Thanks to all who replied. Argon it is. I, too, have used propane in
the past with good results but I'm a bit leery of it just because it's
an explosive gas.

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 17:59:59 -0600, "rasek" wrote:

I have used argon and propane. Both work. Propane is more convenient.

Randy


"LP" wrote in message
.. .
Bloxygen is a can of some kind of gas, sold to be sprayed inside
partial containers of paint, varnish, lacquer, etc. The theory is
that it displaces the oxygen and stops the hardening/curing process.
Does anyone know what this gas might be?

Kinda related, would there be any ill effects from using argon for
this purpose? From the 'net I find that argon molecules dont combine
with themselves or with anything else, so it seems pretty safe.

theboss
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