Acetone or alternative from B&Q

[mikeyscott]

Have people been able to get acetone from B&Q or used an alternative?

(not boiling the wheels in a pan)

[Southwell]

A few people on here sell it in 5l tins. Im sure they will post soon.

[ben]

I got some if your interested pal. 5 litres for a tenner :)

PM me if you want some...

Ben

[mikeyscott]

A few people on here sell it in 5l tins. Im sure they will post soon.

I was trying to find out if I could pick some up after work etc.

[millzy]

i dont want to take business away from ben

but nail varnish remover will work as it has acetone in it

[ben]

Think you get just enough in a little bottle to do about a wheel... Think it's about £3 :lol:

Your choice...

[mikeyscott]

i dont want to take business away from ben

but nail varnish remover will work as it has acetone in it

How do you use that, apply direct to the wheel etc and put the wheels in a sealed container?

Pricey as well..

[millzy]

Think you get just enough in a little bottle to do about a wheel... Think it's about £3 :lol:

Your choice...

where do you shop to get your nail done Mr lol

its about a 1 in boots

you can get bigger bottles of the stuff

[Southwell]

i dont want to take business away from ben

but nail varnish remover will work as it has acetone in it

Yeah but nowhere near as strong as the 5l tubs.

[ben]

You put acetone in a sealed container and leave em over night... then remove clean as a whistle.. :cool:
Oh btw even if you leave them in there for a year it wont affect the structure of the wheels :thumbsup:

[Southwell]

You put acetone in a sealed container and leave em over night... then remove clean as a whistle.. :cool:
Oh btw even if you leave them in there for a year it wont affect the structure of the wheels :thumbsup:

Unless you have old school pred wheels. :lol:

[millzy]

You put acetone in a sealed container and leave em over night... then remove clean as a whistle.. :cool:
Oh btw even if you leave them in there for a year it wont affect the structure of the wheels :thumbsup:

hey he just asked for an alternative- i gave him one

obviosuly he must know what Acetone dose

[mikeyscott]

hey he just asked for an alternative- i gave him one

obviosuly he must know what Acetone dose

Yup :) & I can't be doing with Royal Mail etc. as they're useless and should be sacked in my area. Hence the research for something I can get myself.

[jim76]

if you have any fiberglass workshops near you they will have loads and may sell you some acetone. I got some shipped from a fiberglass company in cornwall.

nail varnish remover will work as long as you get the stuff that has acetone in it. But it will take a long time to come off as it's only about 10% pure. plus as already said it is very expensive compared to the 5l cans of 99% pure acetone.

[JohnM]

The other problem with nail varnish remover, is it can dye your wheels a different colour, my Yokomo BX, & JConcepts Rulux wheels, come out fine, my HotBodies D4 wheels, on the other hand, came out pink:woot:

[mikeyscott]

if you have any fiberglass workshops near you they will have loads and may sell you some acetone. I got some shipped from a fiberglass company in cornwall.

nail varnish remover will work as long as you get the stuff that has acetone in it. But it will take a long time to come off as it's only about 10% pure. plus as already said it is very expensive compared to the 5l cans of 99% pure acetone.

Hi,

Can you remember the company name?

[pesky badger]

Got mine from a company called CFS Fibreglass (ordered from t'internet) :D

[mikeyscott]

Ah yes look at their site with stupid delivery costs, but I suppose I'll have to bite the bullet

[jim76]

Got mine from a company called CFS Fibreglass (ordered from t'internet) :D


that's the one! about £15 delivered if i recall about 3 years ago. still have half left!

[chalky]

acetone is used in the print industry so try a printing ink and chemical supplier

[mikeyscott]

acetone is used in the print industry so try a printing ink and chemical supplier

Ooo I worked for Newsquest years ago (in IT) so may tap up some people I know still working there...

Also asked my other half's father as he designs and makes packing machines

[AmiSMB]

I was trying to find out if I could pick some up after work etc.

I get mine from a place in Chichester which is on the A27 just near screw fix direct. The name has escaped me for the moment but they used to produce a kit car years ago. There also used to be an outlet of Strand Glass in Cosham near Sainsburys.