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HOLY CRAP! Where are you? Any chance of reselling on 20ltr drums? :P

Ska/Beer Barron, your correct, Port Moresby Street Racer here :) belive me it has it's benifits.

toluene is readilly available in Aus in 200ltr drums, i got those drums as part or our Gun Wash Thinner Order from a major solvent manufacturer. wish gun Wash was a good Octane booster at 0.70c a liter it's definately affordable :rolleyes:

Toluene is $1.70 per liter from the three sources i checked + $25 for the drum. the $1.70 includes a tarrif of 0.39c since July 1 2006, if not for the tarrif the price would be sensational.

i just hope it gets me above 96 or so, fingers crossed...................................

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Also, here is a little article I found on using toluene, might answer a few questions.

http://www.elektro.com/~audi/audi/toluene/tol2.html

Chops - well done - that was interesting - i have sent email to Charlie about it.

Thank you

  • 4 weeks later...
damn im on the gold coast QLD

Hi Mate,

I used to be the production Manager at KCB Chemicals in Brisbane, They sell tolly in 20ltr and 200 ltr.

Address 15 production st wacol

Phone 32712666

Ask for John Auchter (sales Manager)

Tell him Dave Liston gave you his name and he should look after you.

Cheers

  • 2 months later...
Try this mob

Auschem NSW Pty Ltd

91 Newton Rd Wetherill Park NSW 2164

ph: (02) 9756 5559 Solvents

I gave them a call for 20l drum its $68...anywhere cheaper then that. Its pure toluene and its a shell brand.

Thats $3.40 p/l is it worth it.

I contacted Shell and auschem is their only distributor in sydney, bummer.

I contacted Bp and they have no distributor in Sydney? damn..

Anyone else that may supply toluene, I have rang numerous parts places some said good luck and most of them said have no idea what it is.

When i was in the screen printing industry, the company also had a litho printer..

from memory, as i used to have to get buckets full of solvents from the chemical shed for cleaning screens

Toluene was used for cleaning the rollers on the litho machine. they had many big drums, maybe i should pay them a visit and see if i still know anyone who works there.

2 bucks a L!!! anyone interested in a group by :D

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