On 2008-07-09, Edward A. Falk wrote:
In article ,
Larry Jaques wrote:

If you use acetone ($12/gal locally) it'll be dry before your rag gets
3 feet from where it cleaned. The whole trailer shouldn't take more
than 15 minutes to wipe down, so your neighbors won't be chemically
abused for long.

Isn't acetone horribly toxic? My neighbor (he builds cars) suggested I
use lacquer thinner. Or do I have an unreasonable fear of the stuff?

If it were horribly toxic, I would have died years ago.

You do want to protect your hands (use nitrile gloves, not
latex). What it will do is remove the natural skin oils from your
hands, leaving them white and dry looking for a while.

The latex gloves might well dissolve in Acetone, and the nitrile
are better at resisting snags and tears. (Aside from that, may health
professionals are developing allergies to latex.)

Enjoy,
DoN.

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