Acetone storage?
WildWestHalfDollars
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Is the plastic bottle I posted here made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) (I would imagine it is)? Is it OK to pour the acetone from the can into it since it is easier for me to use this way to pour it into my lab glass jars? The old acetone is all gone. I would imagine it is OK since the bottle is made for so called 100% pure acetone.
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My canned acetone (Says acetone may have up to 0.5%wt/wt water):
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Would it cause any type of issue to store the canned acetone in the plastic acetone bottle? I was just thinking maybe the one in the can is more pure and could cause issues but I could be wrong. I just find the plastic bottles easier to use than pouring with the can. I use small glass lab jars to bathe my coins in acetone and it pours much easier into them this way versus the can.
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Why would you store it in it?
As mentioned just easier to pour out in my little sized lab glass jars. Is it a problem? I thought since they are both 100% pure the plastic bottle would be fine for storage. Am I wrong? I cleaned a few coins this way is it a problem?
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Would the plastic react to the acetone in the can differently?
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Be careful. Acetone will attack certain types of plastic. I saw a slab that was cleaned with acetone. It wasn't a pretty sight.
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My question was if the acetone from the can (I purchased from Home Depot) would affect the bottle (Onyx plastic bottle) I use for pouring acetone into my lab glass jars. The plastic used for the plastic bottle (nail polish remover stating 100% pure acetone) are made to contain acetone. I was just curious if the one from Home Depot would affect it since some said that nail polish acetone is not always 100% pure and the one from Home Depot is 100% pure.
I am not using acetone to clean anything around my house I only use it to bathe my coins. I would never use acetone on a slab. I was just worried maybe the purity of the acetone in the metal can was stronger and if so would cause issues with the plastic bottles (both shown above see images).
Logically if the nail polish remover (Onyx bottle) is 100% acetone and the one in the store is 100% acetone it would not affect the plastic bottle. So I was worrying for nothing.
I was filling up my Onyx bottle with the acetone Pro solvable. As mentioned I do this since it is easier to pour into my small glass jars when doing acetone baths.
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Ok. First, why not just buy the Acetone in the plastic bottle?
No need to transfer. More importantly, no chance of static electricity or spillage during transfer.
Please reference the link below for more information including access to an Acetone SDS.
https://www.google.com/search?q=acetone+sds+2024&client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us&sca_esv=0fa8021822713b50&sxsrf=AHTn8zpDhZtIUwFhx3BCYPS9n1hjA9f3GQ:1741906206614&ei=HmHTZ9CRJenl5NoPjK7RmQ0&oq=Acetone+sds&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIgtBY2V0b25lIHNkcyoCCAIyDhAAGIAEGJECGLEDGIoFMgsQABiABBiRAhiKBTIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgsQABiABBiRAhiKBTIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABEiSLFDQC1iFGnABeAGQAQCYAWigAZEEqgEDNi4xuAEByAEA-AEBmAIIoAKaBcICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAg0QABiABBiwAxhDGIoFwgIKECMYgAQYJxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGLEDmAMAiAYBkAYRkgcDNi4yoAfUIbIHAzUuMrgH-AQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp#sbfbu=1&pi=acetone sds 2024
I changed acetone since many here told me the one in the plastic bottle may contain other things in it (contaminants I believe was the term I could be wrong) and possibly not 100% pure. So I purchased the one that seems OK in the can. I simply find it easier to aim will pouring the acetone when it is in the plastic bottle hence why I just fill that bottle up and us it vs the metal can.
I was just not sure if ever the one in the can is more pure if it would affect the plastic bottle but that makes no sens. So I got my answer. Certain plastics you can store acetone in and certain plastics you cannot. The plastic bottle is made with a type of plastic that you can store acetone in....obviously. Basically my question should not have been asked based simply on pure logic. I tend to worry about certain things and the answer is right there in front of me. OCD can do that.
I will look into the link you sent. Thanks.
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If you bought acetone in a plastic bottle it's ok to store other acetone in it even if the other acetone came from a can. It's not rocket science.
FWIW the plastic bottles that rubbing alcohol comes in seem to have an anti-static additive in the plastic if you would prefer to use those.
Its always best to use glass, and prevent the acetone from evaporating with a piece of foil and rubber band over the glass container the coins in.
At what point do you switch from hardware store acetone to lab grade though, in terms of coin value?
One way you can test the purity of the acetone is putting some on a piece of clean glass and letting it evaporate, if it leaves a residue its got other junk in it, and in my experience hardware store acetone always does.
Also do y'all rinse with distilled water after acetone soaking?
Another tip - don't bother with those thin rubber gloves, acetone goes straight through them and the chemicals the gloves leech out are way worse than the acetone for you.
Its perfectly safe to put the hardware store acetone in the other bottle btw.
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I've always heard that you can rinse a coin with fresh pure acetone after an acetone soak.
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