Nail Polish Remover is Tetrachloroethylene - nasty stuff - commonly used as degreaser in industry. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JIMRPT@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 1:37 PM Subject: Re: Re: Sticky plastic key tops > > In a message dated 1/26/2000 7:31:21 AM, you wrote: > > <<"Funny isn't it that Acetone comes in a plastic bottle. > > Michael in Orlando">> > > Nail polish remover is not acetone, it is laquer thinner with "added" oils > for moistening the cuticles/skin that the thinner dries out.. :-) > Acetone, to my knowledge is not available in plastic bottles due to it's > explosive vapors....I could be wrong here but I have never seen it in plastic > containers. In any event plastic is a generic name and does not indicate > similar characteristics any more than 'wood' does. Some plastics are > impervious to solvents and some are not, the same as balsa wood and maple are > both woods but have completely different characteristics. > Jim Bryant (FL) >
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