[CowboyinIL]

Isopropyl alcohol dries out objects by its very nature, even metals

You are joking, right?

I wasn't joking. Maybe I'm wrong. I thought I read somewhere that Isopropyl alcohol dries out metals and makes them more brittle by tightening their molecular structure. That's is why I asked the question in my OP. Like I said, maybe I'm wrong.