Over the years I have tried numerous ways to preserve finish, put in smaller containers, collapsa\ible containers, use marbles (who owns enough?) etc, but have not been satisfied. Eventually I get gummy finish on containers. My latest has been the collapsible containers and, while cheap enough, have caused me enough problems, especially with getting the lids off, to keep looking. I haven't tried bloxogen or CO2.
I suppose there is a mild bit of danger in the approach I took today, since I'm sure the electronics aren't vapor sealed and all, but I decided to put my partially unused tung oil/turps mix, about 12 oz, into a pint mason jar. I then used my wife's Vacu-seal, which has a mason jar adaptor, to draw the air out. No noticeable solvent smell. A nice tight seal, probably took less than 10 seconds. I did notice small bubbles appearing after it was sealed, which could mean the vacuum is strong enough to cause 'boiling' in the jar. I put a ring on it to make sure the seal wouldn't break.
Has anyone else tried this? It seemed relatively low risk given the quantities involved and all, yet I don't want to get written up for a Darwin award either if this is a known bad idea ;-)
Thoughts?