That's OK; when you premix it to put in your antistatic bottle, you're not "storing" it, it's in use as your antistatic spray bottle contents.
Problem solved! ;-)
Cheers! Rich
Making anti-static carpet spray?
May 28, 2006
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We had our offices made with esd carpeting. Thats always an idea.
Spray some WD-40 around? Coat your entire carpet with vegetable oil? (Eww.)
Those "anti-static sheets" used in clothes dryers are not based on conductivity, instead they give your clothes a molecule-thin coating of oil. Then, when the clothes rub together, it's an oil-on-oil contact.
"Electrification by contact" requires dissimilar substances, therefore very little charge-separation occurs with slightly-oily surfaces.
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Did you try Downy free & clear -- no stinkum in it.
I think it's the one that says "Don't mix with water and store," leading me to wonder what's going on.
Guessing but once sufficiently diluted, the anti-microbial/anti-fungal concentration probably drops below a threshold level and it can "spoil" (grow mold, smell funky, etc.) Probably possible to keep a batch of the diluted solution in the refrigerator. If you have access to one of those kitchen vacuum units (FoodSaver or similar), dump the extra in a Mason jar and evacuate it before storing.
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
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