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06-24-2010, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
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How much MEK?
I'm curious how much MEK builder's used over the life of their project. I was going to order a gallon, but it looks like the shipping between 1 gallon and a few is small.
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06-24-2010, 03:00 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cedar Park, TX
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Why are you going to ship MEK? It is available at every hardware store that I've been in recently.
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06-24-2010, 03:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Perham, MN
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I used about 5 or 6 quarts, and am just about done. Buy it locally at Home Depot or Menards and save on the HazMat and shipping charges.
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06-24-2010, 03:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Newport, TN
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Ditto,
Bought mine at Lowes. Have seen it at Home Depot....Even Wal-Mart for the small cans.
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06-24-2010, 04:01 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Garden City, Tx
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Yup. I've used just over a gallon so far, about halfway through the fuse. I buy it at Lowes in the paint section - right next to the Acetone! 
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Built an off-plan RV9A with too much fuel and too much HP. Should drop dead any minute now.
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06-24-2010, 04:12 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Southbridge,MA
Posts: 193
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Home Depot sells it by the gallon. I'm pretty liberal with it, I clean everything with it. Ive used 1 1/2 gallons so far and I'm only on my wings.  It works great for cleaning epoxy primer off my paint gun.
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06-24-2010, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Yep, get it at Lowe's or Home Depot. Hold your breath while you use it. Anything that can remove ProSeal cannot be good to breathe.
Last edited by mikehoover : 06-24-2010 at 04:28 PM.
Reason: Corrected spelling
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06-24-2010, 06:57 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Posts: 483
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I have a 5 gallon can in the garage; my local HD doesn't carry MEK by the gallon and it was priced right.
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06-24-2010, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Near Scipio, in Southern Indiana
Posts: 1,779
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I used MEK as a last resort and had about a pint left out of one gallon. Great stuff, but treat it with care. Got mine at Lowes.
Bob Kelly
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06-24-2010, 08:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: colorado
Posts: 872
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avoid MEK fumes
PLEASE read the material data safety sheet on MEK. Breathing MEK fumes is a sure way to destroy your liver. It doesn't take much. It is an effective solvent but using it without precautions can cost you years off your life.
I built an RV-4 without using a drop.
Chris Murphy A&P and former USAF aircraft maint tech where we washed our hands in the stuff before we knew better.
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