NCF Quick is
N,N,4-trimethyl-Benzenamine
Its the same stuff as all the others* (i.e. no magic)
On a side note, out of curiosity, I found some N,N-Dimethyl-p-toluidine for sale in small quantities in Japan. It normally
sold in bulk (at
CONSIDERABLE discount 500ml is $266)... but who needs 2.5 litres of it? Really!
The sprays are 2% sauce, mixed with the carrier/solvent. These amines wont mix with water (miscibility) but do in ethanol or acetone. 100% Ethanol is buy-able in bulk very cheaply from
SydneySolvents.com.au (20L is $80)
Lets pretend we are going to do a
bulk group buy :) .... numbers come in at a 2% solution (
not including a fftt-fftt spray canister, postage)... $9.72 a litre.
So those 170ml cans of NCF quick @ ~$38 contain about $1.65 of fluid (and that's at
retail buying of the ingredients!). So, the "expense" of the product is all down to the perceived value of the brand and little to do with the costs of
manufacturing it.
If David from Timberbits were keen, this is
entirely a doable project! A rent-a-chemist could do all the work (mix, bottle, certify) for him.
This is what our mystery substance looks like!
Attachment 521961
* also goes by the names of
n,n-dimethyl-p-toluidine, dimethyl-p-toluidine, benzenamine, n,n,4-trimethyl, n,n-dimethyl-4-methylaniline, n,n-dimethyl-para-toluidine, 4,n,n-trimethylaniline, dimethyl-4-toluidine, p-dimethylamino toluene, n,n-dimethyl-p-tolylamine,
n,n,4-trimethylbenzenamine