I'm sure most people are like this.

Not pulling out my cell (it isn't attached to me anyways) while mixing chemicals.



To each their own...
 
VISITOR said:
sometimes one should try and figure it out (stimulate the mind every once in a while), add up the total dilution of product and water together. divide the size of the bottle/container into that number. it's not very hard...
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:props: :iagree: :props:
 
Great help even for us Canadian's with the "metric madness syndrome).
 
VISITOR said:
sometimes one should try and figure it out (stimulate the mind every once in a while), add up the total dilution of product and water together. divide the size of the bottle/container into that number. it's not very hard...
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We're all old enough to drive right? We should be capable enough to do this too.....
 
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