Xylene - Plastic Acid

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Heilman Hackatronics

8 жыл бұрын

A chemical that dissolves plastic

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@josericardo5994 8 ай бұрын

I used to do commercial roofing, and xylene is used as a branded product for several roofing suppliers as a cleaning agent for hot air welding TPO or PVC. I was unaware of this and had a rag with xylene that i had put in my back pocket and forgot while working, cleaning for welding application. Also in my pocket with that xylene soaked rag was my phone charger. My butt kept feeling like it was burning and i went to pull the rag out of my pocket and it had literally melted the phone charger to the rag to the fabric in my back pocket. I also had a rash for like 2 days. This is some gnarly stuff

@HollerboyHellbilly 8 жыл бұрын

Alien blood.

@greengreengreen5132 8 ай бұрын

Taco express alien light hole

@darellroasa6846 5 жыл бұрын

does anybody know how hot is this paint thinner xylene oxidized (burn) with the help of oxygen from the tank to get it to neutral flame?

@itsyaboychunk2311 7 жыл бұрын

use this at my job. use it to clean paint guns and removing tape from sand blasted jobs.. does this to styrofoam, not much to skin.

@HeilmanHackatronics 7 жыл бұрын

I wore nitrile gloves while working with it.

@joozemane9894 4 жыл бұрын

@@HeilmanHackatronics You should, it is absorbed by the skin, and can cause damage to the liver through prolonged/repeated exposure, as well as Chronic Solvent Syndrome.

@romansthirteen-four8626 Жыл бұрын

will it work like the “extra thin” scale model glue ?

@lorihecksel7973 5 жыл бұрын

I would not inhale the fumes that may cause xylene has known to cause seizures when inhaled or been absorbed through the skin in large amounts or even tiny amounts be very careful

@FeralGypsy8 10 ай бұрын

highly flammable too

@procactus9109 7 жыл бұрын

But a fly can fart on that stuff and it disovles. You didnt show other plastics, Acrylic even. I got a little exited to see real demos of various things.

@kentvandervelden 7 жыл бұрын

What sort of flies are these :) Funniest comment I've seen all day :)

@kentvandervelden 7 жыл бұрын

That would nice. And acetone may dissolve styrofoam faster.

@neonbox5726 4 жыл бұрын

Can u plz try with normal plastic bags or cover which u daily use. plz try this .

@TheMW2informer 5 жыл бұрын

You did this over your carpet?!?

@Smashachu 2 ай бұрын

dont be such a square.

@divyanjain9227 6 жыл бұрын

Flushed the shampoo cap into bathtub. Thinking of how to solve it, would this work?

@AdamStJamesStJames 4 жыл бұрын

I truly hope you didn't attempt this. In nearly all states, xylene is considered a hazardous chemical which requires specific disposal. I work in chemistry and it kinda pisses me off that manufacturers don't give instructions on that.

@demoniack81 3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamStJamesStJames Besides I highly doubt that xylene will dissolve the HDPE or PP that cap is made of unless you heat it up to its boiling point. I do agree that the fact all these solvents are sold to be used in applications where they just evaporate off into the air is appalling. Xylene is the primary ingredient of lots of paint thinners, and if it's not xylene it's toluene or some other aromatic compound anyway. Probably millions of tons of this stuff gets evaporated off of paint every year, and I doubt atmospheric oxygen is enough to destroy it before it comes back down with rain.

@AdamStJamesStJames 3 жыл бұрын

@@demoniack81 it is troubling to consider the potential ramifications if you ARE indeed right about it not interacting with atmospheric ozygen... hadn't considered that possibility

@jojosaylor8996 5 жыл бұрын

I was looking this up before I buy Xylene markers I'll pass 😑

@carcinogens.4900 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely get xylene markers. They aren't nearly as potent as concentrated xylene. Great for the bufg

@carcinogens.4900 2 жыл бұрын

Buff*

@johnschroeder6288 8 жыл бұрын

Weren't you worried about harmful vapors????

@HeilmanHackatronics 8 жыл бұрын

oh yes , was wearing a respirator hours after the video

@mivhoacan1994 6 жыл бұрын

Will it dissolve car window tint?

