Acetone on paint
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NO acetone touched my car..Thanks guys..Just like I had thought...
BK, your all over the place...The car is firmly implanted in the fort washington expo center.....Hope to c u and some of the club guys Sat. What a DYNAMITE show it is!!!!!!!
Cu tomorrow..
Andy
BK, your all over the place...The car is firmly implanted in the fort washington expo center.....Hope to c u and some of the club guys Sat. What a DYNAMITE show it is!!!!!!!
Cu tomorrow..
Andy
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unfortunately not going to make the show Andy 
But you will see linda there this afternoon. She just left here about 1/2 hour ago to go on over there with Ericka. I'm just too busy working on this car to take the afternoon off especially since I'll be at the NCRS event on Sun helping to judge so that will a complete day lost on working on the car.
i'm trying to do everything I can to get the motor back in by next weekend and the list of "to-do's" on it is still pretty long.
Hope you enjoy the show and i'm sure the Beast will do great!
But you will see linda there this afternoon. She just left here about 1/2 hour ago to go on over there with Ericka. I'm just too busy working on this car to take the afternoon off especially since I'll be at the NCRS event on Sun helping to judge so that will a complete day lost on working on the car.
i'm trying to do everything I can to get the motor back in by next weekend and the list of "to-do's" on it is still pretty long.
Hope you enjoy the show and i'm sure the Beast will do great!
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Acetone, although a relatively harmless organic solvent, is pretty effective for removing paint. Actually it's quite strong. It removes paint by just dissolving it. It doesn't interact or destroy the paint being removed. It evaporates very quickly.
Lacquer Thinner: Same as Acetone, but not quite as aggressive as a solvent as Acetone. Lacquer thinner can be more practical as a solvent. Acetone is really the best solvent, but it evaporates extremely fast. Cleaning parts with acetone can be frustrating since the stuff just evaporates so quickly. Lacquer thinner does not evaporate so quickly. So you can take time to clean parts and actually do a better and more effective job.
The good thing about acetone and lacquer thinner is that they evaporate quickly, and like alcohol, they tend to be less of a fire hazard than gasoline or more oily like solvents.
Lacquer Thinner: Same as Acetone, but not quite as aggressive as a solvent as Acetone. Lacquer thinner can be more practical as a solvent. Acetone is really the best solvent, but it evaporates extremely fast. Cleaning parts with acetone can be frustrating since the stuff just evaporates so quickly. Lacquer thinner does not evaporate so quickly. So you can take time to clean parts and actually do a better and more effective job.
The good thing about acetone and lacquer thinner is that they evaporate quickly, and like alcohol, they tend to be less of a fire hazard than gasoline or more oily like solvents.
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Originally Posted by 68/70Vette
The good thing about acetone and lacquer thinner is that they evaporate quickly, and like alcohol, they tend to be less of a fire hazard than gasoline or more oily like solvents.
that is a big no no. I work in the wood finshing deparnemnt and use acetone every day, if an soked rag gets left "balled" up near heat it will go up in flames real quick. the vapors will ignight