Maybe it breaks the suface tension at the leak ?????

John Martinez wrote:

> My copy of American Angler arrived yesterday and
> bundled with it was a new mag called Fly Fishing.com
> Magazine. Toward the back of the mag is an article
> called "Gearing Up for the Northwest" (hang on, I'm
> getting there) in the article was a tip, and I quote,
> "Learn to quickly identify (using rubbing alcohol and
> H2O) and repair (with a light application of
> Aquaseal/Cotol) leaks quickly."
>
> What's with the use of rubbing alcohol? Does it
> somehow make a leak easier to detect? I know about the
> filling the waders with water trick, but how would
> adding alcohol help? If anyone is familiar with this,
> could they elaborate? The magazine article didn't say
> anything else about it.
>
> Thanks for any replies. Merry Christmas and Good
> Fishing to All.
>
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