Pinball wax that doesnt smell like (g)ass?

Frax

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Just wondering. Seems even the "pure caranuba wax" pastes have petro distillates. I havent waxed Pinbot yet and havent done Shuttle since mu wife and kids were out of town in July.

Last time I did the condo stunk of gasoline for days. I am a but loathe to repeat that experience much less subject my wife and kids to it.

Any viable alternatives?
 
I use all natural Zymol brand on my car, best shine of any wax I have ever used and it smells like Bananas. I used it to clean my T2 playfield and it worked great, you can get it at Autozone auto parts store.
 
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I think I picked up the Mother's wax from Wally World as well and don't recall it having any kind of unpleasant odor.
 
Thanks for all the feedback. Guess I just picked the wrong stuff. Mill Wax smells like petrol too, so gonna try the Mothers, I think.
 

any liquid wax is likely to have petroleum and/or silicone in high concentrations. Carnuba is rock hard in a pure form. Working it into a car or a game heats it up, allowing it to melt a bit and become spreadable.

With that said, I generally use a mothers gold paste. Smells awesome.

Millwax isnt a wax and I'll avoid bogging down in a mills 'rules' or mills 'blows' discussion...Just search for millwax here and you'll get an eyeful.
 
Yeah and on the mothers - be careful not to get the "Cleaner" wax. That has more petro in it. I find that most auto parts stores / walmarts etc only carry the cleaner + wax.... keep looking, or amazon it and you will find the pure mothers.

I tried many different hard waxes and this is my fav.
 
Yeah and on the mothers - be careful not to get the "Cleaner" wax. That has more petro in it. I find that most auto parts stores / walmarts etc only carry the cleaner + wax.... keep looking, or amazon it and you will find the pure mothers.

I tried many different hard waxes and this is my fav.

agreed. And any 'cleaner' wax probably has abrasives
 
Thanks for all the feedback. Guess I just picked the wrong stuff. Mill Wax smells like petrol too, so gonna try the Mothers, I think.

I'll second Mother's. Awesome wax. It's all I use now.

Mill Wax has very little wax. If anything it's for the cleaning stage more than the waxing stage but I still wouldn't use it for that. Maybe clean the legs with it or something ;)
 
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