Home Depot Alcohol %?

[tlturbo]

Does anyone know the % of the alcohol that Home Depot sells in gallon cans? It isn't labeled as to strength.

And is Denatured Alcohol the same as Isopropl Alcohol?

Thanks - Terry

 

[sstock]

If it is the same stuff we have here at Home Depot, the Denatured alky is 95% Ethanol and 4% methanol, 1% ?
Rubbing Alky is Isopropanol in 70% or 90% availability.

 

[tlturbo]

Thanks - is the can labeled?

Terry

 

[sstock]

Yes, I believe it was as Pure denatured Alcohol. which means it has to have 95%ethanol 4-5%methanol

 

[blackbuick87]

They are not the same, as stated above. Isopropyl has water already added, and denatured has methanol in it and no water.
Denatured burns better, and Isopropyl is already mixed and does not require water

 

[turbo buicks]

could you boil Isopropanol to separate the water out or something and end up w/denatured for a lower cost or would it be easier to pay the extra couple bucks for denatured in the first place?

 

[Crazi]

Boil and alcohol equates to fire!! I tried boiling alcohol once... Made a real pretty blue flame once it got to the point where I thought it was about to start boiling. Before that it looked JUST LIKE WATER!! Please don't try to boil alcohol

 

[sstock]

Couple problems with that.
#1 Alcohol will boil before water, making a heavier than air flammable vapor, which in turn will sink to the ignition source which in your case is the hot plate or stove burner. The results from that will probably scar you for life unless you happen to be taking a breath when this thing does its trick, prolly burn those lungs lay in the hospital for 2 weeks then die from pneumonia.
Also burning alcohol has a very hot flame which most of the time is invisiable. Might remember seeing a straw broom around when they are running alcohol race cars, this is to see if you have a fire before you walk right into the middle of it in the pits.
Bottom line is don't screw with flammable liquids or gases.

Later
Steve