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Offline ABuffington

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Re: acetone as reudcer
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2016, 06:13:59 PM »
Hmmm, manufacturer says you can thin with water, stick with that for my emulsion please.
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Re: acetone as reudcer
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2016, 01:28:47 AM »
Hmmm, manufacturer says you can thin with water, stick with that for my emulsion please.
   From a chemistry standpoint however alcohol readily mixes with water, has absorbsion properties,  and evaporates more quickly than water. So I could see it could be utilized to ones advantage under certain conditions.

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Re: acetone as reudcer
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2016, 07:44:06 AM »
Wow
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Re: acetone as reudcer
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2016, 09:14:02 AM »
Hmmm, manufacturer says you can thin with water, stick with that for my emulsion please.
   From a chemistry standpoint however alcohol readily mixes with water, has absorbsion properties,  and evaporates more quickly than water. So I could see it could be utilized to ones advantage under certain conditions.

Many in this industry utilize the various properties of alcohol on a regular basis.
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