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shatbox · July 30, 2019

I use convenient alcohol pads to physically remove contaminants and hit it with heat; I don't find 70% to be dangerously flammable. Besides the water in it makes it more effective at penetrating cell walls than higher concentrations.

Bleach kills spores better than alcohol. No one mentioned hydrogen peroxide, but its effective too.
This CDC page has great info

I think its the one-two punch of chemical and heat (PDF)

@jhouse good topic!

July 30, 2019	#18
shatbox Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Los Angeles County, CA Posts: 258	I use convenient alcohol pads to physically remove contaminants and hit it with heat; I don't find 70% to be dangerously flammable. Besides the water in it makes it more effective at penetrating cell walls than higher concentrations. Bleach kills spores better than alcohol. No one mentioned hydrogen peroxide, but its effective too. This CDC page has great info I think its the one-two punch of chemical and heat (PDF) @jhouse good topic!