Acetone

Basics

• Supposedly also known as:
  • Propanone
• The simplest and smallest Ketone
• A colorless, volatile, flammable liquid
• It is miscible with water
• It is a VERY important solvent

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Acetone

PVC Solvent DIY

• Acetone dissolves oil-based pigment inks [1] and alcohol-based inks. Make your own primer for PVC plumbing. Clear works, but inspectors require a colorant with 'purple primer' being common. This says CPVC primer should not be used on PVC [2]
• Thus, make your own 'pvc primer' from acetone and colorant, and in a bind, juice some grass and use green pigment for visible priming of PVC joints. Otherwise, clear acetone works just as well, but you cannot tell easily where the acetone has been applied.