Garth,
I think the 70% you're referring to is 70 proof spirit - that's about 40%
by volume actual ethanol. (Never understood that!) Much better with pure
ethanol or isopropyl which, I think is the main component of video/audio
head cleaning fluids.
Andrew
>Susan:
>
>"Methylated spirits" is primarily ethanol (you know, the kind of alcohol
>you find in booze) with methanol added (you know, the kind of alcohol that
>can kill you dead or leave you blind and brain-damaged). Hence the
>"methylated." You might try high-proof vodka (if the ethanol's the active
>ingredient), methanol (if that's the active ingredient) or perhaps
>isopropyl alcohol (also known as "rubbing alcohol," and sold in various
>dilutions in drugstores here in Canada -- I usually use the 990ure stuff
>rather than the 70%, to ensure that water doesn't get into parts and
>perhaps contribute to corrosion).
>
>Good luck.
>
>Garth
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