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    Re: Bubble fluid - any difference in behavior between xylene and alcohol?
    From: Brian Villmoare
    Date: 2022 Aug 13, 22:22 -0700

    Hi David,

    Yes, I am struggling with keeping it sealed. The bubble creeps larger daily, like a slowly spreaking mold stain, so I am guessing my blue silicone didn't hold. In Bill Morris' A-12 reconditioning manual he recommends neoprene rings, but I am guessing you need to get neoprene and cut them yourself.

    I also see people seal the outside with varnish - I assume this is shellac-type, so it does not dissolve in alhohol. Won't denatured alcohol dissolve any polyurethane-based varnish?

       
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