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DrivingForce · 05-04-2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Butterfly

I am looking for ACETONE, under what brand name are they selling in Thailand. I asked the clerk at HomeMart, HomePro, and HomeWorks and all I got were blank looks

I have a Paint thiner already, Beger M50, and Paint Remover, but those are not Acetone

commonly used for cleaning PVC just not here. But still it is available at plumbing stores Siam brand I think it was that I last purchased some time ago, more available in Bangkok than outlying provinces.. But find a store that specializes more in Plumbing..

Butterfly · 05-04-2009, 09:31 AM

^ ok thanks, very useful advice

UpTooYou · 05-04-2009, 06:10 PM

allso good for cleaning up polyurethane adhesive and sealants and the odd batch of hash oil.

Felix Sphinx · 05-04-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Butterfly

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Originally Posted by "DrB0b"

it doesn't sound right if you have a ridiculous french accent.

yes I know, I don't speak monkey, will need to try something else

Or go somewhere else to learn

forreachingme · 06-04-2009, 12:43 PM

Acetone is a solvent used in big volume in the food packaging printing industry, highly explosive in contact to fire or sparks !

if you know one in that business ask him for a drop of it..

As other option you could use Trychlorethylene, i think that one can be found in near any Pharmacy, powerfull cleaner as well...

Butterfly · 06-04-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by forreachingme

Trychlorethylene

sounds familiar, any brand name you know ? will try to look at the composition in some of those cans to see if it's there

forreachingme · 06-04-2009, 05:55 PM

Sorry no known brand, in Switzerland quite difficult to receive it, must say why you need it or have a doctor paper.

I just know that it removes stains on dresses quite well, may be less attacking the fibers on dress then acetone.

Why it is sold in Pharmacy, dunno as well !

Thetyim · 06-04-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by forreachingme

As other option you could use Trychlorethylene, i think that one can be found in near any Pharmacy, powerfull cleaner as well...

In Uk we used to be able to buy small bottles Tetrachloroethylene.
It was sold as dry cleaning fluid.
Yeah ok, I know it's a liquid but it evaporates fast.

It is also used in the motor industry as a degreasant
It is non-inflammable

blackgang · 06-04-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by forreachingme

Trychlorethylene,

Used to have that shit by the drums full on jobs and used it to clean dirty aluminum so we could weld it, nasty shit.
But aint nothing like acetone tho to my thinking.

DrAndy · 06-04-2009, 10:45 PM

not the same at all

Acetone is the organic compound with the formula OC(CH3)2.

Trychloroethylene C2H3Cl3 or CH3CCl3

Thetyim · 06-04-2009, 10:46 PM

^ ^
Yep, it is a bit nasty.
Skin contact for even short times will give you skin problems and inhaling the fumes will make you ill and prolonged exposure will fuck up your liver and kidneys

DrAndy · 06-04-2009, 10:48 PM

Carbon Tetrachloride was like that

and if you had been drinking, the effect was multiplied, esp wrt the liver

they used to use it for cleaning wax pencil off film, where I worked

Butterfly · 08-04-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Thetyim

Skin contact for even short times will give you skin problems and inhaling the fumes will make you ill and prolonged exposure will fuck up your liver and kidneys

lovely, maybe best to avoid. Now I remember why it sounds familiar, I had it before and got burned.

More Volts Igor · 12-04-2009, 07:44 PM

Acetone, easy peasy. The missus buys it 250ml at a time in the pharmacy for removing her nail polish. Pharmacy in question is in the basement of Zeer Rangsit, but I'm sure it's available everywhere.

Butterfly · 09-05-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by More Volts Igor

I'm sure it's available everywhere.

not really, still haven't found a generic ACETON 250ml bottle anywhere accessed easily

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05-04-2009, 09:31 AM	#22 (permalink)
Butterfly Suspended Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 16,901	^ ok thanks, very useful advice

05-04-2009, 06:10 PM	#23 (permalink)
UpTooYou Chanthaburi Last Online: Today 01:47 PM Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 194	allso good for cleaning up polyurethane adhesive and sealants and the odd batch of hash oil.

06-04-2009, 12:43 PM	#25 (permalink)
forreachingme Smooth Sakhon Last Online: Yesterday 05:12 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 30 km west of Sukhumvit Posts: 1,660	Acetone is a solvent used in big volume in the food packaging printing industry, highly explosive in contact to fire or sparks ! if you know one in that business ask him for a drop of it.. As other option you could use Trychlorethylene, i think that one can be found in near any Pharmacy, powerfull cleaner as well...

06-04-2009, 05:55 PM	#27 (permalink)
forreachingme Smooth Sakhon Last Online: Yesterday 05:12 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 30 km west of Sukhumvit Posts: 1,660	Sorry no known brand, in Switzerland quite difficult to receive it, must say why you need it or have a doctor paper. I just know that it removes stains on dresses quite well, may be less attacking the fibers on dress then acetone. Why it is sold in Pharmacy, dunno as well !

06-04-2009, 10:45 PM	#30 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Today 09:11 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 12,803	not the same at all Acetone is the organic compound with the formula OC(CH3)2. Trychloroethylene C2H3Cl3 or CH3CCl3

06-04-2009, 10:46 PM	#31 (permalink)
Thetyim ssshhhhh Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mousehole Posts: 14,632	^ ^ Yep, it is a bit nasty. Skin contact for even short times will give you skin problems and inhaling the fumes will make you ill and prolonged exposure will fuck up your liver and kidneys

06-04-2009, 10:48 PM	#32 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Today 09:11 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 12,803	Carbon Tetrachloride was like that and if you had been drinking, the effect was multiplied, esp wrt the liver they used to use it for cleaning wax pencil off film, where I worked

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More Volts Igor Chaweng Beach Last Online: Today 03:11 PM Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pathum Thani. Posts: 77	Acetone, easy peasy. The missus buys it 250ml at a time in the pharmacy for removing her nail polish. Pharmacy in question is in the basement of Zeer Rangsit, but I'm sure it's available everywhere.

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