Paint thinners are somatimes as dangerous as xylene is and less effective.
If you want additional information about eliminating xylene please read my 
articles at
www.histosearch.com/rene.html
 
René J.

From: Adrienne Anderson <[email protected]>
To: Tom McNemar <[email protected]> 
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Xylene Substitutes

Thanks so much, everyone, for the feedback. 

I have a colleague who is convinced paint thinner is exactly the same as the 
SubX we use. Does anyone know if this is true?

Thanks again,
Adrienne


On Feb 6, 2013, at 5:36 AM, Tom McNemar wrote:

> Not familiar with SubX but we have used Americlear for many years with good 
> results.  You just can't beat Xylene for some things though and still keep a 
> little around.
> 
> Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrienne 
> Anderson
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 4:58 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Histonet] Xylene Substitutes
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> My lab is looking into xylene substitutes, and I'd love some feedback on what 
> other labs are using. We currently use SubX, but are there other items out 
> there more economical?
> 
> Thanks,
> Adrienne
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