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2. Cosmoline - Wikipedia

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   Cosmoline is the genericized trademark for a common class of brown, wax-like petroleum-based corrosion inhibitors, typically conforming to United States Military Standard MIL-C-11796C Class 3. They are viscous when freshly applied, have a slight fluorescence, and solidify over time with exposure to air.

3. Renaissance Wax - Wikipedia

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   Renaissance Wax is a brand of microcrystalline wax polish used in antique restoration and museum conservation around the world. Commonly used to polish and conserve metal objects, it is also used on gemstones and such organic materials as wood, ivory, and tortoiseshell. The product is sometimes used by reenactors to protect armor and weapons.

4. Microcrystalline wax - Wikipedia

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   Microcrystalline wax. Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process. In contrast to the more familiar paraffin wax which contains mostly unbranched alkanes, microcrystalline wax contains a higher percentage of isoparaffinic (branched) hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons ...

5. How to Clean Gold Jewelry, According to a Professional Jeweler

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   Submerge the gold jewelry in the water. This one’s pretty straightforward. Give your gold a nice little bath. If the jewelry has a lot of hard to reach places, you can use a Q-tip or cotton ball ...

6. Here’s How to Clean Silver Jewelry the Right Way (And ... - AOL

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   Prep the bowl with foil, salt and baking soda: Boil the water. While it’s simmering, take a piece of tin foil and cover the bottom of the bowl with the foil facing shiny side up. Once the foil ...

7. Lanolin - Wikipedia

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   Lanolin (from Latin lāna 'wool', and oleum 'oil'), also called wool fat, wool yolk, wool wax, sheep grease, or wool grease, is a wax secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool -bearing animals. [1] Lanolin used by humans comes from domestic sheep breeds that are raised specifically for their wool. Historically, many pharmacopoeias have referred ...