Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Alan Zinn <AZinn@n...> 
wrote:

> >Acetone will craze many plastics, and is highly reactive. IOW, 
don't 
> >set a match to it. And is not good to take a bath in either<g>. It 
> >evaporates so fast it can hurt your skin.
> >
> >I merely mentioned it as an aside comment, the stuff we did 25 
years 
> >ago to clean lab equipment, etc.
> >Jim H.
> >
> >
> 
> Jim,
> 
> I use acetone for some cleaning jobs (not on plastic!) and it is 
also sold
> as fingernail polish remover. I'd like to know if it is any worse 
than other
> things like paint thinners. Some people are very cautious about 
volatile
> solvents but so farrrr itttt haaaaasssn't afffffected meeee. 
> 
> AZ
>

The only thing I remember about it is that it evaporates so fast it 
can chafe skin. But I'm not a chemistry expert, that's whay I'm 
tossing out questions..
Jim H.