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The Wonders Of Acetone

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 Posted 08/04/2010  3:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add biokemist6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
If you are going to use a q-tip, make sure the q-tip and coin are wet at all times! A light touch is best, do not scrub, and you run a great risk of hairlines if you are not working wet. I would not recommend using a q-tip on an MS or proof coin, that work is much less forgiving than on a circulated coin.
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 Posted 08/04/2010  3:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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If its PVC then it will come back if you have not removed it all. I would suggest a soak in Acetone then a rinse with distilled water to make sure....


I agree with that. Regardless of whatever it was on there another dunk in the Acetone might just help more. Since Acetone will not effect the coin, nothing to loose. Just make sure you use new Acetone. Anything more than that, I'd just leave alone. Great job as is.
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 Posted 08/04/2010  5:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Slumberjack to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just a word of caution. Acetone is explosively flammable.
That means no open flame, pilot lights, static sparks or any other possible source of ignition in the vicinity.

Use good ventilation the high might be fun for some. But the hangover is hideous

When I was manufacturing resins for paint bases, Acetone was the one solvent that truly frightened the management. We had to make sure our containers were mutually grounded when we were pouring from one to another.

One of my co workers was badly burned when he was blown across a large room and up against a concrete wall. He was in the process of weighing some acetone at the time.
As a result they had to shut down the plant for two years.

It is great stuff when properly used. I buy it by the Gallon. Just be careful
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 Posted 08/04/2010  5:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Glad you brought that all up Slumgerjack. Acetone is mentioned so many times on this and other coin forums, most forget the safety details. Also, many have read about Acetone and have no idea of what they are saying but just want to join in the conversation so they just repeat what they read somewhere else. The safety precaustions are something that should always be mentioned when suggesting the usage of any dangerous substance.
Possibly more people should spend a little time on the ATSDR seb site. Agency for Toxic Substances & Diseace Registry.
I usually tell people to use the Search tab at the top prior to using Acetone for all the info available right here.
Thanks again for your comments.
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