here is a quick video on whotube regarding a homemade degassing chamber, it will all become clear after watching it and you may have things laying around you could use already!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxVbFwHpg7Q

good luck

this kind of thing 

Yes it is wax and you would not be able to clear on to that. I was just suggesting it if you are as done as you are going to go. Then the black in the wax would hide the tiny pin holes.

Fred