Water for cleaning?

[alcarmichael]

I've got an Okki Nokki on the way; I've ordered my 99% Isopropyl Alcohol and some Ilford's Ilfotol photographic wetting agent. What type of water do I need? Distilled, de-ionised or purified? Or does it not really matter and they're all pretty much the same thing?

[Mike g]

Distilled- it's what Okki Nokki recommend (just bought one myself) and will ensure that there is no crud left behind. If you are using IPA you will also need a couple of drops of fairy liquid etc as a wetting agent.

If you can't get distilled water locally (I couldn't much to my annoyance) try http://apcpure.com/products.php?product=27 I just ordered some from them and arrived next day (got 5 litres to keep me going).

[Canetoad]

How much wetting agent (fairy liquid) by volume should be used? How many drops per Litre?

[The Grand Wazoo]

Oh, about two.

[Barry]

You can get distilled water from your local hardware shop (it is used in steam irons) or perhaps from your local car accessory outlet (used to top-up car batteries, though modern ones are sealed).

Photographic wetting agent is preferable to washing up liquid, as the latter contains salt.

[alcarmichael]

I know Halfords sell de ionised water. Sounds like I need distilled though

I have ordered the photgrophic wetting agent.

[Barry]

I know Halfords sell de ionised water. Sounds like I need distilled though

I have ordered the photgraphic wetting agent.

I wouldn't worry whether the water is distilled or de-ionised; it makes little difference.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Water

[Haselsh1]

Washing up liquid also contains a lot of glycerol which would definitely leave a deposit on your precious vinyl. Deionised water is water that has been passed through a deioniser rather than boiled and condensed. It has very little in it in the way of impurities.

[Rare Bird]

S'ok Shaun i deleted my posts on the subject becuase a certain person thought they Knew better. I would'nt use washing up liquid if it was the last thing.

[Haselsh1]

Andre you are so right. Washing up liquid is far from being just surfactants. It contains all kinds of shit for making your hands nice and soft. Also, Propan-2-ol is definitely not to come into contact with your stylus according to manufacturers. It dissolves the glue that holds the diamond in place or so I was told many years ago.