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patphil

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5. I got a 1 gallon container of 99% pure Isopropyl Alcohol at my local Ace Hardware store.

Reply to mucifer (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 2, 2020, 01:27 AM

Dec 2020

That, and water are the ingredients in rubbing alcohol.
I dilute it down to about 70% and then use it to disinfect stuff, either on a paper towel, or in a spray bottle.
I got it in March, and don't remember the price, but it's a lot cheaper in the long run.

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I feel like I hit the lottery [View all] bottomofthehill Dec 2020 OP

I've been able to order cans of Lysol on Amazon Fresh TomDaisy Dec 2020 #1

😀 PutGramaOnThePhone Dec 2020 #2

FYI using rubbing alcohol 70% and spraying things down works, too and it's not as toxic mucifer Dec 2020 #3

I got a 1 gallon container of 99% pure Isopropyl Alcohol at my local Ace Hardware store. patphil Dec 2020 #5

Office Depot sells some very nice alcohol wipes. Silver Gaia Dec 2020 #7

I was in a Staples that had a lot of supplies Captain Zero Dec 2020 #8

Yeah, i find lots of stuff like this, even well-made masks, at office supply stores. Silver Gaia Dec 2020 #10

Glad you got some milk True Dough Dec 2020 #4

Kudos! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 #6

I've been using Everclear to disinfect. sillywabbit Dec 2020 #9

I wear nitrile gloves when I use disinfectants. Silver Gaia Dec 2020 #11

The only way it doesn't dry your hands is if you take it internally. marble falls Dec 2020 #12

Welcome to DU! panader0 Dec 2020 #13

Hi Sillywabbit! Welcome to DU! Tanuki Dec 2020 #20

I was watching a cricket match in Australia malaise Dec 2020 #14

My neighbor scored me a spraay can of Lysol last week Marthe48 Dec 2020 #15

The little things that make you feel safer. bottomofthehill Dec 2020 #17

I use it sparingly Marthe48 Dec 2020 #21

I had 2 cans of the CVS brand spray when this started in March bottomofthehill Dec 2020 #22

You can google "Force of Nature" to lookup a site for making you own disinfectant. fleabiscuit Dec 2020 #16

Wow, that is going to take some reading and digesting bottomofthehill Dec 2020 #18

Lots of people making it by the gallons. lol It is FDA approved as well. fleabiscuit Dec 2020 #19

sounds scammy, just use bleach it is cheaper Kali Dec 2020 #23