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| MK14:
--- Quote from: Cerebus on May 13, 2020, 05:32:30 pm --- --- Quote from: MK14 on May 13, 2020, 02:39:56 am --- --- Quote from: Cerebus on May 13, 2020, 02:30:55 am ---I keep a spray bottle of limonene --- End quote --- If you don't mind me asking, where do you get your supply of Limonene from ? I recently tried ebay, but it seems fairly expensive, for a bottle with not much in it. D-Limonene Citrus/Orange Turpene 250ml 100%, for £8.99, seller jamalmiah. --- End quote --- Off of eBay UK (I'll look for the vendor in a minute, but it's long enough ago that it's probably fallen off my purchase history). I got a litre for a sensible price - which with me being a cheapskate probably equates to 'cheap' to most people. I don't have the original HDPE bottle that it was supplied in (decanted it into a proper reagent bottle) so I can't find the vendor's name that way. My usual eBay vendor for solvents and the like is apcpure (http://www.ebaystores.co.uk/apcpure) so it was probably them, but they don't have any at the moment. Hold on .... Nope, - I was right, too long ago. On searching it does seem prices are crazy high at the moment. You might need to wait for the world to return to something like normality before prices go back to normal. --- End quote --- Thanks for the helpful answer. I will wait until after the current situation improves/resolves (unless urgent needs, arise). They (apcpure), also seem to sell electronics use chemicals, such as IPA and PCB etchants. Knowing the approximate price point also helps, which you have done. Because some things are genuinely very expensive, such as insulin. It will probably take a very long time for the price of IPA, to get back to pre-epidemic prices. |
| KaneTW:
IPA is actually around the same price here. Technical quality, 22EUR for 6 1 liter bottles a year ago and 27EUR now. Personally I find that ultrasonic detergents are sufficient to clean off most things. IPA is mostly when I need to wipe something down without getting it wet. |
| MK14:
--- Quote from: Cerebus on May 13, 2020, 06:43:14 pm ---So "methylated spirits" may actually not contain any methanol nowadays. --- End quote --- This article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=1241216 Seems to explain (I've also added my own words/explanation/details, so best to read original article, if that bothers you), that purposely adding poison(s) to methylated spirits, is nasty/criminal-like, because in many cases of poisoning by it. It was children, who accidentally found (e.g. a bottle of it, in a low cupboard, then defeated the mandatory child proof lid) and injested it. With serious risk of death and/or blindness. ('and' because blindness can be earlier symptom, before death). Therefore, it has been banned (I think), by a number of countries. The UK NOT being mentioned in those countries. It seems to say, the US, Australia (already ban it) with New Zealand (at the time of the article), seriously considering, outlawing it (limit something like 0.1% Methanol). |
| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: drussell on May 13, 2020, 02:01:03 am --- --- Quote from: Cerebus on May 13, 2020, 01:10:01 am ---I was a great fan of Trichlorethylene and was rather miffed when it went the way of all flesh because of new regulations about chlorinated solvents. Nothing beat it as degreasing agent without being either very much more flammable or much more toxic. --- End quote --- Hmm... Wierd. It is still readily available here in Canada (well, Alberta, at least) as automotive brake cleaner. It is my favorite version of brake cleaner, especially since it very useful for so many purposes. This can in my hand is CRC Brakleen brand, in a red and white can... This partial-remnant-can that happens to be sitting on top of my fridge for quick "household" uses without having to run out to the garage happens to say it is made in the USA, but it is obviously an export-to-Canada version of the can since it has only English and French on it and says (C) 2017 CRC Canada. Edit: Manufacturer number is 75089, it's about $6 per can at AutoValue here for the regular-size 539g cans. It would probably get randomly stopped in customs if I tried to send you some, though, knowing my luck. :) --- End quote --- Are you sure it is real trike? - and not some kind of substitute... The US brake cleaners are definitely not trike. |
| drussell:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on May 13, 2020, 11:33:40 pm ---Are you sure it is real trike? - and not some kind of substitute... The US brake cleaners are definitely not trike. --- End quote --- No, I had misread that post.... See post #15 above... |
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