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[TomG]

(03-05-2015, 03:27 AM)DaveH Wrote: Mmm - now how many of us use nail polish    

 
DaveH

[EdK]

(03-05-2015, 06:54 AM)TomG Wrote:

[PixMan]

(03-05-2015, 03:27 AM)DaveH Wrote: Mmm - now how many of us use nail polish    

 
DaveH

I know how to use nail polish but I DO NOT use it on my nails!

I have found that a dab of the clear nail polish will stop a run in my panty hose, however.

[Roadracer_Al]

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.

[Highpower]

(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)

[flosi]

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.

[Sunset Machine]

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...

[rleete]

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.

[flosi]

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.

[Highpower]

(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.

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.

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.


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.