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Offline aliqizalbash

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Alternative to Isopropyl Alcohol?
« on: April 13, 2009, 09:05:59 AM »
I have a hard time finding isopropyl alcohol here in Lahore, Pakistan. Does anyone know where it is available here? Is there any alternative to it (to use in curing the bronze disease)?.

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Ali

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Re: Alternative to Isopropyl Alcohol?
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2009, 05:46:08 PM »
Isopropyl alcohol is also know as rubbing alcohol, so you might check your local drug store / chemist shop [I am not sure what they are called in Pakistan, sorry]. It is a wood derived alcohol and not drinkable. It's main use in treating Bronze disease is in the final step to help remove any remaining water from the coin.
I prefer using a combination of sodium carbonate and sodium bi-carbonate to treat Bronze disease, it is effective and safe to work with.

Bruce
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Re: Alternative to Isopropyl Alcohol?
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2009, 08:07:37 PM »
Quote from: bruce61813 on April 16, 2009, 05:46:08 PM
Isopropyl alcohol is also know as rubbing alcohol, so you might check your local drug store / chemist shop [I am not sure what they are called in Pakistan, sorry]. It is a wood derived alcohol and not drinkable. It's main use in treating Bronze disease is in the final step to help remove any remaining water from the coin.
I prefer using a combination of sodium carbonate and sodium bi-carbonate to treat Bronze disease, it is effective and safe to work with.

Bruce

Of what I understand isopropyl alcohol is used as an absorbent of water in the final stage. Though I do have the rest of the essential things [bi-carb etc], I can not find this anywhere.

Now when you say rubbing alcohol, are you in any way referring to ethyl/methyl alcohol which is used in surgeries and as an antiseptic? If that is it, then it's readily available under the name of "Spirit Alcohol" here in Pakistan.

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Re: Alternative to Isopropyl Alcohol?
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2009, 04:09:08 PM »
Ali, the 'Spirit alcohol' will do very well. What is happening is that water and alcohol will 'dissolve' 100% into each other, so water will be leached out of the coin [I would soak the coin for a day ]. Then dry the coin in the sun or some where that warms it to over 100 degrees F [ 38 deg. C] or warm to the touch. Alcohol will "boil" at about that temperature and take the moisture with it. I hope this helps

Bruce
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