How to dilute APC to 4:1 or 10:1?

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I just bought the Meg's APC Combo (2 gallons plus spray bottle). I also bought the Pro Blend Bottle Proportioner.

The spray bottle actually has lines on it for 10:1 and 4:1. It says to fill with water to the respective lines. However, after filling to this line with water is there a specific line that you can fill the APC to or do I need to actually measure out the APC?
 
Well, assuming it is a 32oz spray bottle then use a measuring cup and put in 32 measured ounces of water in the bottle. The level you end up with is the enlightened moment you seek. ;-)
 
mwoolfso said:
Well, assuming it is a 32oz spray bottle then use a measuring cup and put in 32 measured ounces of water in the bottle. The level you end up with is the enlightened moment you seek. ;-)
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I mean I understand ratios haha I was just wondering if there was a specific line on the bottle that you could fill to...tough to word my question I guess - I tried to re-word it in the original post.
 
There should be a fill line at the top. Just fill to that and your done
 
CC268 said:
I mean I understand ratios haha I was just wondering if there was a specific line on the bottle that you could fill to...tough to word my question I guess - I tried to re-word it in the original post.
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LavJordan said:
There should be a fill line at the top. Just fill to that and your done
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Those Meguiar's bottles don't have a fill line. What mwoolfso was suggesting is just get a measuring cup and put 32oz and you'll see where the "fill line" should be; or you can look at this thread: How to properly dilute Meguiar's Detailer Line products
 
I am pretty sure its to the neck line...before it starts going up to the neck.
 
CC268 said:
I just bought the Meg's APC Combo (2 gallons plus spray bottle). I also bought the Pro Blend Bottle Proportioner.

The spray bottle actually has lines on it for 10:1 and 4:1. It says to fill with water to the respective lines. However, after filling to this line with water is there a specific line that you can fill the APC to or do I need to actually measure out the APC?
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Perhaps this will help:

How to properly dilute Meguiar's Detailer Line products
 
I like how they have the opposite fill marks as my cheap bottles. Mine have you put the cleaning product in first, then fill to the line with water. When done this way it always annoys me because you have the water making the solution bubble up and before you reach the fill line you have suds pouring out of the top of the bottle. So I end up using two bottles, or putting in the cleaner, pour back out in to something else, guesstimating the amount of water, then putting the measured amount back in, and then topping off with water to get to the proper ratio. That, or very very slowly putting my water in to try to avoid the suds. I guess I should just measure it out and mark them for the reverse order.
 
Mantilgh said:
I like how they have the opposite fill marks as my cheap bottles. Mine have you put the cleaning product in first, then fill to the line with water. When done this way it always annoys me because you have the water making the solution bubble up and before you reach the fill line you have suds pouring out of the top of the bottle. So I end up using two bottles, or putting in the cleaner, pour back out in to something else, guesstimating the amount of water, then putting the measured amount back in, and then topping off with water to get to the proper ratio. That, or very very slowly putting my water in to try to avoid the suds. I guess I should just measure it out and mark them for the reverse order.
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Please...
Whatever else you do in Life to dilute products...or to even
reduce the amount of "bubbles" created by pouring water
into/onto the product to be diluted...

Keep this rule in mind:
(For best effect: Say it in a sing-song Cockney accent)

"Do as you ought-a:
Add acids to wought-a!

Always Add Acids to Water!


Bob
 
[Bob]"Do as you ought-a:
Add acids to wought-a!

Made my day! (one more, you have this entangled power).

You know I'm Brazilian and sometimes it's difficult to get the whole meaning from writer, should I add wought-a first, that's it?

Have a nice day,

Kind Regards.
 
Thank you Bob for the reminder on proper mixing of acid solutions. This probably why they marked their bottles accordingly.

To the above post:

Yes, you would put water in the bottle first, then add your concentrated acid to it.

Copied from antoine.frostburg.edu

A large amount of heat is released when strong acids are mixed with water. Adding more acid releases more heat. If you add water to acid, you form an extremely concentrated solution of acid initially. So much heat is released that the solution may boil very violently, splashing concentrated acid out of the container!
 
If there's one detail I'm not so detail orientated, it's the dilution ration. I use the Meguiar's bottles, but the dilution marks only work if the bottles are completely empty ... and I almost never let the bottles empty out completely. So I'm refilling when there's still product in the bottles, making the mark useless as a guide. I know I could mix product outside and transfer them into the bottles, but I don't.
 
trekkeruss said:
I use the Meguiar's bottles, but the dilution marks only work if the bottles are completely empty ... and I almost never let the bottles empty out completely. So I'm refilling when there's still product in the bottles, making the mark useless as a guide. I know I could mix product outside and transfer them into the bottles, but I don't.
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Yeah, that's where measuring cups and math come in. I guess if you were in a shop that had more than one bottle, you could pour the almost empty one into another bottle, then yours would be empty to mix from scratch.
 
All of my bottles have me add the product first and then water. I prefer to add water first, however, because otherwise there can be an annoying amount of foam. I'll have to get some of those bottles.
 
Here's what I do. I keep every single 1 gallon container I can from windshield washer to distilled water.

Then, I pre-mix all my products and fill those empty 1 gallon containers in advance.

1. It's much easier to do the dillution like that.
2. You don't have to mix as often which is a time saver.
3. Your products are already good to go when your sprayer is near empty.

I also made myself a dillution chart where it tells me how much water to remove from the container to be replaced with same amount of concentrated product. Works really well.
 
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