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To remove super glue from skin, soak it in warm soapy water, then gently roll or peel the skin apart without pulling; acetone or an oil can help on intact fingers, and...
The best boiler antifreeze for a hydronic heating system is inhibited propylene glycol mixed with deionized water, usually at 30 to 50% by volume. Use enough for your coldest temperature and no...
PG25 is a ready-to-use liquid cooling fluid: about 25% propylene glycol by volume, plus water and a corrosion inhibitor package. It runs in the closed loop between a coolant distribution unit (CDU)...
To remove sticker residue, peel what you can dry, warm stubborn spots with a hair dryer, then wet the residue with d-limonene, cover it with plastic film for 5 to 15 minutes,...
To make a DIY snow globe, glue a waterproof plastic or ceramic figure to a sanded jar lid, fill the jar almost full with 1 part glycerin to 3 parts deionized water,...
Coolant and antifreeze are the same chemistry at different strengths. Antifreeze is the glycol concentrate, about 98% ethylene or propylene glycol plus corrosion inhibitors. Coolant is that concentrate mixed with water, usually...
To winterize an RV, level it, drain the fresh tank, water heater and low-point drains, put the water heater in bypass, then pump RV antifreeze (propylene glycol and water) through every hot...
Golf cart batteries need distilled or deionized water, never tap water, and only flooded lead-acid packs with removable vent caps take water at all. Water after a full charge, filling each cell...
To dechlorinate tap water, first find out whether your utility uses chlorine or chloramine. Chlorine leaves water left standing for a few days; chloramine does not. Sodium thiosulfate neutralizes both within minutes....
Vinegar in laundry works as a rinse aid: its acetic acid neutralizes the alkaline detergent residue and dissolves the hard-water minerals that leave towels stiff. It is not a fabric softener and...
Nigari is the Japanese name for the bittern left after salt crystallizes from seawater; its main coagulating salt is magnesium chloride. To make tofu at home, cook soy milk, cool it to...
Flash rust after a phosphoric acid dip is bare steel drying too slowly. The cause, the soda ash vs baking soda math, hot rinse and fast drying, painting over flash rust, and...
The acid test for gold rubs the item on a black touchstone and puts a drop of nitric acid on the streak. Base metals fizz and turn green as they dissolve; karat...
Aluminum sulfate turns bigleaf and mountain hydrangeas blue by acidifying the soil and supplying aluminum ions, which the plant moves into its sepals to form a blue pigment complex. Extension services recommend...
Liquid soap is made with potassium hydroxide (KOH), not sodium hydroxide, because potassium soaps dissolve in water. You cook oils with a KOH solution into a thick paste, test it for clarity,...
A DIY windshield de-icer is a spray of isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol and water. The alcohol lowers the freezing point of water, so frost turns to liquid on contact. Two parts 70% rubbing...
Hexane (C6H14, CAS 110-54-3) is a colorless, highly volatile, nonpolar hydrocarbon solvent refined from crude oil. It boils at about 69 °C and has a flash point of −22 °C. Its biggest use is...
Piranha solution is a freshly made mixture of concentrated sulfuric acid and 30% hydrogen peroxide, usually 3:1 and sometimes up to 7:1, used to strip organic residue from silicon wafers and glassware...
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