And I recall a chemistry instructor in university explaining the principle of
"like dissolves like" by recounting how a student was once working with
acetone, spilled it, and had to leave class because her knickers were quickly
gone...
Earl
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On 9/23/2004 at 1:35 PM Mark Dapoz wrote:
>On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Piers Hemy wrote:
>>
>> BUT DON'T USE ACETONE except to clean off nail polish.
>
>Why? Acetone is one of the best cleaners around for cleaning optical
>surfaces. You do have to be extremely careful with it since the
>surrounding
>materials (paint, plastics, etc.) can be easily damaged by acetone. It's
>also extremely flammable so use with utmost care. I've cleaned many OM
>mirrors with acetone and it works fine as long as you keep it away from the
>rest of the mirror box. It's also an excellent solvent for removing the
>bonding glue used to hold lens rings and screws in place.
> -mark
>
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