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Old 24-05-2017, 11:04 PM   #17
utopia
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Bestest, and also cheapest solvent cleaner is paraffin.
Applied with a half inch paintbrush.
Cut the bristles shorter for a stiffer scrub.
Use old toothbrushes for detail scrubbing.
Wipe it off with cheap kitchen roll from the local pound shop @ 4 rolls for a quid.
Its worth putting a holder for these on the shed wall.
Any residue is somewhat oily and leaves residual protection.
And unlike Gunk (which I used every week throughout the 70s) you don't need to wash it off.
The smell isn't too bad either .. though its probably best to wear gloves.

For less mucky areas I like GT85 myself.
Used as above or sprayed onto the kitchen roll and wiped over the surface.
In fact I probably use this more than the paraffin.
It leaves a dirt repellent ptfe coating.
Got my last 3 cans very cheap from Aldi, but they only have it occasionally.
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