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TurntableJunky
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Methylated spirits.
#7504271 - 10/10/07 05:46 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Could I use methylated spirits in place of rubbing alcohol for all my sterilizing? I did a search and some people were saying yes and some no.
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Nibin
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It will sterilize but most methylated spirits can leave toxic residues due to the stuff they put in them to stop people drinking it (even though a couple of shots would kill you anyway) I don't know how those residues would affect the shrooms.
Ethyl alcohol is easily available almost anywhere, so why use anything else?
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TurntableJunky
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Re: Methylated spirits. [Re: Nibin]
#7504299 - 10/10/07 06:07 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Because it is alot more expensive.
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Nibin
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Is it really? I can buy litre bottles of ethyl alcohol from chemical supply stores for next to nothing. Maybe a euro more per litre that methyl alcohol.
I can understand that buying little bottles from the pharmacy can be more expensive but if you buy bigger amounts it gets a lot cheaper.
And for really big stuff, say tubs or similar, bleach is the even cheaper option.
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Asante
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Re: Methylated spirits. [Re: Nibin]
#7504332 - 10/10/07 06:22 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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It will sterilize but most methylated spirits can leave toxic residues due to the stuff they put in them to stop people drinking it
This is why you should distill them first. It still will be toxic, but it won't leave a residue.
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TurntableJunky
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Re: Methylated spirits. [Re: Asante]
#7504342 - 10/10/07 06:28 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Nibin
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Wikipedia:
"Alcohol Antiseptics
Most commonly used are ethanol (60-90%), 1-propanol (60-70%) and 2-propanol/isopropanol (70-80%) or mixtures of these alcohols. They are commonly referred to as "surgical alcohol". Used to disinfect the skin before injections are given, often along with iodine (tincture of iodine) or some cationic surfactants (benzalkonium chloride 0.05 - 0.5%, chlorhexidine 0.2 - 4.0% or octenidine dihydrochloride 0.1 - 2.0%)."
The more common kind of surgical alcohol is isopropanol (expensive). The stuff I buy is ethyl alcohol at 70% which is probaly why it is cheaper.
That methylated spirit you want to buy is too concentrated but if you diluted it with distilled water it would probably be exactly the same as the stuff I buy.
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Re: Methylated spirits. [Re: Nibin]
#7504435 - 10/10/07 07:27 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Nah Ive already got a bottle of it. K thanx ill just dilute it.
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Re: Methylated spirits. *DELETED* [Re: Nibin]
#28584066 - 12/15/23 03:05 PM (3 months, 1 day ago) |
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Iβm sure heβll come back after 15 years and appreciate you telling that to us
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OutbackHippy said: Sorry to have revived an old as fuck thread but I felt the need to let you know that two shots of metho will not kill you...it will fuck you up for a while but certainly won't kill you.I used to have an old alcoholic friend that would take a shot of it then wash it down with orange juice.It wasn't a pretty sight but he didn't die.
The only one that is reading this thread and replying to it is you, no one cares except you what this person said 15 years ago. Please pay attention to age of the post you reply to. These posts are available for archival purposes only. Most the info is either outdated or irrelevant to today's conventions. Perfect example is your correction.
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Quote:
OutbackHippy said: Sorry to have revived an old as fuck thread but I felt the need to let you know that two shots of metho will not kill you...it will fuck you up for a while but certainly won't kill you.I used to have an old alcoholic friend that would take a shot of it then wash it down with orange juice.It wasn't a pretty sight but he didn't die.
Since you did revive it, I donβt want anyone reading to think this is good advice. Methanol will literally cause you to go blind. Please donβt drink denatured alcohol, methanol, etc.
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This thread has been closed.
Reason: Old thread. New post about Methanol was about ingestion safety and not about its usefulness in Cultivation. Methylated spirits such as Methanol are not recommended for sanitizing in Cultivation as safer, more effective options are widely available.
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