19 May
2003
19 May
'03
10:08 a.m.
On May 18, 10:58, vance(a)neurotica.com wrote:
Isn't MEK a carcinogen? (Unlike HCl or
Acetone...)
Not that I know of. See, for example,
http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/BU/2-butanone.html
Lots of other common (or once-common) solvents are, though. Compare
111-TCE, toluene, carbon tetrachloride, ...
http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/TR/1,1,1-trichloroethane.html
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/TO/toluene.html
http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/CA/carbon_tetrachloride.html
On May 18, 15:51, Jon Titus wrote:
To remove the residue from non-water-soluble adhesives
left behind by
masking tape, labels, duct tape, electrical tape, etc., I've used
xylene or
xylol with good results.
Not a good choice. It used to be a constituent of thinners for
cellulose paints, but now it's not allowed to be sold in normal
hardware stores over here, for a variety of reasons (and most cellulose
paints have been replaced by safer alternatives).
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/XY/o-xylene.html
Anyway, it's more drastic than you need. Turpentine substitute is
slower, but works on much the same things, and won't harm plastics.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York