I just went out to purchase pure grain alcohol for a salt treatment (and maybe a retort for the future), but in VT, you need to sign your life away - providing all sorts of ID and forms to fill out.
Looking for inexpensive alternatives - I am hoping an expert here can set me straight...
1) One site I saw said to use denatured alcohol (they repeated this over and over). But unless I am mistaken, this is akin to paint thinner, seems harmful.
2) Others have said clear Rum with high alcohol content (not sure if 40% - 80 proof is high enough)
3) Others have said that rubbing alcohol is fine.
I've been scouring this forum and the 'net for a crystal clear answer on what type of alcohol to use for cleaning a pipe, and so far I don't see a clear consensus - hoping this thread will resolve it once and for all...
I want to do it right, but I am also trying not to spend a fortune cleaning a cheap drug store pipe...
Looking for inexpensive alternatives - I am hoping an expert here can set me straight...
1) One site I saw said to use denatured alcohol (they repeated this over and over). But unless I am mistaken, this is akin to paint thinner, seems harmful.
2) Others have said clear Rum with high alcohol content (not sure if 40% - 80 proof is high enough)
3) Others have said that rubbing alcohol is fine.
I've been scouring this forum and the 'net for a crystal clear answer on what type of alcohol to use for cleaning a pipe, and so far I don't see a clear consensus - hoping this thread will resolve it once and for all...
I want to do it right, but I am also trying not to spend a fortune cleaning a cheap drug store pipe...