On Sat, 6 Oct 2018 16:42:49 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Oct 2018 22:09:33 -0400, Joy Beeson wrote:

I simply bear in mind that a sponge is filthy no matter what.

While that's true, it's a punt to say that because you can't keep a sponge
wet for more than a short while before the bacterial count doubles,
doubles, doubles, and doubles.

As you're aware, if you double a penny for a month, you end up with over
five million dollars.

Bacteria are no different.

Hence the goal is to
a. Not throw out the sponge every day
b. But also keep the bacteria in check
c. Without brutalizing the sponge to pieces

I still have not heard what is so wrong with using a bleach sanitizing
solution. I understand if the concentration is too strong bleach will
destroy a sponge or just about anything else but 200 PPM is all you
need. (a teaspoon of household bleach per gallon of water). That is
only 12-13 "drops" from an eye dropper (5ccs) in a 16 oz (0.5l) squirt
bottle. You can usually bum a 10cc syringe from any compounding
pharmacy but they may want a quarter for it. That is handy for mixing
things like this up.
It is also handy for mixing up small quantities of gasoline for little
2 stroke motors like a seldom used weed eater or chain saw where it
would take a year to use a gallon.