Acetone rinse horror story

After receiving this SLH it was given an acetone bath prior to storing in an air-tite. Not wanting to breath the acetone fumes I performed the procedure in the garage, which has a concrete floor. While lifting it out of the bath with wooden tongs it popped out, rolled onto the desk and fell to the floor making a horrible noise.

 

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Ooooo, I bet you were pretty worked up. That is to bad. Thanks for the story.

 

Sorry to hear. Next time use your fingers rather than tongs. You'll suffer no ill effects from getting a little acetone on your fingertips.

 

@Gilbert

An alternative would be to buy a pair of these plastic, locking tongs that are available at JP's Corner.

Chris

 

The end? Short story. Wasn’t hoping for a novel, but maybe another chapter?

 

How long will they last if used in acetone?

 

I haven't kept track of how many times I have used them, but I've had the pair for about 15 years and they still work fine.

Chris

 

To be honest, I chose to use the tongs back in the days when I was smoking too much. Since I quit smoking almost 5 years ago, I guess it really doesn't matter.

Chris

 

I have used acetone to wash my hands and arms. It dries out the skin but a little lotion takes care of that.

Any before images?

 

Yes, and I gave myself a good tongue lashing.

 

What can I add? I messed up and have to live with it.

 

Sorry Larry, no before images.

 

When your fat input is greater than your metabolic rate of breaking down fats, acetone ( one of a ketone mix) is added to the blood and comes out in your breath. It produces a fruity odor to the breath. If it stays, it can be a sign of untreated diabetes or lack of insulin levels.

As Larry said, it can dissolve fats out off the skin and make it dry out faster, but some oil lotion will solve that .

What in the world were you smoking that you had to handle it with tongs??? Jim

 

Do you remember that old 7-Up commercial?...…"Never have, never will!"

Words to live by!

Chris

 

I use my hands. Latex heavy Duty gloves will protect them. Nitrile gloves dissolve in acetone. I buy it by the gallon for my work. Alcohol too among other chemicals

 

The only horror I see are all the hairlines on the coin, and I don't think they came from dropping it.

 

I work with acetone almost daily here in my shop. I have a mechanic shop so my hands come into contact with some pretty rough stuff sometimes. If im using acetone for an extended period then i wear gloves. If im using it for a coin, the amount im using isnt that much. Typically i will just dump it out with the coin in a wad of those blue shop towels. The acetone gets absorbed and i can grab the coin and set it aside to air dry.

Acetone on my skin doesnt bother me much. Im not saying for people to not use protection, but like I said, I work on cars. My hands have come into contact with worse and they remain pretty moist and smooth. I also never use lotion on my hands.

 

A concert floor is made of wood. Do you mean a cement floor perchance?

Always have a soft pad under a coin when you are holding it. Luckily, this was not a coin in a valuable condition.