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Posted: 12/24/2012 3:28:16 AM EDT
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I use a fiberglass tank I purchased from Brownells a few years ago. Works great.
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Posted: 12/24/2012 6:00:25 AM EDT
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Wow. I wouldn't have thought of that. Probably less for me to have shipped up here as well.
I have always sprayed acetone and but would like to do the more effective dipping method during prep work. How long do you leave it in the acetone? Do you reuse the same acetone or is it a one dip and done kind of thing? |
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Posted: 12/25/2012 3:44:04 PM EDT
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I've let parts sit overnight in the acetone and then at other times just a few hours. Didn't seem to make any difference. If the parts I'm cleaning were very oily or dirty I wouldn't reuse that acetone on gun parts again. Acetone is cheap enough and I don't want to have to redo the work all over again because I used dirty acetone.
I usually reuse the old acetone cleaning truck parts or something like that so it doesn't go to waste. It also evaporates quickly so it doesn't last very long. |
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Posted: 12/26/2012 2:19:55 PM EDT
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Thanks for the reply. I'm having trouble finding the correct fiberglass tanks. I am looking for a small, medium and large.
If I have a friend weld up some tanks for me what metal should I use? Is anyone able to answer the SS versus other metal question for me? |
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Posted: 12/26/2012 4:16:15 PM EDT
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I let parts sit for at least 35 minutes then bake them to make sure all the solvent is gone. I got a stainless steel tank for Christmas.
Stainless tanks |
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Posted: 12/26/2012 4:38:47 PM EDT
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For small tanks/pans you can also try a restaurant supply house and ask for steam table pans. They come in various sizes..
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Posted: 12/26/2012 4:47:36 PM EDT
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I let parts sit for at least 35 minutes then bake them to make sure all the solvent is gone. I got a stainless steel tank for Christmas. Stainless tanks Once I take the parts from the acetone I let them sit for a few minutes and then they go into the abrasive cabinet and get blasted, then from there right into the parkerizing tank. I bought a tank similar to those on Ebay last summer.. It works great.. |
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Posted: 12/26/2012 5:56:38 PM EDT
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Awesome. Thanks for the replies.
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Posted: 12/26/2012 6:28:21 PM EDT
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For small tanks/pans you can also try a restaurant supply house and ask for steam table pans. They come in various sizes.. Yep. I've used these a lot. |
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Posted: 12/28/2012 12:33:29 AM EDT
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I wanted to submerge some handgun parts in acetone as well. I needed something that would hold acetone for as long as I wanted.
So I cut off the top of the gallon can of acetone. |
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Posted: 12/28/2012 9:06:08 PM EDT
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I wanted to submerge some handgun parts in acetone as well. I needed something that would hold acetone for as long as I wanted. So I cut off the top of the gallon can of acetone. Lol. Nice. I just got a quote of 400 for a small, medium and large SS with lids, drains and a 1 parts basket. I'll be going that route. I'll post a review when I get them. |
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