Acetone 99% Tech Grade – 20 L
Reference: ACET-TECH-20L
Manufacturer: Extractor King
Acetone is a liquid flammable solvent that can break down and dissolve other substances and resins. Tech Grade
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Features include:
- It dissolves and remove epoxy, polyester, and vinyl ester resin from tools, brushes, and surfaces and will effectively remove grease and wax including ink and contact cement coatings.
- Can be used to clean resins, fibreglass boats and will clean smooth metals and precision instruments.
- Will remove most glue adhesives with ease including superglues.
- Used as a household solvent (nail polish remover).
- Rapidly lifts most paints and can also be used as paint thinners.
It is a powerful solvent used in many industries the standard for cleaning and degreasing. de-resining. It is 100% virgin solvent or pure technical grade solvent. Acetone is highly flammable and will evaporate very rapidly. It should be handled like gasoline. When not in use, keep containers tightly sealed at all times to help reduce spillage, evaporation and contamination.
Where acetone does the job
Acetone is the fast, strong solvent for jobs IPA struggles with: hardened resin, epoxy, glue, paint and wax. It cleans laboratory glassware quickly and evaporates almost instantly. It also attacks many plastics, rubbers and painted surfaces - test first.
Delivery and pickup
- Across Canada: Purolator Ground as dangerous goods - the price shows at checkout.
- Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley: we deliver solvent orders of $1000 or more ourselves.
- Free pickup in Langley, BC.
Questions
Is it pure acetone?
It is 99% or higher, virgin (not recycled) technical grade acetone.
Acetone or IPA for cleaning?
For routine equipment cleaning most labs use 99% isopropyl alcohol, which is gentler on seals and plastics. Reach for acetone for stubborn resin, glue and paint.
How much does shipping cost?
Purolator Ground dangerous goods rates show at checkout for your address. Pickup in Langley is free.
| Chemical name | Acetone, technical grade |
| CAS number | 67-64-1 |
| Purity | 99% or higher, virgin solvent |
| Physical form | Colourless liquid with a characteristic sweet, pungent odour |
| Boiling point | 56 °C (133 °F) |
| Flash point | −20 °C (−4 °F) |
| Melting point | −94.7 °C to −95 °C |
| Specific gravity | Approximately 0.788 to 0.79 |
| Pack size | 20 litres net |
| Shipping weight | About 17 kg (37 lb) |
| Transport | UN1090, Class 3, Packing Group II - Flammable Liquid |
Safety and handling
| Also used as | A low-cost polar aprotic solvent and a cleaning agent for laboratory glassware, and to thin fibreglass resins and certain lacquers |
| Hazard warnings | DANGER. Keep out of reach of children.
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| Before use | Read the label and the Safety Data Sheet before use. |





















