A vacuum assures no air bubbles on artifact.

A vacuum will draw out air entrapped during mixing. The process can work without a vacuum pump, but you must be careful to make sure bubbles do not accumulate on the artifact. Small amounts of air are not a major problem for most artifacts.

John Jamieson
Aibilee Amitook

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