03-05-2015, 06:54 AM
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03-05-2015, 06:55 AM
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03-05-2015, 09:02 PM
At my athletic club (South End Rowing Club, est. 1873), I volunteer in the boat shop to keep the fleet ship-shape. In fact, I'm late now for our weekly "Boat Night".
We buy nail polish remover because a quart of it would just evaporate when one of the volunteers forgot to *tightly* screw on the cap before they left, not to return for a week. The other bonus is that the nail product has a very nice squirt bottle. Even though the nail product is more expensive by volume, less goes to waste. Plus, it smells better. 
03-05-2015, 10:52 PM
(03-05-2015, 09:02 PM)Roadracer_Al Wrote: We buy nail polish remover because a quart of it would just evaporate when one of the volunteers forgot to *tightly* screw on the cap before they left, not to return for a week. The other bonus is that the nail product has a very nice squirt bottle. Even though the nail product is more expensive by volume, less goes to waste. Yeah, I hate that kind of thing. I bought some solvent for cleaning up and removing cured thread locker compound, super glue, etc. Loc-tite sells small bottles (1.75 ounces) for around $35 a pop. They know they have you over a barrel.  I could have bought an entire gallon for $100 ($70 + $30 Hazmat) from a racing fuel supplier (nitromethane) but I didn't want that much sitting in my basement. And I can't store it in my outdoor shed during the summer months because of the flashpoint. (95° F) 
Willie
04-08-2015, 02:48 PM
Real nail polish remover has oil in it. If I need a solvent that strong I use Exxon Methyl keton (MEK). It's sold in my local hardware store as PVC cleaner. It dissolves some plastics such as polystyrene and is a terrible stuff.
If I only need to clean some oil or fat I use Coleman fuel. It is petroleum nafta. That does not dissolve any plastic that I know of and is much nicer.
Flosi Guðmundsson
04-09-2015, 07:52 AM
MEK is a favorite here too. It's as good as acetone (nail polish remover) but doesn't evaporate as fast. Brakleen (non-chlorinated) is good for blasting large areas. No idea what's in it, never looked. A big greasy thing might get soaked in fuel first. Lots of good solvents are found in paint stores, just don't drink the alcohol you'll find there...
04-09-2015, 04:49 PM
MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) is nasty stuff. I used it when I worked in automotive systems. It was used as a solvent for the glues that held carpeting/fabric to plastic interior panels. As far as I know, all the major car manufacturers have banned it's use.
In concentrated form, it will dissolve the fat in/under your skin. Leaves your hands looking ghostly white for a day or two. It is very toxic to the liver.
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04-09-2015, 05:14 PM
This is true. MEK and aceton the main ingridient of nail polish remover is overkill if dissolving oil is all you need. Then some petroleum distillate like the one I mentioned or many others are enough. Those will remove oil from your skin too but not as vigorously. Rubber gloves and good ventilation is always a good idea.
Flosi Guðmundsson
04-09-2015, 05:15 PM
(04-09-2015, 04:49 PM)rleete Wrote: MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) is nasty stuff. I used it when I worked in automotive systems. It was used as a solvent for the glues that held carpeting/fabric to plastic interior panels. As far as I know, all the major car manufacturers have banned it's use. Yeah, back in HS I worked for an industrial coatings company. They had large pump dispensers sitting all over the place that were filled with MEK and used as a general cleaning solvent for EVERYTHING. ![[Image: 10208_md.jpg]](http://www.pureprocesstechnology.com/photos/distributionPictures/justrite/10208_md.jpg) My job was sandblasting all the steel coupons they used for spraying the coatings on to be tested. After they were blasted clean I had to stack them in 5 gallon buckets filled with MEK. That is how they stored the coupons to keep them from flash rusting before they were coated again. My hands were always in that stuff. 
Willie
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