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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have heard about the care needed as it is being used. What about storage? Safe on a shelf in the basement in its metal can? Can I store it out in my unheated garage where the outside lows can get close to minus 40?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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If it is not sealed properly it will evaporate quickly. I would think that heat is more an issue than cold (it is flammable)
Mine is stored in a glass bottle that it came in on a shelf in the house...
Not sure of any other issues other than care must be taken with it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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-40°... I can't even wrap that around my Southern California mind  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Can I store it out in my unheated garage where the outside lows can get close to minus 40? I would say no. Any liquid would have some sort of reaction to that extreme of a temperature. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Tightly sealed in your garage away from children would be best.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
11/07/2015 1:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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"any liquid would react to temperatures that low"
Temperatures that low are a lack of energy in the molecules, which inhibits any kind of reaction taking place. True some liquids freeze... but they can always unfreeze again. In the case of Acetone the freezing point is -78 degrees C.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Properly labeled, stored in a well-sealed metal or glass container, in a closed unheated garage, in cold weather should not be a problem.
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Moderator
 United States
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Just for the record,mine came in a plastic bottle. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Oops mine is in a can.
Edited by bpoc1
11/08/2015 06:11 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Plastic does not do good in cold/hot weather. Walmart wants whatever is cheapest for them, they could care less about what's best for the end user. |
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United States
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I keep my acetone and some other painting chemicals (mineral spirits, denatured alcohol, etc) in their metal cans on a shelf in my basement. I'd love to get them out of the house but I have no garage or shed. Still trying to figure out a safe solution to this. I'd think maybe if I had a metal chest that was somewhat sealed it could at least keep potential fumes from entering the air.
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Moderator
United States
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Mine came in a metal can with squeeze top lid from HD. I store mine in a cabinet in the garage.
-40°!
Good grief!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I live in Winnipeg with a similar climate. I store my acetone in my garage, in a metal can with all my other chemicals which are located in a steel lock box. I have never had an issue with with the cold but given acetone's flamibility I would never want to store it in my house., especially in the basement as I have a gas furnace, and a gas water tank.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My choice was heating fuel or coins. Like the coins.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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In the case of Acetone the freezing point is -78 degrees C For those that can't think in Centigrade -78 C is -104 F. I don't think the Acetone will mind that unheated garage one bit. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Out to the garage it goes. Thanks for all the comments.
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Posted 11/07/2015 1:50 pm
