Nail remover acetone comes in 2 'flavours' - one is buffered with lower vapour pressure solvents (and makes it a lot cheaper) which smells a lot better - a telltale sign - and 100% acetone, which smells and acts as you expect. Both are available in the same looking bottle. I find the pump bottles of xylene an acetone to bake off in about 9 months, so I only fill them about 1/3 full.Was it only $1? That is a good deal. Acetone sells for $10 / quart in the hardware store.
When I worked at the lab we used those bottles (colored red) for acetone, alcohol etc. Had to drill a tiny vent hole in the cap of the acetone bottle to keep them from dripping.Interesting info on Acetone, thank you.
Curiously, I've been keeping mine in these cheap plastic lab squeeze bottles, and haven't noticed a significant amount of loss by evaporation. I use the same bottles for IPA, cutting fluid, WD-40 and way oil as well, and they are constructed of PP.
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No, Dollar General is not a dollar store, put the emphasis on General. They're like a mini Walmart and they build them in little, under-served communities. When they came to our little town (pop. 2000) they drove the price of milk down $1/gal.Was it only $1? That is a good deal. Acetone sells for $10 / quart in the hardware store.
I use isopropyl alcohol for most cleaning - solder flux, electrical parts, adhesive residue, etc. It doesn't work as well as acetone but it is not so annoyingly volatile and smelly.