Isopropyl Alcohol

[gemfyre]

Where the hell does one buy 99% percent Isopropyl Alcohol??

We need some at work to clean the printer, nowhere seems to stock it, even in weaker dilutions and even labelled as Surgical Spirits.

My co-worker went out to get some, and after ringing and confirming that methylated spirits was not the same thing, bought back Chlorohexidine Scrub. The mind boggles.

ETA : After some research I discovered that Dick Smith's sells 99% Isopropyl Alcohol - labeled as head cleaner for tapes. We got some, I cleaned the printer, and it's all good!

Comments

[glittery-girl.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm, not sure where you'd buy it, but I have some on my desk at work! Our manufacturing plant use it in all the filling rooms to sanitise gloved hands and any transient items. I swiped a bottle to clean my keyboard. (and because I'm a geek and the smell reminds me of when I worked in the micro lab)
Chlorihexidine scrub would make sense if you were trying to sanitise something...but clean a printer?!