@AverageGuyDoingThings Жыл бұрын

Trying to remove 50/50 perf tint from a back glass. It's like it is baked on or something. Wire wheel would not remove it. did you ever find anything?

@biloxifiredawg 2 жыл бұрын

Gasoline will have the same effect on Styrofoam however, you can obviously store gasoline in plastic. The difference is that Styrofoam is not a plastic.

@Muonium1 2 жыл бұрын

um no. polystyrene is definitely a plastic.

@Very_horny_rapists_meiteis Жыл бұрын

Right! When I was in High School's hostel, one of my senior mixed gasoline and styrofoam and he used the end result to seal cracked plastic mugs. From that moment,I knew how useful a mixture of gasoline and styrofoam is.

@qumberali2346 6 жыл бұрын

What type of plastic you use. Plz tell name of plastic

@Randomxnames 5 жыл бұрын

Qumber Ali styrofoam....

@vedantikhar5336 Жыл бұрын

Polystyrene or thermocol in general

@totzmar1129 7 жыл бұрын

i accidentally flushed my aquarium's oxygen filter on my toiled and it clogged. I used liquid sosa , battery water, muriatic acid, dish sop + hot water and nothing happens.. i wonder what will I use that will destroy the filter made of plastic without damaging the toilet bowl. ?

@syahminazharifahshahriz4279 7 жыл бұрын

tOtz maranan then how did you manage to solve it?

@divyanjain9227 6 жыл бұрын

I have made the same mistake. Flushed the shampoo cap into bathtub. Thinking of how to solve it??

@DividedBYZer0000 6 жыл бұрын

Find out what kind of plastic that shampoo cap is made from. if its made from polystyrene, it should work fine. I'm not sure about other plastics.

@117khan 8 жыл бұрын

Could make for an interesting research topic for eliminating plastic wastes. Hmmm... Post scriptum- Nice to see you make another interesting video again, can't wait for the next one!

@HeilmanHackatronics 8 жыл бұрын

+117khan I did use it to break down Styrofoam, to reduce it's size, but there is the question of Hazardous waste. I am not a chemist at this point, so I am uncertain of the resulting compound of Xylene and Polystyrene. I am very happy to have you as a loyal viewer, let me know if you have any requests :)

@117khan 8 жыл бұрын

That is a good point, what are the products of this reaction? I'll see if I could possibly do this as a research project at my univ, it'd be pretty interesting to have this as a possible waste solution (though as you mentioned, they probably didn't use this method due to hazardous waste). And I'm glad to be a loyal viewer, this channel is awesome!

@demoniack81 3 жыл бұрын

This isn't eliminating anything, the styrofoam is still there and as a bonus now it's dissolved in a heavily toxic and carcinogenic solvent that you now need to deal with. The original styrofoam was at least biologically inert.

@linusc.3812 Жыл бұрын

@@HeilmanHackatronics There is no chemical reaction between polystyrene and xylene, its similar to dissolving sugar in water and letting it dry again.

@romansthirteen-four8626 Жыл бұрын

When the xylene evaporates, the same amount of plastic will be left behind - should even weigh the same. It will be as harmless as regular styrofoam, unless it has a sharp edge that could cut you.

@xyleneamusicproducer 8 жыл бұрын

@brazenclips 3 жыл бұрын

You fiend!

@SwampRatSmith 2 жыл бұрын

Everything eats through polystyrene

@DeeInTheHouse 6 жыл бұрын

...then why do I see it stored on store shelves in plastic bottles :)

@iggysixx 5 жыл бұрын

DeeInTheHouse Not all chemicals desolve all plastics. (: There's actually a chart you can look up on the internet that specifies which chemical can be stored in which type of container material :) (for instance, hydrochloric acid can be safely stored in HDPE (high density polyethylene), while it can - sloooowly - eat up some metals (like iron) or metal alloys (like steel; a mixture of different metals, basically) Just be sure that the cap is made of the same stuff, and doesn't leak (some containers or bottles have a litlle white disk in the lid - not sure what that's made of. Haven't found the time to test yet ;))