Spinthrift
Eagle Member
I have to agree that paper towels and even cloth like an old sock can leave scratches when used with acetone. I've found the best applicator to be cotton balls.
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I use rubbing alcohol first, it takes more time but is milder, let the rubbing alcohol sit on the disc for a couple minutes, then rub and rinse.
I only move on to acetone if rubbing alcohol does not work. I once used acetone on a an older Discraft Z disc and it clearly melted a small layer of the plastic and left a little wave in the plastic.
Don't follow this method :wall:
Slightly off-topic, but please note that, while acetone (when used sparingly) may not hurt a disc, it can certainly harm you. Breathing in acetone (and it evaporates very quickly) can cause serious liver damage. If you are going to use it, make sure you do it in a very-well-ventilated area!
Quick question. I use acetone sometimes to clean hard scuffs and bad dirt stains as well as stamps from my discs then wash them with soap. But, will using this method on a disc thats Dyed remove or lighten the dye at all?
I doubt it (because its in the disc not superficial like a stamp) but wanted to ask the Dye pros here first...
I'd use acetone very sparingly. It's a solvent and not good for plastic it just happens to be very good at removing stamps. I've never met a dirt or stain that soaking in warm water with dawn soap and a mild scrubber couldn't handle. If you're talking pond stains from recovered discs nothing is going to take care of that, not even a bath of acetone. It will also fade dyes if used too much for cleaning in my experience. Dye is soaked in and you won't remove it but you do lighten the color on those top layers and acetone lightens plastic pigment anyway so it will have an effect on a dyed discs brightness over time. Not as much as sun fading will though. Don't leave dyed discs sitting in your yard all summer.
Thanks, appreciate it. With that said, I have a dyed disc that has some areas that "bled" so to speak. Would acetone lighten that potentially, does it depend on how long the dye has been in the disc? And is it more damage than its worth ultimately.