Originally Posted by
Lenton58
))) No! It's so long ago. Airliners that crossed oceans still had propellers! I forget the name and author, but I do remember it was very English in the old style; the recommended parts cleaner was referred to as 'paraffin'.
It might have been "parafin oil" not "parafin". I have a can of it in the garage. I use it in conjunction with polishing media to make a slurry and "finish the finish" (shellacs, lacquers, varnishes,...).
Link to Behlen Bros Parafin Oil