Sun plastics

[Chuck Guzis]

On 10 Jan 2007 at 8:06, cctech at porky.vax-11.org wrote:

> Last time I bought MEK was at the hardware store. I believe it has since 
> been re-classified as a carcinogen or oxone destroying or baby seal 
> killing substance, and isn't available to the general public anymore. 
> Fortunately, I bought a quart 15 years ago and haven't used it up yet. 
> Most of the use is through evaporation...

It's still available in some areas; another reason that you don't see 
it much is that it's also used in methamphetamine production, 
according to the DEA:

http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/abuse/2-chem.htm

and many jurisdictions, in their "war on drugs" zeal make anything 
having to do with meth production difficult to obtain.

Cheers,
Chuck