Pound shop bargain?

[emergencyman]

So tonight the wife is painting with a small brush and asks me if I have any brush cleaner.
I say no, but have Polypipe cleaner and go get her that, tell her to take it easy as its £8 a 250ml tub.
Wife says I've been robbed, its the same stuff as her nail varnish remover called Acetone and she gets hers from the £1 shop in a 400ml tub.

Is it the same stuff? If so get to the pound shop.

 

[Ray Stafford]

So tonight the wife is painting with a small brush and asks me if I have any brush cleaner.
I say no, but have Polypipe cleaner and go get her that, tell her to take it easy as its £8 a 250ml tub.
Wife says I've been robbed, its the same stuff as her nail varnish remover called Acetone and she gets hers from the £1 shop in a 400ml tub.

Is it the same stuff? If so get to the pound shop.

I don't know if it's the same stuff, but you are definitely paying too much for your cf250

 

[gassafe]

I have never seen anyone clean plastic pipe before glueing it... I never have and have never had a glued joint leak...?

 

[emergencyman]

I think your right Ray. A Google search shows it can be had from around a fiver. TBH not sure what I paid for mine, it was jut a guess.

Only reason that I use it is that a lot of my work is joining onto old stuff.

 

[plumber0808]

i clean old pipe with an abrasive strip

 

[buckley plumb]

I used to use it years ago when doing sewage pumping pipework that was under pressure - never bothered on waste pipes no pressure

 

[aligorgon]

yep acetone

 

[Ermintrude]

Acetone does wonders on most plastics and stainless also removes wet exp foam

 

[Kyle87]

I have never seen anyone clean plastic pipe before glueing it... I never have and have never had a glued joint leak...?

If it's really bad I spit on it and give it wipe. That's all lol

 

[REDSAW]

used to use that stuff by the 5 gallon at a time, burns well...but the price shot up.
btw, it melts plastic if in contact with it too long, try it in a plastic cup for a day.lol

or for the more adventurous, try a bit in your coffee ?:?)