Chemistry geeks: Mineral Spirits harms?
1. What interaction does odorless mineral spirits have with
(a) plastic bottles;
(b) rubber gloves (like nitrile, eg.);
(b) plastic/rubber parts;
(c) human skin?
2. For (a), (b) and (c) above, will they degrade any of these materials over time (if exposed to air, I'd assume the chemical will evaporate before having any real effect, if they normally don't have an effect, but what about if they're just sitting in a plastic bottle, say)?
3. If no effect, why not? Isn't mineral spirits a petroleum product made to soften other petroleum products, and isn't plastic an 'other' petroleum-based product?
Edjamicate me.
PS Anyone know a cheap source for 100-count box of the industrial-grade nitrile gloves? A lot of places I'm seeing online are only cheap if you order in cases.