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<\/a><\/p>\nWith the sharp rise in Coatings<\/a> (ie\u00a0Optimum Opti-Coat<\/a>, 22ple<\/a>, etc.) that require a properly prepped surface we have been receiving more questions about how you dilute isopropyl alcohol (aka IPA) correctly. One of the most popular bottles you can pick up contains a ratio of 70\/30 (Alcohol to Distilled Water), which can make the math a bit challenging if you want to dilute it. While it is generally okay to use it at the 70\/30 ratio, many detailers prefer to dilute it down to a 50\/50 (Alcohol to Distilled Water) ratio for optimal results.\u00a0 If you don’t want the boring details skip to the pictures and chart at the end of the article. For those who want to know the exact math behind the dilution we did our best to break it down very simply so please keep reading.<\/p>\n Using the following formula, .7 represents the 70% isopropyl alcohol you have and .5\u00a0 represents the 50% we want to end up with.\u00a0 Therefore our formula to determine the appropriate percentage of alcohol is:<\/p>\n In conclusion x = 71.43 or 71.43%.\u00a0 So no matter what size bottle you have fill 71.43% of it with the 70\/30 mix of isopropyl alcohol and the rest with water.\u00a0 If you want to determine the percentage of water just take the difference between the 71.43% and a full bottle which is represented by 1.<\/p>\n Each bottle should then contain 28.57% distilled water no matter what size the bottle is.\u00a0 Below are the DI Accessories Isopropyl Alcohol<\/a> and 2 bottle sizes of our DI Accessories Trigger Spray Bottles<\/a> (22oz<\/a>, and 32oz<\/a>). Each bottle is marked with a black line to where this 28.57% of each bottle is located.<\/p>\n.7x = .5 =\u00a0.7143 or 71.43%<\/h3>\n
1 – .7143 = .2857 or 28.57%<\/h3>\n