hay guys, where is a good place to get glycol these days, i have checked newark.com no luck and electro.... no luck also.

MCM Electronics. http://www.mcminone.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=MCMProducts&product%5Fid=20%2D4275

MCM is where I got mine... Now I get occasional MCM spam, but its kind of interesting and I've actually purchased some more things from them.

Am I hopelessly lost here, but I have heard some people making their own. Is this true and what is the right mixture?

Also, there is a note on curt's homepage about tinting this stuff. What would be the best way of mixing the exact right amount of ink? (how will I proof the colour?)

This link, http://dtekelectronics.com will get you to a place where you can purchase Glycol in either gallons or pints. I also purchase a product called Stabilant 22 there. This product enhances electrical contacts in any eletronic device. I am stripping down my projectors and reseating everything after cleaning the contacts then applying Stabilant 22. I tested it on my PC and with before and after bench mark tests I got between 5 and 10% better performance. Not a very scientific test but it did make a difference. Here is the link.
http://www.stabilant.com/llsting.htm#rrevv01.htm