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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1483371, member: 27832&quot;]Fastest and easiest: I&#039;ll leave this to someone who has more experience using acetone with coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Latex: Not the worst choice, but really, it&#039;s better to use none at all. Acetone is pretty benign, except that it&#039;ll dissolve the surface oils from your skin, leaving your skin very dry. Acetone does slowly dissolve latex, and I wouldn&#039;t want the dissolved stuff getting onto nicer coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Goggles: Not a bad idea, but even if you splash the stuff directly into your eyes, it&#039;s just going to hurt until you flush it out. You pretty much have to soak your eyes in it for a long time to do permanent damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Closed container: Oh, yes. Acetone is <i>extremely</i> volatile (evaporates easily) and <i>extremely</i> flammable. Leaving an open container of it indoors is a really bad idea. Be careful what kind of closed container you use, though; it&#039;ll attack most kinds of plastic and rubber. Use a glass or metal container; if you can find one with a flat rim, put a ceramic or glass plate over top of it, or use a small bowl and then cover it with a large bowl. It&#039;s not critical to have an airtight seal, but tighter is better.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line: acetone isn&#039;t very toxic, and it isn&#039;t very irritating, but it is really, really flammable. The liquid won&#039;t injure your skin -- unless you light it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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