For a spider as large as you describe nothing short of a shotgun will work..
Yes, it killed the spider.
Bad luck to kill spiders.
Yes, as you're rubbing it on them ,, just push a little harder :-) that should do it..
please do not harm spiders. they do no harm to you.
refrain from doing further acts of hostility on them. coexistence with spiders is essential for our long-term survival, and they will eat up all the other nasty bugs you get.
So I came across a spider that's was pretty large, at least to me, about a 2 inch long body and 4 inches in diameter including legs.
I sprayed it with rubbing alcohol from a bottle but it escaped the room about 5 mminutes ago. I believe I didn't completely douse it but I got some of it.
So will it die within a short while? I don't exactly like spiders, no problem if I can't see them but they die as soon as I see them.