I only completed 4 years of college, anyone care to put this in terms us less edumacated
can understand?
Frank D
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Originally Posted By: demarpaint
I only completed 4 years of college, anyone care to put this in terms us less edumacated
can understand?
Frank D
Just put it in a glass jar. As I understand it you couldn't flourinate a bottle properly without taking the stuff out of it anyway. Thanks for the explanation, BTW Gary. I'd guess that alot of other types of containers would work like those for other more widely distributed products containing similar chemicles. I'd pour it into empty Gunk engine flush bottles or bottles of gas additive. Those are designed to hold some pretty volitile solvents long-term. It would probably be pretty cheap to go buy a case of canning jars, and you'd know that contamination wouldn't be a factor.
I only completed 4 years of college, anyone care to put this in terms us less edumacated
Frank D
Just put it in a glass jar. As I understand it you couldn't flourinate a bottle properly without taking the stuff out of it anyway. Thanks for the explanation, BTW Gary. I'd guess that alot of other types of containers would work like those for other more widely distributed products containing similar chemicles. I'd pour it into empty Gunk engine flush bottles or bottles of gas additive. Those are designed to hold some pretty volitile solvents long-term. It would probably be pretty cheap to go buy a case of canning jars, and you'd know that contamination wouldn't be a factor.
apparently you guys are pinheads
I think he was joking.
I think he was joking.
Treating high density polyethelene is nothing new. Containers are put into a vessel of pressurized flourine gas. The end effect is sealing the somewhat porous nature of polythelene. Think of it as merely sealing the material that the bottle is made of.
Vapor pressure of a given fluid or strength of a given solvent does not necessarily create paneling. For example acetone is commonly packaged in plastic bottles. It has more to do with a given liquid wicking its way through the plastic.
Vapor pressure of a given fluid or strength of a given solvent does not necessarily create paneling. For example acetone is commonly packaged in plastic bottles. It has more to do with a given liquid wicking its way through the plastic.
Originally Posted By: Rick20
Treating high density polyethelene is nothing new. Containers are put into a vessel of pressurized flourine gas. The end effect is sealing the somewhat porous nature of polythelene. Think of it as merely sealing the material that the bottle is made of.
Vapor pressure of a given fluid or strength of a given solvent does not necessarily create paneling. For example acetone is commonly packaged in plastic bottles. It has more to do with a given liquid wicking its way through the plastic.
so it's something we can do out in the garage. a pressure cooker, some fluorescent bulbs...
Treating high density polyethelene is nothing new. Containers are put into a vessel of pressurized flourine gas. The end effect is sealing the somewhat porous nature of polythelene. Think of it as merely sealing the material that the bottle is made of.
Vapor pressure of a given fluid or strength of a given solvent does not necessarily create paneling. For example acetone is commonly packaged in plastic bottles. It has more to do with a given liquid wicking its way through the plastic.
so it's something we can do out in the garage. a pressure cooker, some fluorescent bulbs...
A pressurized vessel of flourine... If I'd only known it was that easy! Time to dust off the ol' pressurized vessel I keep around for just such an occasion.
*Driving to down to WalMart for some flourine, BRB*
I thought it might involve a deadly high pressure caustic gas or something else prohibitive and unobtainable. How silly of me.
*Driving to down to WalMart for some flourine, BRB*
I thought it might involve a deadly high pressure caustic gas or something else prohibitive and unobtainable. How silly of me.
Originally Posted By: Rick20
The end result was the bottle is somewhat sucked in in appearance.
Thanks for the heads up.
I wonder if this is what is also going on whe the FP bottles. They too "get sucked in" ???
edit, looks like someone else asked the same question.
The end result was the bottle is somewhat sucked in in appearance.
Thanks for the heads up.
I wonder if this is what is also going on whe the FP bottles. They too "get sucked in" ???
edit, looks like someone else asked the same question.
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Flourination should be requested from the bottle supplier. It is not something to do at home. It can be done in varing degrees. If you have a product that is migrating through the walls of an HDPE bottle level 5 flourination should be considered, to greatly reduce or eliminate paneling. The cost of flourination contributes about 10 to 15 cents per bottle, typically.
Auto-Rx went away from HDPE to PETE material of their new bottle. I think this was a good move.
All BITOGers are patriots for their contributions to this excellent forum.
Auto-Rx went away from HDPE to PETE material of their new bottle. I think this was a good move.
All BITOGers are patriots for their contributions to this excellent forum.
Could our dentists do it for us...maybe under the table and charged to our insurance?
Unfortunetly your dentist likely can help you out with flouride, but I am pretty sure he or won't have any flourine gas.
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