"I swear to god, Swen! Two large creatures appeared, put me in a bag, then did tests to me, there were bright lights and stuff, it was awful!"

"Ya, sure. You smell like alcohol again."

99% Isopropyl Alcohol + toothbrush

link to Walgreens

link to Amazon

I'll just give you a list of the items I've been using (and like):

https://www.amazon.com/Hakko-T18-D08-D12-D24-D32/dp/B00C1N30DI Hakko FX-888D. The extra tips may be unnecessary, I only ever use the one chisel tip

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00068IJPO Leaded solder

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004SPGFT8 Brushes

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FZPDG1K Side cutters

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00425FUW2 Flux

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008O9VLA2 Solder Wick

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013HT2QW KimWipes

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001B5JT8C Isopropyl Alcohol

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005CU56KM Acetone spray (use carefully/sparingly)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004G5T9M0 Jewelers loupe

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019SLLOMY Tweezers

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P8Z4RPG Hot air station (works well despite Chinesium)

Also, I noticed in Dave's videos he rarely adds flux, just the flux that's built into the multicore solder. I don't know if I'm alone on this one but with flux I always felt the bigger the glob the better the job. Just have to clean it afterwards with the solvent, tissues & brushes.

Edit: Okay that's a much bigger list than I thought, this stuff can get expensive!

Spring for the good stuff. You can't can get 99% isopropyl alcohol some places (like Amazon). Might be able to find it with the first aid stuff, but that's also where you would find the more dilute 70% bottles.

1. First question

The kit you linked looks pretty bad from the reviews alone, I wouldn't buy it. You want one of the kits you'll see on sites like Nihonzashi, or from Bill Rannow, or Bob Benson, or anywhere else you see the same mass-produced kit.

The quality of the kits varies. On the other hand the quality needed also varies according to the blade. A monosteel production blade with a budget finish doesn't need special treatment, whereas an antique in $3000 Juyo-level polish ought to be babied a bit more.

Typically, the oil from the online kits is okay to use — note you want the clear oil, the yellower stuff is not as good. The little hammer used to push out the mekugi is virtually identical everywhere. The cleaning & oiling cloths are ok. The uchiko — absorbent / abrasive powder applied via that "pom pom" thing — is often terrible, causing obvious starburst scuffs; better ones are unfortunately kind of expensive.

The cleaning guide I linked to in the nihontō guide is the traditional method. However, a lot of modern collectors — of both Japanese-style & actual antiques — go a totally different route. I myself use:

1. 100% Anhydrous Isopropyl Alcohol to remove old oil
   
   
2. Blue "shop towels" to apply alcohol or oil and/or wipe down
   
   
3. Microfiber cloths for the last bit of residual oil / water / whatever
   
   
4. Any plain light mineral oil to protect. The oil is perhaps the most religious topic here, you'll hear people say they only use the traditional chōji abura from Japan (just light mineral oil with a few drops of clove for scent), others will say certain gun oils / collector oils are fine, others even go with sewing machine oil or similar… some collectors in dry environments and who have nicely-made traditional shirasaya even go without any oil at all. Note that this debate exists at the level of preserving valuable antiques, it really doesn't make a difference for production swords so long as you use any kind of mineral oil base. No reason you can't use the traditional stuff on a production sword though.
   
   
5. NO uchiko at all! That's right, a lot of modern collectors say that with alcohol, the point of uchiko (to get rid of the dried oil) is moot at best, and destructive at worst. Uchiko is an abrasive left over from the polishing process. It can help clear up a faded blade but on a fresh polish it can only reduce the clarity.
   
   

   2. Second question
   

   
   Not going to go into all the details on this but it highly depends what you mean by "safely display". The traditional method is to rest the sword in koshirae (mounts) edge-up, tsuka-left, in a katana kake. Of course this doesn't prevent anybody from picking it up or anything.

Thanks! If you're having a hard time cleaning your piece, try 99% proof Isopropyl Alcohol (available in most supermarkets) and some kosher salt (since it's coarse, it acts as a good abrasive). Mix it in the pipe, shake vigorously and rinse. I know some ents prefer a broken in pipe, but for me there's nothing better than smoking from a fresh, clean pipe.

