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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I need some xylene to remove mineral oil from coins. I've exhausted my possible sources here--has anyone bought this solvent online?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Have you tried local hardware stores for it
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Moderator
 United States
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Me too. I've tried Osh and Home Depot. They said they have xylene in products but not it's pure form  swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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None at OSH--thanks for reminding me of HD  |
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Moderator
United States
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Hopefully you'll have better luck than me. I'll try another HD. Kurt, I washed a Lincoln in warm water and dishwater soap then patted dry, seemed to remove the mineral oil. What do you think Should I still use xylene? swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hmm...I've never tried soap since mineral oil is inert, and I normally don't worry about removing all of it. But in this case I'm using BadThad's Verdi-Gone on some copper coins, and I need the surface free of oil. |
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Moderator
United States
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I work for Home Depot, and we carry Xylene at my store. In gallons only.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1231 Posts |
I know alot of True Value stores carry it.
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Valued Member
United States
325 Posts |
home depot and Lowes too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5318 Posts |
Right--thanks everyone for the leads! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not sure how wide spread ACE hardware companies are but they have that around me. Also, we have a Menards that has some.
Pending on where your live, why not just do a Google search for hardware and paint store supply places in your area. Nothing to loose and you can just call them.
Now that you bring this up I think I'll check out the Walmarts by me. They too have a paint department.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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One more little thing. Xylene is a group of Benzene Derivatives of which there are 3 different ones available. Watch for a notation of an O, M or P type. M is the normal one used for paints.
HOWEVER, I suggest prior to purchasing some for the first time you should use the internet and look up ATSDR.
This is the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry. They would explain the health hazards involved with the breathing of that substance.
Be carefull out there.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You will also sometimes see it listed as mixed xylenes, contains ethylbenzene this is what I use at work and yes, xylene is more harmful to use than acetone but can be used safely if precautions are taken. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Maybe try a woodworking store, if there's one nearby. They will have it there. Also, have you tried a professional paint store?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I need some xylene to remove mineral oil from coins.
I've exhausted my possible sources here--has anyone bought this solvent online?
Back to your original question though. Are those coins worth the additional cost of any substances to clean them off? If not, you might just try soaking in warm water. Don't forget that Acetone will also do the job. If those coins are not valuable, you may just try items around the house such as Lemon Juice, Orange Juice, dish soap and almost anything that dissolves oils. Then rinse with distilled water but again, if not valuable, just rinse with tap water and dry. If these are expensive coins, why do they have any oils on them? My suggestions are always try the easiest, cheapest, safest methods first. Especially if the coins are not expensive ones. Keep us informed of what you do and how it works out. |
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