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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 4781147, member: 27832"]Seconded.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, don't forget to use a <i>covered</i> container, as acetone evaporates very quickly. If you need to use something with a plastic lid, look for polypropylene (recycling code 5); polyethylene (4) and polystyrene (6) don't like acetone, or more accurately, acetone likes them too much.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not exactly. It dissolves <i>different</i> stuff. If you've got plastic or tape on a coin, you could let it sit in water forever with no effect, but acetone will take it right off. But if you've got sticky sugary stuff, water will take it off and acetone won't.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 4781147, member: 27832"]Seconded. Also, don't forget to use a [I]covered[/I] container, as acetone evaporates very quickly. If you need to use something with a plastic lid, look for polypropylene (recycling code 5); polyethylene (4) and polystyrene (6) don't like acetone, or more accurately, acetone likes them too much. Not exactly. It dissolves [I]different[/I] stuff. If you've got plastic or tape on a coin, you could let it sit in water forever with no effect, but acetone will take it right off. But if you've got sticky sugary stuff, water will take it off and acetone won't.[/QUOTE]
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