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Distilled Water

Distilled Water

Often used to fill humidifiers and wet-cell lead acid batteries without adding harmful impurities

Mineral Oil

Often used to lubricate and prevent rust on parts and machinery as well as maintain workbench tops

Sodium Chloride

Sodium Chloride

Commonly mixed in water to cool heat-treated metal as well as used to melt ice; also known as salt

Ethyl Acetate

Often used as a solvent and as an ingredient in paint hardeners and circuit board cleaners

Hexane

Commonly used as a degreaser and cleaner as well as in paint thinners and glues

Isopropyl Alcohol

Isopropyl Alcohol

Typically used as a disinfectant, solvent, and oil stabilizer

Ethylene Glycol

Ethylene Glycol

Typically used as a coolant, paint thinner, and solvent for coatings

Acetone

Often used to thin and remove adhesives from metal parts; faster drying than methyl ethyl ketone

Aluminum Oxide

Commonly used as an abrasive for grinding, sanding, and polishing

Toluene

Often used in paint thinners and as a solvent in metal cleaners and adhesives

Deionized Water

Deionized Water

Often used to dilute solutions without introducing an electric charge; purer than distilled water

Denatured Ethyl Alcohol

Denatured Ethyl Alcohol

Typically used as a fuel, antifreeze, disinfectant, and solvent for varnishes

Citric Acid

Often used as an active ingredient in disinfectants and to restore damaged stainless steel surfaces

Sodium Silicate

Sodium Silicate

Typically used in adhesives, detergents, corrosion inhibitors, and wire insulation

Charcoal

Typically used to purify air and water

Nitric Acid

Often used to clean electronics, etch metal, treat wood, and pickle and passivate stainless steel

Triethanolamine

Triethanolamine

Often mixed into polishes and metal working fluids as well as used to neutralize acids

Boric Acid

Commonly used for cleaning, preventing rot in wet locations, flame retardance, and oil lubricity

Glycerin

Commonly used as an antifreeze, solvent, plasticizer, moistening agent, and pressure gauge fluid

Calcium Carbonate

Calcium Carbonate

Often used as a buffing and polishing agent and abrasive blasting media

Kerosene

Often used to fuel small heaters and lanterns, prevent rust, and lubricate parts

Corn Starch

Often used as a thickener, mold-release agent, and soft abrasive blasting media

Sodium Carbonate

Sodium Carbonate

Often used in pH control, disinfectants, and flue gas purification; also known as soda ash

Naphtha

Thin and clean up paint, stains, and varnishes; faster drying and more powerful than mineral spirits

Propylene Glycol

Propylene Glycol

Often used in heat exchangers, liquid chillers, and water treatment

Heptane

Often used as a cleaner, fuel, and thinner for rubber cement

Fumed Silica

Commonly used as a thickener, desiccant, and mild abrasive

Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth

Typically used as a sorbent, mild abrasive, filtration aid, and insecticide

Xylene

Thin and clean up anti-rust paint, lacquers, varnishes, and adhesives

Molybdenum Disulfide

Molybdenum Disulfide

Apply directly to lubricate parts or mix into other substances to increase their lubricity

White Vinegar

Often used as a disinfectant, base neutralizer, and herbicide

Calcium Chloride

Calcium Chloride

Often mixed with concrete so it sets faster as well as spread over roads to melt ice and absorb dust

Mineral Spirits

Mineral Spirits

A low-odor alternative to paint thinners and cleaners

Sodium Borate

Typically used as a detergent and mixed into ceramic glaze and soldering flux; also known as borax

Sulfur

Typically used in lubricants and coolants; also known as commercial flour

Aluminum Sulfate

Aluminum Sulfate

Commonly used as a coagulant to separate dirt and other solids from liquid

Bentonite

Often used to increase the plasticity of ceramics and purify water

Magnesium Sulfate

Magnesium Sulfate

Often used to regulate viscosity in soaps and detergents; also known as Epsom Salt

Hydrated Lime

Often used to make building materials, such as mortars and cement, and to treat air and water

Copper Sulfate

Often used as an algicide, in electroplating solutions, and to remove water from organic compounds

Sodium Bicarbonate

Sodium Bicarbonate

Often used in detergents and as an abrasive blasting media; also called baking soda

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

Often used as a thinner for resins, adhesives, fiberglass, and lacquers

Pumice

Often used to polish surfaces and as a component in plaster and concrete to make them lighter weight

Methanol

Typically used as a solvent in lacquers, varnishes, and shellacs

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