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R.L. — 2/3/2006 7:03:49 PM (archived)

I do use acetone- it all depends on what I am trying to clean off an optic. Xylene is a great solvent for organics, however it is very nasty stuff... I havent used it in years- it smells like airplane glue. Xylene is also a carcinogen as I remember....

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Zubrin- An Energy Revolution - gbaikie - 2/3/2006 2:15:25 AM
- re: I think ethanol has huge advantages over methanol. - Scott Evil - 2/3/2006 3:28:40 PM
  - Butanol has different isomers - SDF - 2/3/2006 3:53:21 PM
- Coal-based methanol - dtb - 2/3/2006 4:36:56 AM
  - re: Methane created Methanol - Chris Vancil - 2/3/2006 10:46:22 AM
    - re: Methane created Methanol - R.L. - 2/3/2006 6:37:31 PM
      - re: Methane created Methanol - Chris Vancil - 2/3/2006 9:45:26 PM
        
        re: Methane created Methanol - gbaikie - 2/3/2006 11:08:36 PM
    - I used to use Methanol all the time to clean optics... - R.L. - 2/3/2006 6:10:42 PM
      - has your ethanol been denatured? - Scott Evil - 2/3/2006 9:30:45 PM
        
        Nope- just ethanol and water... (n/t) - R.L. - 2/3/2006 11:25:33 PM
        
        re: Nope- just ethanol and water... and cool-aid on fridays. :) (n/t) - et - 2/3/2006 11:48:49 PM
        
        With the dye mixed in it looks like Kool-aid (n/t) - R.L. - 2/4/2006 8:25:44 AM
      - It's not as universal a solvent as acetone, but I also prefered it. - et - 2/3/2006 6:29:33 PM
        
        We are probably the only large scope that needs to have a liquor license - R.L. - 2/3/2006 7:03:49 PM
- Mandating FFV on cars might be worth looking at. - Tom Brosz - 2/3/2006 2:29:48 AM
  - re: Mandating FFV on cars might be worth looking at. - gbaikie - 2/3/2006 3:11:47 AM
    - PS - gbaikie - 2/3/2006 3:44:34 AM

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