2006-08-12 22:57:38 · 8 answers · asked by Lavo 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Acetone is a solvent, and the industrial variety is very flammable, and requires special handling. You can buy it from a chemists' supply, but I cannot imagine you need it.
Go to a drugstore instead, and look in the aisle where the fingernail stuff is--it's the main ingredient in nail polish remover, and you can also buy bottles of pure acetone, which is not as difficult to buy as the industrial stuff.
If you need a lot of it, you can go to a beauty supply store and buy a big jug of it, which is sometimes easier than buying a lot of small bottles. Just ask the sales person for help in finding it. The nail tech I used to go to bought it in 1 gallon jugs, and it was cheaper to buy it that way than it was to buy a lot of smaller bottles.
Do use caution when handling it. Pure acetone dissolves acrylics, so you will need to put it in another type of container. It is highly flammable in all forms, so for goodness' sake, don't smoke while working with it!
2006-08-12 23:09:03 · answer #1 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Acetone is more commonly known as fingernail polish remover. You should be able to buy enough for any project that you need it for under the guises of fingernail polish and that should do the trick. The kind that you would get from a chemist would be the kind that you would need thick chemical gloves for and is very explosive.
2006-08-12 23:01:22 · answer #2 · answered by Matt R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acetone is contained in nail polish remover and is also known as 'thinners' which is used to thin and remove paint etc. You can buy nail polish remover at any supermarket or chemist and thinners at any hardware or auto accessory store.
2006-08-12 23:06:18 · answer #3 · answered by naughtynnice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acetone is the one u use in cleaning ur nails and u dont buy it from a chemist, u buy it from STORES. Good luck in finding it. ( It's just cheap)
2006-08-12 23:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by LyFiSabLiSs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acetone is nail polish remover. You can also buy it in larger containers in hardware stores.
2006-08-12 23:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by Scott P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acetone is the solution used to take the nails' polisher away, it can be brought at any drug store or beauty articles store.
2006-08-12 23:02:24 · answer #6 · answered by Javy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don`t know what it is why do you want to buy it?? Go to any hardware store.
2006-08-12 23:11:07 · answer #7 · answered by bill a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardware and paint stores sell it...
It is a solvent.
2006-08-12 23:02:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