Isopropyl Alcohol == Surgical spirit

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And I guess you still have 90% left still :D
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Yes I think more like 98%. Can’t get back to 2017 on eBay.
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I bought mine early 2018 (and have used about 0.1%) @£8.29 for 1L incl p&p

Whilst some are charging around that, back in March when I checked at the start, the price was astronomically high for 1L - some as high as £99!
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Wow. Well it seems to gave settled down now. £10 ish for a litre is pretty good.
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Hi
Never use Surgical Spirit only use 99.9% IPA or Meths.
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Medicine cabinet 1. Model rail 0 !

Thanks for the advice, I have taken a look on line. Not that I am a sceptic but it seems to be a choice between overpriced , watered down or both . That was why I went the Boots route originally.

Any supplier recommendations ?

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See the link to ebay in post number 6 by walkingthedog.
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On that link a litre is only a pound more than 500ml.
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I got some at our local hardware store - overpriced at £8.20 for 250mL but as stated and from past experience it lasts forever.

My last bottle was a litre for €3 in Cyprus a good 5-6 years ago, but I wasn’t allowed to bring it back due to shipping restrictions - should have just hid it from the packers.
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RAF96 wrote: Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:05 pm ........ - should have just hid it from the packers.
Or put it in an empty gin bottle :D
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