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Would acetone melt plastic or neoprene parts like in fuel pumps or fuel hoses?

April 26, 2017Acetone FUEL Hoses melt Neoprene plastic Pumps

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Would acetone melt plastic or neoprene parts like in fuel pumps or fuel hoses?

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That comes from the oil companies, I believe. There are false rumors we have contradicted over and over. We have dozens of such parts soaking outside for months in various solutions of gasoline with up to 10% acetone which is thirty times too much. No damage so far.