Where to find acetone?

[jallengomez]

Which is why I don't drink acetone. I need my liver for Rum and other spirits.

[BadThad]

The biggest risk with acetone is the potential for a flash fire. It evaporates quickly and the vapors are highly flammable. It's a naturally occurring substance, and is even produced by the body. You'd basically have to inhale repeatedly directly from the can in order to see any serious irritation, and/or ingest so much of it that it would be quite obvious you were trying to do yourself in. Due to its high rate of evaporation, it can quickly dry out skin, but it's not harmful per se to have it contact your skin. So just be careful of fire, but don't worry; you don't have to use a hasmat suit with the stuff.

Exactly! I don't want to down play it much, but acetone is generally safe from a health standpoint. We have decades of human exposure experience.

When I'm using it (I'm a chemist) my only fear is of it flashing. The slightest ignition source will set it on fire -but- the flames don't last long - unless they travel back to the main container.

[BadThad]

To the OP.

For copper, I've found xylene is superior to acetone. Most of the tar-like, organic residues found on cents dissolve much better in a non-polar solvent.....like dissolves like. Another advantage of xylene, it doesn't need anti-oxidants or stabilizers, so it's consistently free of anything that could damage metals. It's a simply hydrocarbon mixture.

[Gunnovice09]

Thanks for that info badthad! Where can I find it? Off subject but what part of ohio are you from?

[kloccwork419]

Whereuyou buy xylene?

[BadThad]

Thanks for that info badthad! Where can I find it? Off subject but what part of ohio are you from?

Cincinnati

[BadThad]

Whereuyou buy xylene?

I get it from the lab. LOL ...but you can usually find it next to the acetone in hardware stores.

[copperlover]

Home Depot sells it .

Lucien

[Gunnovice09]

Cincinnati

Oh I'm from richland county.

[Arjohn]

Oh I'm from richland county.

Off topic -- but we were in Richland Ga back in early June! Visited Richland Rum Distillery

[Gunnovice09]

I'm in ohio lol

[Arjohn]

I'm in ohio lol

Gee -- I totally mis-read that!

[KennyMac]

To the OP....when ever I use acetone I use nitrile gloves and safety glasses in a well ventilated area....
You can usually get the blue nitrile gloves at any major hardware store, and if you size them correctly to your hands they are just like a second skin that makes dipping individual coins really easy.
Safety glasses/goggles are a must....

By the way...Verdi-Care totally kicks azz.