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@shel @bea @c1t7@vcity.network ohnoes don’t get acetone on your skin evbaaarrrr. Fast track to ketoacidosis!!

@Fuego @shel @c1t7 fortunately unless what you have says it's acetone these days it's usually ethyl acetate on account of the properties being so similar and it being so much less toxic

they smell slightly different too

@bea @shel @c1t7@vcity.network I use real acetone to clean circuit boards before working on them, but always with gloves on for that reason.

Why not just order a vodka and play with it? ;)

@Fuego @shel @c1t7 hmmm what's the difference between acetone and isopropanol for that? For the little stuff I did I used isopropanol

@bea @shel @c1t7@vcity.network it takes longer to get polish off but it doesn’t eff up your liver

@bea @shel @c1t7@vcity.network acetone is really really good at cleaning tarnish off traces and solder before you work on them

@Fuego @shel @c1t7 ooo ty, I was just using the isopropanol to remove extra flux after

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