That's not true at all. Oh, and no one should condone using bleach to sanitize makeup.

https://www.amazon.ca/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C?th=1

this is why you specifically search for 99% isopropyl alcohol right?
gigo man gigo.

Goo Gone Surface Safe Adhesive Remover, Isopropyl Alcohol, Heat & Patience

I followed the guide I linked above, down to a T. So I used Wet Platinum Lubricant and 99% Isopropyl Alcohol for mixing and I mixed with a tooth pick. I mixed it all in the full sized jars that the loose eyeshadows came in and then poured it into the pan afterwards. As long as the mixture in the end isn't too watery, it's pretty easy to roll up into a ball and push out without leaving too much behind.

This guy is right.... but forget the "warming" part. Room temp alcohol is just fine. You can buy it at your local drug store.

The salt he recommends is also a good idea as when it swishes around the bong with the alcohol, it acts as an abrasive. Most people use epsom salts which are also available at your local drug store.

Pour plenty of alcohol and salt in. More salt than you think you need, you really want a slushy mixture so that it takes everything off the glass.

Soak for hours, swish and swirl around. Soak more, pour out and clean.

If you don't want to do the whole leaving-the-house thing here's what you need to buy:

Simple Green (Instead of alcohol)

Alcohol

Epsom Salts

It's easy! Just give the alcohol or Simple Green plenty of time to break down the mold and bong resin and rinse thoroughly before using.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001B5JT8C/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467125962&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40

You can get it in the US as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C
not 100, but close enough lol

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Take it apart carefully and clean it with a q-tip and the highest percentage alcohol you can find (99% ideally)

drug stores, pharmacy sections in grocery stores/walmart/costco

http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C

HemHaw is correct. Most shit just gets corroded or shorted by residue left from the liquid spill. Alcohol will most likely fix that shit all day forever.

This is hardcore

You can get some for 7 bucks in Amazon. Link

Also you'll need some 90% Isopropyl to clean of the existing paste


Here's a video on reapplying the paste
https://youtu.be/fRRWbQUqW1Y

Swan Isopropyl Alcohol, 99%, Pint, 16 OZ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001B5JT8C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_gRhPybJ91CMAT


Or try a hardware store, a pharmacy, or a hobby store that sells like model airplanes and stuff.

I'm assuming you're not a chemist, because you'd have easy access to 100% isopropanol if you were, so there's no realistic way for you to purify what you have.

Nonsense. It's not quite as readily available in stores, but 99% is easily obtainable. Hell, Amazon even sells it.

$7 for 16oz of 99% know of any cheaper?

clean it with Isopropyl Alcohol, 99% purity if possible

ISO is really useful for cleaning things that would otherwise rust or get damaged

Just so you know I found 99% Iso on amazon for quite cheap, you do have to pay more for shipping than for the actual product but the cost may be worth it for the higher purity.

http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C

91% and up.

I found this instead which is cheaper but only 99%, will that work just as well?

91% is typically sold at Rite Aid and CVS (these store are in the Northeast US)

I purchase 99% to clean my glass off of Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001B5JT8C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3KB7XYG03LIW1

I think you may have used the wrong ISO Heet. IIRC the red one has additives in it for diesel engines. You need pretty much just pure Isopropyl alcohol.

Here is the mobile version of your link

You may also look for tape head cleaning fluid at radioshack. It's anhydrous isopropyl alcohol last I checked.

99% isopropyl is $7/pint on amazon in the US: http://smile.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C?sa-no-redirect=1

Isopropyl alcohol - amazon $6.63 per pint.

If there are any local paint stores that cater to professional painters (structures, not art) , they might carry iso in larger containers at a lower price.

dunno tbh i never bothered cuz i didn't want breathe in/deal with whatever else was in it and i found pure 99% isopropyl and food-grade lanolin oil.

Isopropyl alcohol

heres an Amazon link however, it is MUCH cheaper to purchase from any pharmacy or grocery store. It's in the first aid section

99% or nothing

• Any 90+% Isopropyl alcohol , I use this personally : http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99%25-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451798120&sr=8-1&keywords=99+isopropyl+alcohol
  
• A soft piece of cloth or any thick paper (nor tissue paper - they tear off and get stuck on edges, nor newspaper - same reason).
  Some use sponge pieces too but its OK, anything around you will do as long as it don't leave any residue on socket.
  
