Acetone and MEK (was formerly this retarded subject: Things you mightnever need to know)
nestork, while using a completely useless subject line, wrote:
Besides mineral spirits, the most commonl solvent used by DIY'ers
is probably either lacquer thinner (which is mostly toluene) or
acetone. But, there are so many other solvents in a paint store
that one has to wonder sometimes what they are.
For example, what the heck is MEK?
I find that nitromethane works better at disolving super glue
(cyanoacrylate) than acetone, or MEK.
You can buy nitromethane from Sigma / Aldrich, or go to a hobby shop and
buy some model airplane fuel (sometimes called "glow fuel") which can
contain up to 30% nitromethane, but in some areas or countries could
actually contain no nitromethane.
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