What chemicals/substances do you keep at home? And what do you do with them?

dustylungs
2024-12-02T17:26:51Z

I've always found this to be a fun conversation topic among geeky, mechanically-inclined, or DIY-enthusiast friends, and it might be interesting to what see bubbles up from the Tildes crowd:

Other than standard things like dishwasher detergent or window cleaning spray, what chemicals or other substances do you keep at home? And what do you do with them? And if you need to take any special precautions for storage, use or disposal, what are those precautions?

Mine are not actually all that interesting, but I'll start:

Powdered citric acid - for descaling plumbing or kitchen appliances

Acetone - cleaning gunk off of all sorts of tools, labels off glass items, etc.

WD40 - cleaning greasy car or bicycle parts

Glycerin - making "fog juice" for a fog machine

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