CVT recommends Barge cement thinned with MEK. I found some barge but can’t seem to find the MEK.
Who usually carrys this solvent? I don’t need a lot, perhaps a pint or so.
Home Depot, Lowes, Ace hardware. The smallest I’ve seen it available in is quarts.
Look in the paint thinner / solvents department at any home improvement store and maybe even a Wal-mart.
Actually, I’ve seen it in the recent past at all the places mentioned, in quart cans, but just this past week there was none to be found - looked 3 places. Guess it’s now considered too hazardous for us consumers…
Ed
I got a can of MEK at Canadian Tire. However, they had to go into the stock room to get it for me. They do not put it out on the shelf. I had to ask the clerk in the paint department and he had to get it for me. There’s obviously a large safety issue with MEK.
Your best bet would be a paint store like General Paint. They cater to the professional industry, and carry items not usually stocked by the average DIY store.
Errol
Lacquer thinner is mostly MEK. It may work as a substitute.
Home Depot. Blue Can. In the paint aisle. About $5 bucks.
EDIT: It says “Methyl Ethyl Ketone” (MEK) on the front.
John
yes and it can reak havick on the nervis system thru breathing fumes or direct thru the skin ,oh and be carefull …you know well ventellated areas and dont get on unprotected skin…ok mom is done…
The Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) Datasheet from EPA.gov:
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/methylet.html)
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (2-Butanone)78-93-3
Hazard Summary-Created in April 1992; Revised in January 2000Methyl ethyl ketone is used as a solvent. Acute (short-term) inhalation exposure to methyl ethyl ketone in humans results in irritation to the eyes, nose, and throat. Limited information is available on the chronic (long-term) effects of methyl ethyl ketone in humans. Chronic inhalation studies in animals have reported slight neurological, liver, kidney, and respiratory effects. No information is available on the developmental, reproductive, or carcinogenic effects of methyl ethyl ketone in humans. Developmental effects, including decreased fetal weight and fetal malformations, have been reported in mice and rats exposed to methyl ethyl ketone via inhalation and ingestion. EPA has classified methyl ethyl ketone as a Group D, not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity.
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