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Acetone/Cork?

I wouldn't feel safe leaving coins sitting outside and I have a free standing gas furnace in my house. I used a couple of flour jars with a rubber gasket on them in the most remote part of my house the last time. Of course after a few days of acetone sitting in the jar the rubber seal was shot. Would a jar with a cork type gasket on it do any better or would it disintegrate also after a dip or two?
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You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.

You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.

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So, maybe paper is the way?
Good luck,
bob
The rubber seal did excellent for a couple of days. About the time the coin was finished soaking I could start to smell fumes if I got close to the jar. It was only a matter of time before the fumes started to spread through the house. Luckily the coins were done and I moved the jar outside.
You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.
I simply use a baby food jar and put the metal lid on tight.
No problems or fumes in years of doing it that way.
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Nope, acetone is NOT a dip.
I thought that too at first.
They are fine for holding acetone (in fact one is labeled ACETONE). Readily available at chemical supply companies. I use Lab Safety Supply in the internet. I also use a lot less acetone and just rinse it into a garbage can. Squirt the Q-Tip and the coin, roll the Q-Tip around, another squirt or two, roll again with clean Q-Tip making sure it stays clean, then a final squirt as a rinse.
Acetone is kind of two edged sword in that it cleans the coin but will pull down environmental contaminants and into solution and deposit it on the coin as the coin dries.
Well, just Love coins, period.
<< <i>Acetone is kind of two edged sword in that it cleans the coin but will pull down environmental contaminants and into solution and deposit it on the coin as the coin dries. >>
That's why you need to rinse your coin several times.
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<< <i>Aluminum foil cinched tight with a rubber band does it for me. >>
Me too, but I don't even bother with the rubber band.
Wrong, acetone dries quickly and won't leave a residue.
The acetone itself won't leave a residue but it will leave the original contaminants behind.
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<< <i>Theres alot of dippitydooing going on around here, aint there? >>
oh yea.
as for it not being a dip.. i beg to differ. dip, clean, wash, soak, rinse,
etc.. all fall into the same category for me.
<< <i><<Wrong, acetone dries quickly and won't leave a residue.>>
The acetone itself won't leave a residue but it will leave the original contaminants behind. >>
A lot less contaminants than water spots. Just because it's water is distilled, doesn't mean that it's pure. There's still plenty of stuff in there. Plus, if you are using a decent grade of acetone, there aren't many contaminants there and any that are there can still be rinsed away.
<< <i><<Wrong, acetone dries quickly and won't leave a residue.>>
The acetone itself won't leave a residue but it will leave the original contaminants behind. >>
That's why you rinse it a few times with fresh acetone.
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Even if you didn't use fresh acetone in the final rinse, the water wouldn't help. The "contaminants" aren't water soluble.
to remove PVC if nothing else.
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