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      MSGID: 2:221/360.0 5e49899c       REPLY: 1:153/716.0 e48c3080       PID: JamNNTPd/OS2 1.3 20191227       TID: GE/2 1.2       CHRS: UTF-8 2       TZUTC: 0200       On 15/02/2020 4:15 p.m., Ardith Hinton : Alexander Koryagin wrote:               AH>We have a bottle of isopropyl alcohol listed as 99% USP. It is        AH>used for de-icing frozen car door locks & dissolving glue from        AH>sticky labels we want to remove from book covers, e.g., without        AH>damaging them.              A little rag soaked in vodka helps remove the annoying icing-up that       occurs on the inside of a car windshield.              But I use lighter fluid to remove the oil-based sticky labels from       books. Dries up very nice, and no stains.                      AH>Medical professionals often use it as an        AH>antiseptic. However, it's clearly labelled "POISON" & there may        AH>be different rules WRT the variety human beings tend to drink...        AH>[chuckle].              I don't even think we can even get any 99% iso alcohol here! (Canada).       The highest I've seen is 70%. I'll have to try it for removing labels!              I have a very wimpy-strength 2% solution in the cupboard. Very handy       when I need to disinfect a sore or cut.                     --        Quoted with Reformator/Quoter. Info = https://tinyurl.com/sxnhuxc              --- TB68.4.1/Win7 (the abbr. string!)        * Origin: nntp://rbb.fidonet.fi - Lake Ylo - Finland (2:221/360.0)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 19/10 90/1 203/0 221/0 1 6 360 227/114 229/426 1014       SEEN-BY: 240/1120 1634 2100 5138 5832 5853 8001 8002 8005 249/206       SEEN-BY: 249/317 261/38 280/5003 5006 313/41 317/3 320/219 322/757       SEEN-BY: 335/364 342/200 382/147 423/81 2454/119       PATH: 221/360 1 280/5003 240/1120 5832 229/426           |
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