• For Installation , follow this guide : https://youtu.be/SST61g3hnIs
  
  Hope this helps,
  
  Kudos ;)

Yep, you can find isopropyl alcohol easily online or at any drug store. You don't need any special brand or something:

http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99%25-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C/

No you don't need a PC guy they will rip you off and probably charge you more than the entire CPU is worth in 2016.

http://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Performance-Compound-Interface-Material/dp/B0045JCFLY

http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99%25-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C

Then just use kitchen roll with the alcohol on to wipe away the old stuff


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rn0BqMyXBM

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C

Isopropyl Alcohol, its pure alchol with a bitterant to make it taste even worse just in case its swallowed.

Used for sterilizing wounds and in our case, cleaning electronics as its a very poor conductor of electricity and evaporates entirely. leaving no residue behind.

You can find it at almost every drug store, grocery store, or major retailer.

That's not even a good deal, or am I missing something? If you are using it to clean pipes or make hash 99% is so much better. Only like $6.50 on amazon.

99% iso is best if you can get it. Amazon sells it for pretty cheap here for future reference haha

Not many places (in my experience) have higher than 95% in stock, but you can get it on Amazon if nowhere near you carries it, or if you are too lazy to call around and go get it.

Here's some 99% for your side of the Atlantic.

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C?th=1

It's definitely not ideal. It might work in a pinch, but depending on what it's made of, and the additives, it may do more harm than good. That said, I've cleaned contacts with vodka before, so you never really know.

What you really want is this. It's $6.50 with prime shipping included, and the exact right product.

Well I just found it on amazon. 99% But I don't know what stores.

http://www.amazon.com/VI-JON-CUMBERLAND-SWAN-ALCOHOL-ISOPROPYL/dp/B001B5JT8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301262097&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C
If you want to kill them this will do it.

absolutely not. however this would work http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99%25-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408837407&sr=8-1&keywords=rubbing+alcohol.

http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99%25-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406903523&sr=8-1&keywords=rubbing+alcohol

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C

You can't get 100% because distilling ethanol and water can't get below 99%. You need to add benzene and once distilled it needs to be kept in an air free container or stored below -20C. Manufacturers won't go through that effort outside of a specific demand.

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C

here you go

Swan Isopropyl Alcohol, 99%, Pint, 16 OZ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001B5JT8C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_wkxoxbZY69RYW

Uhh I just get it at the grocery store its on amazon though if that helps or doesn't? I've never used anything else to compare it to. Its works well for me and I just use like regular salt in a ziplock baggy for bowls/pipes. Hasn't done me wrong yet.

Definitely available on Amazon, if you can't find it locally.

Example: http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99%25-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C/ref=sr_1_8?m=AX9GAYUYV41AS&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1371816655&sr=1-8

probably. you're looking for isopropyl alcohol 99%

http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C

That's the same one I bought! Except mine came with just one bottle. ;o

Thanks!

eek. At least we haven't had the isopropyl scare for meth, but hope you don't need any over the counter asthma aids... can you'll be wheezing all the way to the doc in the US. Thanks, I was legit curious!

From looking at the link, looks like it's meant for cleaning cuts/scrapes (which still seems like scented would be bad but that's just cause I'm allergic, I guess some would like it).

I get stuff like (just a super quick amazon search... in grocery stores it's usually less than $1 US): https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99%25-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468054106&sr=8-1&keywords=100+percent+isopropyl+alcohol

You can get 70 at any local drug store, grocery store, walmart, basically anywhere. 99 is the only one I have to get on amazon.

Swan Isopropyl Alcohol, 99%, Pint, 16 OZ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001B5JT8C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_b36DybD8A4PFY

A lot of 70% isopropyl alcohols contain oils, which are obviously not good for leaving a clean surface on your CPU/heatsink.

I'd honestly try for 99%. This is what I buy.

You don't need much of it and you only really buy it once in a great while, so you may as well get the right stuff now and not worry about it again for a while.