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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2975764, member: 27832&quot;]These have all gotten much harder to find (thank goodness, at least in the case of carbon tet).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Whereas DMSO will haul the dissolved gunk straight through your skin into your body. No, thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve never heard of using DMSO on coins, and I would assume it&#039;s for safety (because it&#039;s so aggressive at penetrating <i>human</i> skin). Do you seriously use it as a general-purpose solvent? To me, acetone seems considerably safer, and given its low surface tension (which makes it run off very quickly and thoroughly), I can&#039;t imagine residue would be a big problem -- unless you let your coin sit in a bowl of acetone until it <i>all</i> evaporates.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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