A gallon of 70% isopropyl alcohol is the cleaning backbone of camera trucks, grip departments, and production offices alike. This is the standard working concentration for general set hygiene and equipment cleaning, strong enough to cut grime, adhesive residue, and oils, with enough water content to slow evaporation so it actually has time to work on surfaces.
On a working set, isopropyl earns its shelf space a dozen ways a day. Camera assistants use it to clean carts, cases, and non-optical surfaces, and to strip the gummy residue that camera tape and paper tape leave on rods, handles, and monitors. Grips and electrics wipe down stands, carts, and hand tools, and use it to remove gaffer tape adhesive from cable and fixtures at wrap. Production and art departments rely on it for cleaning props, appliances, and high-touch surfaces, and a gallon at the sanitation station keeps smaller spray bottles refilled all week. The 70% concentration is widely preferred for surface cleaning precisely because it evaporates more slowly than higher concentrations, giving better contact time, and it is gentler on many plastics and finishes.
Buying by the gallon is dramatically more economical than pint bottles from a pharmacy, and one jug typically carries a truck through an entire job. Decant into labeled spray bottles, keep it away from open flame and hot lamps, and store it sealed in the truck.
• Volume: 1 gallon
• Concentration: 70% isopropyl alcohol
• Ideal for equipment, cart, and surface cleaning
• Removes tape adhesive residue at wrap
• Slower evaporation gives better cleaning contact time
• Economical bulk size for refilling spray bottles
• Not for use on lens optics; use dedicated lens cleaner
Gallon jugs of 70% isopropyl are stocked for purchase at Lightbulb Rentals' NYC, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh locations and can be added to any rental order with the rest of your expendables.
