DFliyerz
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Toluene in Washington
I've been looking all around for over a year now, but still haven't managed to find a source of toluene anywhere in western Washington. Even products
that contain enough toluene to distill are basically impossible to find. Has anyone in Washington found a source of toluene?
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Having lived in western WA, I can safely say not really, no. There might've been a bottle on the shelf of a McLendon's once when I visited last
spring, but I don't remember the details - it was next to the paint stripper and hydrochloric acid.
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It seems like smaller hardware stores are more likely to have it than big box stores, around here anyway. I can't find it at Home Depot or Lowe's but
Ace has it by the gallon.
I was in Seattle last summer and went to an Ace hardware there with Zephyr. I think they sold it there, but I can't remember for sure now since it
wasn't what we were looking for.
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Well, you can buy it just a few miles away in Oregon. Leastwise, you could a few years ago.
Gotta ask for it, and possibly sign. Though if you are clearly an adult, it might not be much of a problem.
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Very bad shit to the huffers anyway. Lost a high school friend to it. Destroys your autonomic muscle control in the brain, think cerebellum.
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Quote: Originally posted by elementcollector1  | | Having lived in western WA, I can safely say not really, no. There might've been a bottle on the shelf of a McLendon's once when I visited last
spring, but I don't remember the details - it was next to the paint stripper and hydrochloric acid. |
Yeah, I've checked McLendons. Excellent source for all sorts of stuff like HCl, H2SO4, oxalic acid, and sodium hydroxide, but no toluene.
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Depending on the purity and quantity you need, gasoline is a source of toluene that isn't likely to go away. It is also the primary ingredient in a
number of 'injector cleaner' fuel additives.
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For reference purposes a number of hardware stores carry toluol (not very pure toluene). But it is not carried in VOC restricted areas (mainly large
cities).
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