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Pillar of the Community
United States
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can acetone be used on copper and nickel just as effectively as on silver?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yes....at least I use it on pennies with no ill effects.Anytime I try something new, I just use a common coin and see for myself....ya just never know who is answering your question
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Acetone is safe for ALL metals.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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However, make sure you don't use it on your dinner ware while you are eating with it.  Suggest you try the Search tab at the top for Acetone. Should be a zilion posts on that subject. Is Zillion a word?  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Is Zillion a word? Yes.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes. how about kazillion? |
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Moderator
United States
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Nope, but gazillion is in there! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Sounds like someone is exagerating by about Quote:
a Gazillion has (28810 x 3) zeros
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a Gazillion has 86430 zeros |
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Pillar of the Community
Philippines
1156 Posts |
Is the acetone for cleaning copper coins, the same as the "acetone" beauty parlors or manicurists use to clean fingernails before applying nail lacquer? thanks
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Speaking of zillions,
A man is reading a newspaper and one of the headlines reads: "An airplane crash in South America. Two Brazilian pilots are killed!". A woman sitting next to the man asks, excuse me, sir, how many is a brazilian?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Polish nail remover can also contain softeners, fragrance, etc. Buy straight acetone in the paint dept or some pharmacies.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I actually had trouble with copper coins whether you like it or not.
It might be because of some residues that was on the copper coin originally which violently reacted to acetone, leaving behind some ugly toning.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I actually had trouble with copper coins whether you like it or not.
It might be because of some residues that was on the copper coin originally which violently reacted to acetone, leaving behind some ugly toning.
You're not alone, I've heard several people chime it over the years with that. My feeling is that it cannot be blamed solely on acetone because many factors are in play. Also, from a strict chemistry standpoint: pure acetone + pure metal = no reaction My theory for this occasional and rarely reported direct experience... 1) Contaminated acetone (impure or old), over time it can degrade 2) Organic surface residue removed 3) General over-exposure Someday I'm going to put my mind to it to nail down the chemitry possibilies.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I try to clean a IHC and also LWC killed my coins takes out the luster plus changed the color , I ll never use ing copper again . |
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2) Organic surface residue removed Something that is often overlooked! Do not soak a coin for too long. Acetone evaporates rather quickly, leaving what it dissolved to redeposit back onto the coin. I find it best to do several quick soaks with a change of acetone between each. |
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