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Arresting oxidation-Bloxygen

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Arresting oxidation-Bloxygen

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> Among woodworkers who use fine varnishes is an aerosol type can
> containing the inert gas argon which they use to displace the oxygen in
> a container of varnish before sealing it.
> One brand name is called "Bloxygen"
> This might be usefull for folks storing te that they wished to arrest
> further oxidation of.

That's fine for an initial purge. If the container isn't a good oxygen
barrier, it will probably only take days to equilibrate with ambient
atmosphere. One is no substitute for the other.

-DM

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