Porch40

Can someone tell me what this stuff is and where I might get it ? Before sticking down my 4 square miles of dynamat stuff I'd liike clean the surfaces. Denatured alcohol was recommended for this. I've got rubbing alcohol, acetone, etc. but thought if denatured would be less harsh & it was cheap maybe I'd try some. I read a definition that it's like grain alcohol but has something added to discourage drinkiig. I guess I could scrub the whole thing with EverClear but that would get expensive & might offend the beer gods.

Thanks for your thoughts

BarryK

Denatured alcohol is ethanol with added adulterants that make it useless for consumption as an intoxicating beverage by rendering it toxic or extremely distasteful to drink, but still useful for industrial processes or as a household chemical. This is done in order to make it exempt from taxes that apply to potable alcohol.
There are diverse industrial uses for ethanol, and therefore literally hundreds of recipes for denaturing ethanol. Typical additives are methanol, isopropanol, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, denatonium, and even aviation gasoline.
In this sense of the word, denatured means "a specific property of ethanol, its usefulness as a beverage, is removed". The ethanol molecule is not denatured in the sense that its chemical structure is altered

most likely the suggestion to use denatured alcohol was made to you because it is a good cleaner and will leave basically no residue behind after it dries. It also dries pretty quickly.
Regular old isoprophy rubbing alcohol will also work just fine for what you are doing or even lacquer thinner. If you use lacquer thinner just make sure you don't get it on any plastic trim parts as the lacquer thinner can soften the parts.
All you are trying to accomplish by using the alcohol or lacquer thinner is to clean off contaniments so that the adhesive on the dynamat will stick better so you don't need to get too carried away. just us a rag frequently damped by the solvent you choose and wipe down the areas well and let it dry which will only take a minute (or less)

markdtn

You can get it at Lowes, Home Depot, maybe Wal-Mart too.

Porch40

Thanks!

PRNDL

Isn't rubbing alcohol the same thing as denatured? Everclear is not "de"natured, it is natured!! I thought "denatured" just meant it was treated to make it undrinkable. Drink it and go blind!

BarryK

PRNDL
yes it is, but since many places may sell stuff that isn't actually printed "DENATURED" on it I suggested just buying Isopropyl rubbing alcohol simply because everyone knows what that is and you can get that everywhere. It is denatured so sorry if the way I worded it was confusing.

AGVI

interesting.

James.70

What good is it if you cant drink it I use this stuff alot one my car and in my job, great when you are working around finishes or plastic that can be destroyed by thiner.

Yellow73SB

Im about positive that Home Depot has it.

James.70

Any homestore will have it and most automotive and marine stores also.

luerja

ACE hardware has it too...in fact they carry most all alcohol, thinners and such....

jim

Strats-N-Vettes

For cleaning and prepping....no matter what you are painting, glueing, ect...

*De-Glosser*...

its even safe to wipe on paint...all it does is remove wax, oils, fingerprints, and other assorted nasties that might foul-up time consuming prep work.

I use it on my cars, boats, trucks, and guitars all the time...in between coats even.

Its found at any paint store, or chain home-repair stores...even at Wally-World or K-Marks

bought by the gallon or quart...even great for removing tar and bugs.

Even good for when brake fluid accidently gets all over your paint....ask my neighbor.


Just a tip...



Jim

Milest

Another tip- Change the rag you are using from time to time. This will help remove the the dirt and grime rather than just smear it around.