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Do I need acetone?

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Junior	Junior posted 8 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 73, Visits: 473	Do you have to use acetone to clean in between layers of laminate, or is there something else I can use to clean after sanding?
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Asurada	Asurada posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 954	Are you trying to glue the laminate together? If the surface of your processing is the release cloth left by the texture can be used directly for bonding use. We clean the surface of the laminate is clean after grinding, because I need to polish the surface, after grinding will leave a lot of fiber resin dust, this part of the thing will affect the late surface treatment or bonding.
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Junior	Junior posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 73, Visits: 473	I didn't have any peel ply, only release film but the laminate needed sanding back as the resin wasn't level. I want to build up the layers so I need to be able to prepare the surface for the next layer after sanding.
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Asurada	Asurada posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 954	Your general meaning I understand, then you need to peel off the layer after the peeling surface polished, and then use acetone to clean it, clean and clean the dust left, and then build the next layer.
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Junior	Junior posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 73, Visits: 473	But is there anything else I can use other than acetone?
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	MEK would be the next best thing. Or a water-based alternative, but they tend to be much more expensive than acetone so only a benefit if you want something more environmentally friendly. You could probably get away with isopropyl alcohol or a refinishing solvent like Prepsol (wax & grease remover), or even just soap and water for that matter, but they aren't as strong a solvent so they won't do as good a job. In theory your surface should be pretty clean after sanding, but if its a critical application then I would stick with acetone or MEK.
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Junior	Junior posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 73, Visits: 473	I wasn't worried about any contaminants, if was more to clean off the resin dust.
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Dravis	Dravis posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 592, Visits: 1.9K	Ordinary "Denatured Alcohol" works well ... Be aware that the fumes can make you a bit tipsy --- You ARE dealing with an "organic Solvent" so lots of ventilation and preferably a mask. "Sapere Aude"... Dare to KNOW! The written word is the only truly efficient vehicle for transmitting a complex concept from mind to mind... 103% of all people do not understand statistics... Do not adjust our mind, theres a fault in reality :-)
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Junior	Junior posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 73, Visits: 473	Silly question, but is acetone nail polish remover? Or is there anywhere you can buy acetone on the high street?
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Rich (Staff)	Rich (Staff) posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 167, Visits: 4.6K	Some Nail Polish Removers do contain acetone but be aware that Nail Polish Removers also include various moisturisers and perfumes that can, in theory, contaminate your surface.
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