GoldAlchemist
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OTC toluene in Australia
So my usual source for otc toluene has been replaced with xylene. I've been doing the distil from can method and I try and recover my solvents as much
as possible.
There are 1 or 2 places that I am aware of that sell a proper commerical product but I would like to use them for other items I had in mind.
A few inquiries make mention of having a company and showing ID. Am I being overly paranoid about toluene and I should just order it normally?
I have found that there are a quite a few products have a very vague msds where they give nothing away as to whats inside other than "hydrocarbons"
(e.g UN number 1263).
I guess I'm after about 20 liters which should be enough for ages.
Can anybody send a U2U or give some help.
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Mesa
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Dulux paint trade centers sell it as methylbenzene. Some mitre 10's sell it in 4L or 20L drums, the drums are painted white with 2 stripes at the
top.
I've noticed bunnings, despite being a much larger company, is one of the worst hardware stores to look for chemicals/solvents like this.
If you know the name of the product, use this site to search for it's composition:
www.msds.com.au/App/SearchProducts/SearchProducts.aspx
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Oscilllator
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I live in australia and buy my toluene from home hardware. It is labelled as toluene, and the brand is "diggers", which is very common here. I bought
2 litres, but I'm pretty sure it's available in larger volumes.
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GoldAlchemist
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I have looked in those stores but obviously not very well or my locals did not have in stock.
Thanks for the friendly replys.
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adk
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I can help you to obtain Toluene. 20L of AR grade Toluene is around $300 + GST + shipping.
Also, Bunnings and many other hardware/trade stores no longer sell Toluene in larger containers. No idea why.
Send me an e-mail if you like,
sales@argentscientific.com
Cheers,
A
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NedsHead
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I also noticed my local mitre 10 no longer stock toluene. however, the local Chinese hardware/variety store have some white 20ltr drums of toluene
buried under a shelf out of sight I discovered one day.
I did find a 5kg bucket of potassium hydroxide flakes for $19.50 yesterday. I thought that was a reasonable price
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