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Toluene and other solvents in California

Deo - 22-12-2024 at 21:35

Does anyone know any OTC sources of toluene in California? Everything is banned either because idiots tried sniffing it or "evironmental health".

Eleutheria - 23-12-2024 at 13:08

I have a bunch of toluene available I’m trying to sell.

You can find my post in the recent list of threads. For toluene, I’ve been offering people 1L for $15 and 1gal for $30. The price just keeps going down the more people buy. It’s ACS grade 99.90%. Plenty more available than this.

[Edited on 23-12-2024 by Eleutheria]

charley1957 - 24-12-2024 at 05:42

Wow. Too bad you’re not in Texas. Every lumber yard in the state and most hardware stores sell toluene by the gallon. About $18, a little less in some places, a little more in others.

Texium - 24-12-2024 at 07:50

Quote: Originally posted by charley1957  
Wow. Too bad you’re not in Texas. Every lumber yard in the state and most hardware stores sell toluene by the gallon. About $18, a little less in some places, a little more in others.
At least in the part of Texas where I lived, I was still only able to find toluene at certain Ace Hardware stores. Home Depot and Lowe’s didn’t carry it. It wasn’t exactly a breeze to find.

So I’d try Ace if you haven’t yet. They might still have it in California too. Then again, when I search their website, the only things that come up are xylene and the dreaded “Painter’s Solvent” that seems to be popping up more and more in place of pure solvents.

Deo - 25-12-2024 at 09:18

Ace is normally the first place I check, but alas, no luck. California’s VOC laws prevent anything like toluene from being sold in large quantities. Perhaps if I check some paint shops they might carry it under restrictions.

moviez - 29-1-2025 at 21:18

Quote: Originally posted by Deo  
Does anyone know any OTC sources of toluene in California? Everything is banned either because idiots tried sniffing it or "evironmental health".


You can get it on Amazon. May not be the best price but you indeed can get it in CA.

https://www.amazon.com/Toluene-HIGH-Purity-Solvent-Liter/dp/...