Clarification: But, that'd be for a tiny pin-prick leak. i.e. a needle will float in water, but add alcohol and it'll sink. Old Boy Scout homemade compass trick. A tiny hole might not leak unless a lot of water pressure. The alcohol would definitely make it leak quicker.
Cleaning the surface in prep for the patch is probably the what they're using it for tho. > 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. > > > > -John > > Oregon > > > > ===== > > The River- > > You passers-by, who share my journey, > > You move and change,I move and am the same; > > You move and are gone, I move and remain. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of > > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com > > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > -- > Jimmy D. Moore I FISH BECAUSE I MUST ! > But, more importantly, I > fish because > my Dad taught me! > > Scout Exec. BSA,(Ret.) - Outdoor Writer, TOWA, GRTU, FFF > For fly fishing info across the USA world. check out > http://www.BIGTROUTMAN.homestead.com/MainPage.html > > By popular request, here's the URL for Sporting Tales Magazine > http://sportingtales.com/main.php -- Jimmy D. Moore I FISH BECAUSE I MUST ! But, more importantly, I fish because my Dad taught me! Scout Exec. BSA,(Ret.) - Outdoor Writer, TOWA, GRTU, FFF For fly fishing info across the USA world. check out http://www.BIGTROUTMAN.homestead.com/MainPage.html By popular request, here's the URL for Sporting Tales Magazine http://sportingtales.com/main.php
