Need to clean mixing bowls, roller and spills, etc - seen that acetone is the thing to use - where can you get it from on the highstreet - is it the same as brushcleaner?

If I can't get hold of it easily, is there an alternative solvent available?

Cheers

nail polish remover?

you'd need a hell of a lot of tiny bottles!

don't know where you can get hold of it in sensible quantities though

Acetone is availble from your local fibreglass supplier (eg Polyfibre in Brum sell it for £25 for 25 litres). Alternatively use cellulose thinners.
You must of course clean it off before it cures!

You could try CFS.
Where are you as I could suggest somewhere in Suffolk that you could try.

MEK works.
Methyl Ethyl Keytone
Sometimes called Butanone.
Don't know where you get it we use it at work. Printing industry.
Will also soften most adhesives including polyurothane.
Bloody evil stuff though

http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/

I bought some from Joel including the acetone but before that I was using cellulose thinners quite sucessfully. If you use flexible plastic containers when the resin has gone off just squeeze them in at the sides and it flakes off or if theres a bit left in the bottom leave it to set then bang them down hard and you have a coaster . I got a few Wilko 1ltr plastic measuring jugs for about 35p each and they are ideal, one for mixing and one for cleaning. Get some lolly sticks for mixing and cheap talc as well, it helps you stop sticking to things.
edit:- The hardener for polyester resin is MEK so I don't know if it would work as a cleaner for rollers and brushes or accelerate the resin to harden on them.

[Edited on 26/4/06 by Peteff]

Provided it's metal, like a washer roller, set fire to it. That'll clean it up in no time.

vinegar works great if it is uncured resin, Russ