Home made IPA Panel wipe formula - Less than 3 pounds a litre

Assortment of hand pump sprayers:

Bilt Hamber Cleanser Fluid:

Bonnymans IPA:

Bonnymans Distilled Water:

Bonnymans SLES: (optional but recomended)
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[EssexSilvering]

I am a paint sprayer and I have always used panel wipe just before spraying a base coat or lacquer so will be giving this ago on a couple of small parts to see how I get on. I am also in the UK and it's nice to see some UK videos for a change, keep up the good work and thanks for sharing ;-)

[SarcastSempervirens]

this channel is a marvel, precisely because you do insane testing and backup things by arguments - a long video like this is a breeze cause it's interesting and useful. a lot of money saved by your explanations and recommendations, not just about IPA

[no_handle_required]

Finally. I figured if anybody had done this it would be you. I made my own after spending $25 for 16oz of hype. As with everything else you do, nicely done.

[Harrycowlton]

Chemically speaking this video is quite accurate. However IPA will not allow heavy oils to evaporate, and as the IPA evaporates the heavier dissolved oils will just be smeared out to a finer degree, but coupled with water and SLS low levels of surface waxes and silicones will dissolve and or emulsify readily which can be easily wiped off. So spray and wipe off is key. SLS is a Surfactant which is short for surface activating agent which just means it allows for 'wetting' by breaking down surface resistance to water via some interesting chemistry. Great stuff, great video! This stuff will work and save a fortune! Occasionally for removing those horrible tar spots I use xylene and a soft cloth, but that stuff whilst works better for waxes and silicone removal needs good ventilation and is not as safe chemically. This guy would make a great industrial chemist!

[bpsdetailing]

I also use the home made IPA Wipe while polishing, and use a high end PW before putting down any serious coating. Instead of SLS, I use some of the high end PW mixed with IPA and Distilled Water. Works great! I feel like you and I have a similar thought process when it comes to a lot of detailing stuff, great minds think alike right? Haha

[StockBlackWRX]

Hell yeah, watched this video from the states! Helped me out a lot! Great information!!

[tony.]

Good topic and tips, thanks john. Always explained in a way anyone can understand.
BTW, Its not Surfacant, its Surfactant Sur(ace) act(ive) ant (agent). “A substance which tends to reduce surface tension (friction/ bonding etc) of a liquid in which it is dissolved”. Special Soap to most of us :-)

[SecretSauceyjuice]

Great video. I've come to similar conclusions and as a result basically use the same method. I use a home made IPA/distilled water mix as I'm working to check my work in between passes and then a quick wipe down with Prep-All from Kleanstrip as a final cleanser to make sure it's perfectly clean before applying any sealants or coatings. Prep-All is fairly reasonably priced, here in the states at least, at about 28 USD shipped for a gallon. You can get it as an aerosol too, but the straight liquid is cheaper by volume of course. It's designed to be a body shop paint prep, but it's clear coat safe as long as you buff it off within a couple minutes.

Anyway, just thought I'd share for anyone in the Americas who might be scouring the comments for options, since we can't easily get the Bilt Hamber stuff over here.

[Clifficantsleep]

Will be purchasing and mixing when I get my machine polisher.great video.looking forward to the next video/review you make/put on the channel.ive got 3 or 4 to watch now.tben I'll have watched them all.this is the best channel to those people who love to take care of there cars.

[peterclarke]

I use this mix as my go to window cleaner, for the same reason we use it as a panel wipe

[hillbillyengineerin]

Two technical notes: 1) You can use 70% or 90% IPA as the remainder is just water. Just adjust your ratio a bit. 2) As solvents evaporate they do not carry oils away with them. They leave a very thin film of the oil behind.

[tenzin]

Quiet hard find anywhere near me distilled water, most likely online. But I have plenty at work deionised water for reach trucks batteries. So for sure I can use deionised water? Heard about 12-15% dilution completely safe for paintwork. Sounds good for you? Greetings from Kent, Tom.

[terry]

Thank you! Will it be ok to polish by hand as I don’t have a machine.

[travelingwillobees]

I have only just discovered your channel, great videos and information on many different aspects of detailing. Thanks 👍

[mookyzook]

So much better than the bullshit from most detailing videos. Always get the idea that most of them are sponsored by the product they seem to use when they slag off IPA. This seems to make sense...

[kon_trast]

Would it make sense to use a APC (Koch Chemie Green Star) instead of the SLES since I don´t have SLES?

[NipkowDisk]

This video just came up in my recommendations; excellent and insightful video. Interesting choice of SLES as a surfactant; not one I've used but it is certainly inexpensive and effective. I have both Tergitol NP-9 and Triton X-100 in stock in my house, so if/when I mix mine up I'll grab one of those and may tinker with the percentage. I've also thought about adding a small amount of butyl cellosolve to it to help remove real tough stuff such as Jescar (Menzerna) Power Lock Plus.

[coachcashmoney]

Cool! Carpro eraser takes a while to ship out to me in California. I needed something today! Appreciate your tutorial.

[FredericGolz]

Hey Jon,
Thanks for the informative video!
I was wondering what companies use to give the Wipe out Products like "Eraser" or "Prep" a little fresh scent to it but without adding something that remains on the surface afterwards.
Is it etheric oils ? Do you have an idea?

[mikefraser]

TIP: I had some Adams coloured snow foam lying around (I tried it, didn't like it for foaming the car) . Instead of adding SLES and dye, just add a cap full of coloured snow foam and you'll get the same effect but with a nice added scent.