Methanol and wetter water

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Larry,
               I have used just plain old rubbing alcohol for years, and it 
works just fine.
It's close enough to a 50/50 mix,  and it seems a little less 
aggressive.  Let dry naturally over 24hrs.  Do not heat dry. The centres 
will become too loose.  The alcohol component is just the wetting agent to 
get the water in there, to do the work.
It's cheap and is available from any drug store or super market.
Regards Roger


At 10:36 PM 10/28/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Ordinary alcohol distilled from water is only 95% alcohol (ethanol) and 5%
>water (190 proof).  It is physically impossible to get 100% ethanol.
>
>Denatured alcohol is simply ethanol distilled from another solvent.  It is
>possible to get 99% (198 proof) alcohol this way.
>
>Because we're mixing the alcohol with water, it is silly to get the
>denatured stuff and then mix with water.  Just use the 95% alcohol which is
>cheaper.
>
>Larry Beach, RPT
>Vancouver, BC
>Canada
>_______________________________________________
>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives