where to buy acetone?
Hugh Barnes
punter could do this - Boots?
cheers
Hugh
Jon Green
> Simple question (to those who know the answer) I need to buy a litre or two of acetone - can someone suggest where your average Joe
> punter could do this - Boots?
Depends when you need it. It's available from beauty product stockists,
as it's used for removing false nails, nail varnish and hair extensions,
apparently. Search eBay for "acetone", and you'll find, for instance, a
500ml bottle for GBP 1.20, up to a 5 litre bottle for 8.95.
If you need larger volumes, it's used in the fibre-glass industry, so
seek out those sorts of suppliers.
http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/acatalog/CFS_Catalogue__Acetone_7.html#a462
lists quantities, up to 25 litres for GBP30+VAT (including hazardous
substance delivery surcharge).
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Hugh Barnes <hb1...@cus.cam.ac.uk> illuminated us with:
> Simple question (to those who know the answer) I need to buy a litre or two of acetone - can someone suggest where your average Joe
> punter could do this - Boots?
Not sure about Boots, but I'd expect my local chemist to be able to
supply, possibly with some advance warning. Or it's quite easy to find
online if you can get deliveries easily.
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The Loan Arranger
> Simple question (to those who know the answer) I need to buy a litre or two of acetone - can someone suggest where your average Joe
> punter could do this - Boots?
Take a look at http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/
I have a feeling that sales of acetone on Cambridge might spike after this.
Some people have raised the question of whether added acetone might
dissolve some plastic components in the fuel system. I don't have enough
organic chemistry to know whether anything that isn't dissolved by
petrol might still be attacked by acetone. Any ideas?
TLA
Theo Markettos
> Take a look at http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/
Quote:
: The author has never found any valid reason for not using acetone in
: gasoline or diesel fuel. Plus it takes such a tiny amount to work. No wonder
: they fear this additive.
Hmm - sounds like homeopathy for cars...
And a valid reason for not using acetone in cars, which is given in the
article, is that it might dissolve rubber components of your fuel system:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/12/asia/AS_GEN_Vietnam_Tainted_Gasoline.php
Theo
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Definitely yes.
Superglue for one thing.
> TLA
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I spent nearly a year testing it in my bike trying different amounts at
random to eliminate trends such as change of petrol composition with
season, petrol supplier etc. Within 5% it made no difference to
consumption. It did make starting on cold mornings easier.
The benefit is probably to improve fuel octane and therefore will only
benefit engines using knock detectors (not my bike) and fuel of poor
enough quality to make the knock detector cut in if no acetone is added.
Acetone certainly will dissolve many things that petrol won't but the
quantity needed in the reports is tiny so fuel line damage is unlikely.
Tim Ward
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> Simple question (to those who know the answer) I need to buy a litre
> or two of acetone - can someone suggest where your average Joe
> punter could do this - Boots?
I've got a bottle ... not as much as a litre though. I can't remember who
gave it to me or where it came from, I've had it for decades, but I would
not be astonished if its origin were some university lab.
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Nail varnish remover typically contains Acetone. Well except for all the
"Acetone free" types! Got some recently to see if it would remove masking
tape residue. It didn't.
Tim Ward
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>
> Nail varnish remover typically contains Acetone.
I suspect that the OP was looking for a source at 10p per litre, not £1.50
per ml.
Jen...@theoutfall.net
wrote:
Just don't ask for the Hydrogen Peroxide at the same time....
Hugh Barnes
cheers
hugh
Richard Torrens
We use acetone as a cleaning fluid for circuit boards during repair.
Doesn't use a lot, but when we need more we simply order it from Lloyds.
Yes, they do ask what we require it for.
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Hugh Barnes
Richard Torrens <News+...@Torrens.org.uk> wrote:
>In article <fnpupc$ecd$1...@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk>,
> Hugh Barnes <hb1...@cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Simple question (to those who know the answer) I need to buy a litre or
>> two of acetone - can someone suggest where your average Joe punter could
>> do this - Boots?
>
>We use acetone as a cleaning fluid for circuit boards during repair.
>
>Doesn't use a lot, but when we need more we simply order it from Lloyds.
>
A particularly helfpul reply - thanks Richard...
Hugh
daz9643
with everything else). We also used to use it for cleaning printed
circuit boards and sheet metal.
The Natural Philosopher
> This was banned for use in the university as it causes cancer
No it doesn't.
From WIKI
Toxicology
Acetone is an irritant and inhalation may lead to hepatotoxic effects
(causing liver damage). The vapors should be avoided. In no circumstance
should it be consumed directly or indirectly. Always use goggles when
handling acetone; it can cause permanent eye damage (corneal clouding).
Small amounts of acetone are metabolically produced in the body, mainly
from fat. In humans, fasting significantly increases its endogenous
production (see ketosis). Acetone can be elevated in diabetes.
Contamination of water, food (e.g. milk), or the air (acetone is
volatile) can lead to chronic exposure to acetone. A number of acute
poisoning cases have been described. Relatively speaking, acetone is not
a very toxic compound; it can, however, damage the mucosa of the mouth
and can irritate and damage skin. Accidental intake of large amounts of
acetone may lead to unconsciousness and death.
The effects of long-term exposure to acetone are known mostly from
animal studies. Kidney, liver, and nerve damage, increased birth
defects, and lowered reproduction ability of males (only) occurred in
animals exposed long-term. It is not known if these same effects would
be exhibited in humans. Pregnant women should avoid contact with acetone
and acetone fumes in order to avoid the possibility of birth defects,
including brain damage.
Interestingly, acetone has been shown to have anticonvulsant effects in
animal models of epilepsy, in the absence of toxicity, when administered
in millimolar concentrations.[8] It has been hypothesized that the high
fat low carbohydrate ketogenic diet used clinically to control
drug-resistant epilepsy in children works by elevating acetone in the
brain.[8]
Piers Andrew
carcinogen the last time I carried out a risk assessment (last year).
It's pretty ubiquitous in our labs as a general purpose solvent, and for
photoresist stripping.
Wood dust on the other hand, is regarded as a potential carcinogen...
Piers
Tim Fitzmaurice
> daz9643 wrote:
>> This was banned for use in the university as it causes cancer (along
>> with everything else). We also used to use it for cleaning printed
>> circuit boards and sheet metal.
>>
>>
> It's not banned by Cambridge Uni. and certainly wasn't regarded as a
> carcinogen the last time I carried out a risk assessment (last year).
I'll second this...we have lots of it - for a variety of uses.
Listed hazards include Flammable and Irritant, however, Risk Phrase
45 (May cause cancer) is absent from the MSDS and risk assessments that
I've seen.
Tim
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Richard Torrens
The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote:
> daz9643 wrote:
> > This was banned for use in the university as it causes cancer
> No it doesn't.
> From WIKI
> Toxicology
[snipped]
In other words it's almost certainly totally harmless unles you are pretty
stupid with it!
Acetone is totally miscible with water.
Duncan Wood
wrote:
Some wood dust is truly horrible in all sorts of ways, oak dust is
particularly good at corroding wood working machinery.
The Natural Philosopher
> In article <120178229...@iris.uk.clara.net>,
> The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote:
>> daz9643 wrote:
>>> This was banned for use in the university as it causes cancer
>
>> No it doesn't.
>
>> From WIKI
>
>> Toxicology
>
> [snipped]
>
> In other words it's almost certainly totally harmless unles you are pretty
> stupid with it!
>
No, I never said that. If I use it unventialted withing a minute or two
I have a splitting headache that takes a day to clear.
Its POISONOUS
However its hard to kill yourself with it or do long term damage.
> Acetone is totally miscible with water.
>
Probably makes it all the more nasty.
Alec Cawley
> In article <fnpupc$ecd$1...@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk>,
> Hugh Barnes <hb1...@cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Simple question (to those who know the answer) I need to buy a litre or
>> two of acetone - can someone suggest where your average Joe punter could
>> do this - Boots?
>
> We use acetone as a cleaning fluid for circuit boards during repair.
>
> Doesn't use a lot, but when we need more we simply order it from Lloyds.
>
> Yes, they do ask what we require it for.
OTOH, when my cousin, a farmer, bought significant quantities of poison
(for killing rats), and they asked him what it was for, he replied
"Poisoning my grandmother", and was given the quantity he requested. The
grandmother was well known locally and he would have done do well by her
death. So that question is hardly an effective protection,
Richard Meredith
no...@nowhere.invalid (The Loan Arranger) wrote:
> *From:* The Loan Arranger <no...@nowhere.invalid>
> *Date:* Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:09:58 +0000
Acetone is a seriously powerful organic solvent: there are any number of
things that petrol won't touch while acetone will go through while barely
noticing it's there. Most thermoplastics, for example.
Don't *ever* let acetone near anything that you don't either want to
dissolve or you don't already know isn't attacked by it.
The Natural Philosopher
fully proof against methanol and nitromethane--two very aggressive
solvents..that I ruined cleaning with petrol..
But I agree. There isn't much that acetone wont do great damage to.
Polythene seems to be proof.
And the thermosets.
But ABS, PVC both don't like it. IIRC neporene is OK, and some of the
clear plastics.
Piers Andrew
> In article <120178229...@iris.uk.clara.net>,
> The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote:
>> daz9643 wrote:
>>> This was banned for use in the university as it causes cancer
>
>> No it doesn't.
>
>> From WIKI
>
>> Toxicology
>
> [snipped]
>
> In other words it's almost certainly totally harmless unles you are pretty
> stupid with it!
>
> Acetone is totally miscible with water.
>
As befits an organic solvent, it's also pretty good at defatting skin
(leading to a form of dermatitis), so make sure you wear appropriate PPE
in use. Nitrile gloves would work.
Piers
Richard Torrens
> Acetone is a seriously powerful organic solvent: there are any number of
> things that petrol won't touch while acetone will go through while barely
> noticing it's there. Most thermoplastics, for example.
> Don't *ever* let acetone near anything that you don't either want to
> dissolve or you don't already know isn't attacked by it.
In my experience, most plastics are not attacked by acetone. In fact it's
used by opticians for cleaning spectacles, being a good degreaser.
One reason it's good for cleaning electronics is that is is safe on most
plastics. I use a cotton bud, dipped in acetone.
But of course any solvent must be tested first to check it's OK for the
material concerned.
What plastics does it attack?
Duncan Wood
<News+...@Torrens.org.uk> wrote:
> In article <memo.2008020...@rmeredith.compulink.co.uk>,
> Richard Meredith <rmer...@cix.co.uk> wrote:
>> In article <t9KdnfHUIJfKPD3a...@bt.com>,
>
>> Acetone is a seriously powerful organic solvent: there are any number of
>> things that petrol won't touch while acetone will go through while
>> barely
>> noticing it's there. Most thermoplastics, for example.
>
>> Don't *ever* let acetone near anything that you don't either want to
>> dissolve or you don't already know isn't attacked by it.
>
> In my experience, most plastics are not attacked by acetone. In fact
> it's
> used by opticians for cleaning spectacles, being a good degreaser.
>
> One reason it's good for cleaning electronics is that is is safe on most
> plastics. I use a cotton bud, dipped in acetone.
>
> But of course any solvent must be tested first to check it's OK for the
> material concerned.
>
> What plastics does it attack?
>
Polystyrene springs to mind. & obviously acetates. Most polycarbonate
lenses aren't acetone resistant so if your optician is using it then you'd
have to hope they where very aware of who made your lenses.
The Luggage
> > The Natural Philosopher <a...@b.c> wrote:
> >> daz9643 wrote:
> >>> This was banned for use in the university as it causes cancer
>
> >> No it doesn't.
>
> >> From WIKI
>
> >> Toxicology
>
> > [snipped]
>
> > In other words it's almost certainly totally harmless unles you are pretty
> > stupid with it!
>
> > Acetone is totally miscible with water.
>
> As befits an organic solvent, it's also pretty good at defatting skin
> (leading to a form of dermatitis), so make sure you wear appropriate PPE
> in use. Nitrile gloves would work.
For about 30 seconds. Rubber is much better against acetone. Marigolds
are fine.
<#insert standard warning about latex allergies>
TL
The Luggage
> Richard Meredith wrote:
> > no...@nowhere.invalid (The Loan Arranger) wrote:
>
> >> *From:* The Loan Arranger <no...@nowhere.invalid>
> >> *Date:* Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:09:58 +0000
>
> >> Hugh Barnes wrote:
> >>> Simple question (to those who know the answer) I need to buy a
> >>> litre or two of acetone - can someone suggest where your average Joe
> >>> punter could do this - Boots?
>
> >> I have a feeling that sales of acetone on Cambridge might spike after
> >> this.
>
> >> Some people have raised the question of whether added acetone might
> >> dissolve some plastic components in the fuel system. I don't have
> >> enough organic chemistry to know whether anything that isn't
> >> dissolved by petrol might still be attacked by acetone. Any ideas?
>
> > Acetone is a seriously powerful organic solvent: there are any number of
> > things that petrol won't touch while acetone will go through while barely
> > noticing it's there. Most thermoplastics, for example.
>
> > Don't *ever* let acetone near anything that you don't either want to
> > dissolve or you don't already know isn't attacked by it.
>
> Strangeley enough, I can recall one plastic model aeorplane, that was
> fully proof against methanol and nitromethane--two very aggressive
> solvents..that I ruined cleaning with petrol..
>
> But I agree. There isn't much that acetone wont do great damage to.
> Polythene seems to be proof.
>
> And the thermosets.
>
> But ABS, PVC both don't like it. IIRC neporene is OK, and some of the
> clear plastics.
.. but not one of the more common ones - polycarbonate (Pesrspx etc)
which very quickly stop being clear even with acetone vapour, and will
crack like mad if you use much neat liquid...
TL
John Burnham
> .. but not one of the more common ones - polycarbonate (Pesrspx etc)
Perspex is an acrylic resin, not a polycarbonate.
J
The Luggage
D'oh! Of course it is...
TL
Duncan Wood
wrote:
Actually it's a trademark . Neither Lexan or perspex are acetone resistant.
The Luggage
> On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:38:39 -0000, The Luggage <alan.coll...@zoom.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> > On 4 Feb, 13:11, John Burnham <j...@jaka.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >> On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:46:31 -0800, The Luggage w rote:
> >> > .. but not one of the more common ones - polycarbonate (Pesrspx etc)
>
> >> Perspex is an acrylic resin, not a polycarbonate.
> >> J
>
> > D'oh! Of course it is...
>
> > TL
>
> Actually it's a trademark . Neither Lexan or perspex are acetone resistant.
yes, but it's a trademark for a polyacrylate, not a polycarbonate as
you correctly pointed out.
TL
Dan Sheppard
>Acetone is a seriously powerful organic solvent: there are any number of
>things that petrol won't touch while acetone will go through while barely
>noticing it's there. Most thermoplastics, for example.
We used to use cotton wool, sometimes, with acetone, when cleaning
grease optics, when we were short of proper cleaning pads. It had the
amusing effect of dissolving the cottony part (probably not actually
cotton) and leaving the wooly part behind.
Dan.
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Roland Perry
00:34:08 on Wed, 13 Jul 2016, carol...@googlemail.com remarked:
>would do it.?
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Alan
> I'm looking to remove superglue from a favourite top" Was told acetone
> would do it.?
damage the "top".
Persil have a good guide at
<https://www.persil.co.uk/laundry-tips/how-to-remove-super-glue-from-clothes/>
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Keith Willshaw
> I'm looking to remove superglue from a favourite top" Was told acetone would do it.?
>
usually marketed as nail varnish remover.
KeithW
The Natural Philosopher
in boots for a thnmbleful
https://www.fibreglassdirect.co.uk/acetone-wax-additives.html
etc..
To the OP, yes ot works BUT there is a real problem in that acetone
evaporates so damned fast. If possible trap the part of the clothing
you want to de-glue in something like plastic bag or a condom where it
can soak for a while
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> On 13/07/16 20:57, Keith Willshaw wrote:
> > On 13/07/2016 08:34, carol...@googlemail.com wrote:
> >> I'm looking to remove superglue from a favourite top" Was told acetone
> >> would do it.?
> >>
> >
> > Boots, Superdrug or just about any chemists of beauty products shop, its
> > usually marketed as nail varnish remover.
Jon Fairbairn
£5, the main ingredient of which is acetone. They’re aerosol
cans.
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Keith Willshaw
> On 13/07/16 20:57, Keith Willshaw wrote:
>> On 13/07/2016 08:34, carol...@googlemail.com wrote:
>>> I'm looking to remove superglue from a favourite top" Was told acetone
>>> would do it.?
>>>
>>
>> Boots, Superdrug or just about any chemists of beauty products shop, its
>> usually marketed as nail varnish remover.
>>
>> KeithW
> OTOH a 500ml bottle plus postage probably costs less than what you pay
> in boots for a thnmbleful
>
> https://www.fibreglassdirect.co.uk/acetone-wax-additives.html
>
> etc..
>
>
need that much, if however you are just removing a few drops of
superglue ...
I would also caution that inhaling acetone is a bad idea, its VERY
inflammable and has a wide range of mixtures with air that are
explosive. Back in the 1970's at ICI I used to work with the stuff and
we were issued with a moniitor device that sounded an alarm at set levels.
The Hazard sheet starts with the admonition
"Extremely flammable liquid and vapour. Causes serious eye irritation.
May cause drowsiness or dizziness. "
KeithW