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I know alot of people like to use an isopropyl alcohol and water mixture for removing old wax and residues, but my question was what about a vinegar bath?? I'm kind of partial to vinegar over alcohol because I don't find it to be as drying, but maybe I am wrong. At any rate, I wanted to ask the question as to which treatment is better or if they are equal or if one is stronger than the other? Thanks to all who reply. :D
 
FloridaNative said:
I know alot of people like to use an isopropyl alcohol and water mixture for removing old wax and residues, but my question was what about a vinegar bath?? I'm kind of partial to vinegar over alcohol because I don't find it to be as drying, but maybe I am wrong. At any rate, I wanted to ask the question as to which treatment is better or if they are equal or if one is stronger than the other? Thanks to all who reply. :D
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I use liquid TIDE and white vinegar to wash my M.F. towels........and it really makes my M.F. clean..........:)
 
Thanks for the tip Bill, but I was actually talking about using it for the paint on the vehicle. But thank you for your comment as it makes me make myself more clear. :)
 
I think I know where your coming from, but let's say it did strip like the ISO mix, but you think it is less drying...I don't think it would matter (the dryness part and oyu do raise a good point) unless you stopped right there. But after stripping, what do we do?Add polish, wax, etc and these contain lubes, etc. so that would replenish that dryness...I think?
 
scooterguitar said:
I think I know where your coming from, but let's say it did strip like the ISO mix, but you think it is less drying...I don't think it would matter (the dryness part and oyu do raise a good point) unless you stopped right there. But after stripping, what do we do?Add polish, wax, etc and these contain lubes, etc. so that would replenish that dryness...I think?
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Ah, that's a good point too that we DO replenish it. But I use vinegar alot in household cleaning too and I find it effective yet not drying the way Isopropyl alcohol can be. And I was wondering not only about the drying factor of the alcohol, but if the one method is safer than the other but yet it accomplishes the same end i.e. wax/residue removal then I would rather go with the one rather than the other, do you see what I mean?
 
Well, I do use white vinegar to clean other things, like fish tank supplies. It is non toxic or whatnot, lots safer than bleach, etc.
 
Wanted to add, I think vinegar takes lots longer to break things down, whereas alcohol is BAM!
 
Vinegar is 5% acid......great for windows so I don't see where it would hurt....if you can stand the smell(whew)!
 
dengood1 said:
Vinegar is 5% acid......great for windows so I don't see where it would hurt....if you can stand the smell(whew)!
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LOL! I'm used to it trust me! I use it all the time at home. I even use it to wash chicken after removing the skin and yucky stuff before I season it.

Scooter, thanks for your imput, but does the alcohol really go "Bam" when you use it? I think I'd get a kick out of that. going around my car with alcohol and water and it's firing off like a fire cracker! ;) Okay nevermind that's not even silly that's just stupid! ehehehe
 
And here I thought I'd get an Emeril Lugassi comment using BAM! Don't ever watchj the cooking channel!!??!!?
 
scooterguitar said:
And here I thought I'd get an Emeril Lugassi comment using BAM! Don't ever watchj the cooking channel!!??!!?
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LOL no can't say that I do. Who is Emeril Lugassi? Is he the one who played Count Dracula in the old black and white version of the film?
 
keep the lit cigarettes (or whatever you smoke;) ) away while using the alcohol or you WILL get a BAM!
 
OUCH!! I have a mental image of my beautiful long hair going up in flames like Richard Pryor did! YIKES!!
 
isoporoyl alchol flashes quite quickly, and leaves very little residue. Its actually a common ingredient in alot of qd'ers. Vinegar is acid based and as such could be strong enough to remove sealant, but would not be my choice for consistent use.

As for residue, not sure with white vinegar which is commonly used to clean floors, and in laundry, but I would stay away from Apple Cider, Red Wine, and the Basalmic types for sure.
 
scooterguitar said:
Emeril the chef, he has commercials where he alwasy says, "BAM!"
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Sorry, don't know him. My kids dominate the tv and so I rarely watch it.

Thanks Killr. And yes it was the white vinegar that I was talking about. I just wanted to get some kind of definitive answer as to which would be the better one to use. I'll use the alcohol/mix. :D
 
This might be a stupid question, but don't most polishes remove old stuff?
 
yes, but I was thinking about something simple spray on to remove residues for when I'm not planning to polish
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There was a thread (hey, you got it bookmark lady?) that eluded and covered to the topic of what and how much an iso mix will strip. Like say I want to take off the wax, but not sealant, etc. And if I remember, we never came up with an answer.
 
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