When mixing Releasit DS as a spotter it has been suggested to mix it 25/75. Note that this is a l/3 mix, not a l/2 mix as some have thought.
It will work fine at l/3 but if anyone has opined that DS doesn't seem to work as a spotter as good as regular Releasit, it's probably because you are working at a different ratio than regular Releasit at 50/50 (1/1).
The correct ratio is 33 1/3 to 66 2/3 (l/2).
Myself - I have different mixes for different needs in different sprayers.

dang Bo, you lost me with all those numbers lol...not hard to do.

all i know is i've tried it at 1 part Releasit / 1 part Water and it works great.

Derek - if you mix the original Releasit at 1/1, (one part Releasit to one part water), to retain the same ratio for Releasit DS (Double Strenth) to water, you mix 1/2, (one part Releasit DS to 2 parts water).
This means you can take any container, put in Releasit DS to the one-third level - finish with water, and you have the same thing as the original mix of original Releasit at the ratio of 1/1.
If you're using the original Releasit, you can continue to mix 1/1, if you wish.

There's no set way, of course, but it sounds like you may be using more Releasit than you need to (if you're using DS - as I imagine most people are).

Bo,

You're correct with your numbers.

Here again is the water to detergent ratio for Spill Treatment Spotting...

Encap-Clean spill treatment: 50/50 1:1
Encap-Clean DS spill treatment: 75/25 1:3 (8 oz to a quart)

BTW The spill treatment dilution is referenced on the side of the jug.

Thanks for pointing that out Bo. Using DS at 50/50 is overkill. It's not going to hurt anything at the stronger mixture. But good results can be achieved just as well at the lower (recommended) dilution.




Rick Gelinas
encapman