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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 2359575, member: 15199&quot;]There is also a problem with peer review lacking. The paper is easy to find on the internet, but the research was seemingly backed by a company trying to show that using acetone to clean the end of copper pipes could induce corrosion before/after joining , whereas their product would not. Read it first if you have a physics or chemistry background before you decide. I have, and I am happily using acetone when needed, with no ill effects on the copper coins. Your Mileage may vary.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is similar to the stories that Coke(tm) can dissolve your stomach or &quot;meat&quot; . and that is true if your &quot;stomach&quot; is a glass container unlike your real stomach which is coated with mucus and organics from its epitheium and is protected from the acid. </p><p>I suspect that the acetone story is appreciated by those who manufacture oil concoctions and such to clean copper and make that wonderful colorful toning <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I own no interest in any products named or un-named here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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