What happens if you don’t clean acetone off a pony?

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N0vaDulcet

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So i’ve been seeing everywhere that you have to clean/rinse your pony after using acetone to clean it and I’m wondering, what happens if you don’t? Does it damage the plastic? Is it really necessary to clean it? How should you do it?
 
Hmmm I’ve been customizing ponies for a very long time and can’t say I ever cleaned them after using acetone. I usually used the acetone after cleaning them with soap and water to remove any tough spots. I never had an issue.
 
I've read that it can cause discolouration and damage plastics if left for too long, but I never tried seeing what happens if I don't wash it off to be safe. I usually wash the areas I used acetone on with dish soap to clean it off and so far my ponies haven't had any issues after that.
 
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I have left it on pretty serious baits. It ends up leaving a weird raised area that eventually goes down. Best to wash it off in the end, though...
 
I have childhood ponies I cleaned, as a kid, with acetone and never washed off with soap and water.

They just still smell like the scented polish remover that was popular in 89-90.
 
Twinkle-eye said:
I have left it on pretty serious baits. It ends up leaving a weird raised area that eventually goes down. Best to wash it off in the end, though...
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Does it happen if you leave the acetone there without wiping it or just by not washing it?
 
N0vaDulcet said:
Does it happen if you leave the acetone there without wiping it or just by not washing it?
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I'm not sure what would happen if I did that... I may try it on a lost cause bait :O
 
Twinkle-eye said:
I'm not sure what would happen if I did that... I may try it on a lost cause bait :O
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I would love if you tried it, I’m worried about all the figures and ponies i haven’t cleaned from when using acetone lol
 
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I've almost got my MSc in Chemistry, so while I don't have particular experience with ponies that much I know plenty about acetone! Acetone is generally a very volatile liquid - in other words it evaporates quickly. It would depend a bit on if you're using mixed with other things or pure, but it shouldn't be damaging long term at all. As other commenters have mentioned, rinsing their ponies or just leaving them out for a little bit fixed most issues. If you're not seeing anything strange, it's likely all evaporated already and you've got nothing to worry about. You can give them a little wash with soap and water if you're not comfortable with it though :smile:
 
Mirurnas said:
I've almost got my MSc in Chemistry, so while I don't have particular experience with ponies that much I know plenty about acetone! Acetone is generally a very volatile liquid - in other words it evaporates quickly. It would depend a bit on if you're using mixed with other things or pure, but it shouldn't be damaging long term at all. As other commenters have mentioned, rinsing their ponies or just leaving them out for a little bit fixed most issues. If you're not seeing anything strange, it's likely all evaporated already and you've got nothing to worry about. You can give them a little wash with soap and water if you're not comfortable with it though :smile:
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I used to say this but people would disagree with me.
I remember from Chemistry class that we would put a drop on our skin and it would quickly make it feel cold because of the speed of evaporation.
 
People are free to disagree actually! I understand I can't know everything and some people here likely have far more experience with specific interactions with plastic/vinyl/etc. than I do. But of all chemicals to consider, acetone is by far the most "friendly" and shouldn't leave any lasting damage.

If that does happen I would assume it might've been a larger volume so it had time to dissolve something (such as paint or a little bit of plastic) before evaporating, or may have been a mixture and a different chemical is being a meanie-pants. A lab or chemistry class obviously uses 99% purity and above, but whatever you can buy over the counter may be different (stores, brand, local regulations will all have influence etc.).

I always try to encourage people to test their chemicals on something safe, which in this case would be a bait pony or on the underside of a hoof so if it does go wrong you've got nothing to worry about!
 
I always used acetone after washing and cleaning my ponies to remove some harder spots and I never washed the pony again after applying it. I don't use pure acetone as it can easily damage the plastic and apply it only on a spot (which is usually very small or tiny). I have ponies which I cleaned this way years ago and there a still no problems with them.
 
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I had kept a baby pony in a can of acetone for 2 days to get rid of my own failed customisation attempt, he got thick and floppy, but now he is the same as he was.
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Clarifying that he was rock hard and still is (found him in a box), maybe plasticiser-intact ponies will react?
 
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