Product Name
Quality Aerosols Acetone QUA01507 - 5 Gal
Brief Description
Quality Aerosols Acetone QUA01507 - 5 Gal is an industrial-grade, colorless, highly volatile, and flammable liquid solvent. It is widely recognized for its powerful dissolving capabilities, making it a standard for cleaning, degreasing, and thinning various industrial materials.
Popular Applications & Uses
- Cleaning and degreasing tools, brushes, and surfaces.- Dissolving and removing epoxy, polyester, and vinyl ester resins.- Removing grease and wax for surface preparation prior to bonding or repair.- Thinning paints, lacquers, and varnishes.- Cleaning up dried latex paint, uncured lacquers, and adhesives.- Heavy-duty degreasing, especially for metal prior to painting or soldering.- Cleaning fiberglass resins and projects.- Degreasing textiles like wool and degumming silk.- Preparing surfaces for parking lot paint and striping.
Industries that Commonly Use It
- Automotive Service/Repair- Cabinet & Woodworking- Chemical Industry- Construction/ Building Services- Fabrication- General Manufacturing- Industrial Supply- Metal Fabrication- Plastic Fabrication- Tarp, Fabric, Awning Manufacturing (Textile industry applications)- Transportation/ Specialty Vehicle
Special and Unique Features
- Powerful and versatile solvent.- Fast evaporation, leaving no residue.- Miscible in all proportions with water, alcohols, and many organic liquids.- Effective at dissolving a wide range of substances including organic compounds, oils, and resins.- Aggressive degreasing properties.- VOC exempt in some contexts.
Key Properties
- Appearance: Colorless liquid- Odor: Characteristic pungent, fruity, dry odor- Molecular Formula: (CH3)2CO- Molecular Weight: 58.08 g/mol- Density: 0.7845 g/cm³ (at 20°C/25°C)- Boiling Point: 56.08 °C (56.2°C)- Melting Point: -94.9 °C (-138.8 °F)- Flash Point: -20 °C (-4 °F)- Flammability: Highly flammable liquid- Solubility: High solubility in water and many organic solvents- Polarity: Polar aprotic solvent with both polar and non-polar properties
Surface Compatibility
- Generally compatible with many surfaces for cleaning, but may soften or dissolve certain materials.- May soften or dissolve rubber, plastic, asphalt, tile, linoleum, or painted surfaces.- Effective on epoxy, polyester, vinyl ester resins, fiberglass, metal, and various painted surfaces (for removal).
Known backups / known substitutes
- Methyl acetate- VertecBio™ ELSOL® AR (bio-based solvent)- Mineral spirits- Isopropyl alcohol (IPA)- Dimethyl carbonate (DMC)- AcraStrip products (non-flammable, biodegradable, reusable alternatives)- IMPASOL ACET and ARED (replacements for paints, varnishes, inks, adhesives)- Eco Degreaser, RF Cleaner, Resinova, Combisolv TR, Microsolv NX, Technoclean NX (specific industrial cleaning alternatives)
Comparison Note
Acetone is a highly effective and fast-evaporating solvent, valued for its strong dissolving power across a broad range of substances. However, its high flammability and potential health concerns (irritation, vapor inhalation risks) have led to the development of numerous alternatives. These substitutes often aim to offer comparable performance with improved safety, lower toxicity, reduced flammability, and better environmental profiles, sometimes at a higher upfront cost but with long-term savings through reusability and reduced disposal fees. Some alternatives are specifically formulated for certain contaminants and can be more powerful than general-purpose acetone for those applications.
