drmrbrewer wrote:

I have tried WD40, but perhaps I didn't quite hit the spot. Do these
things last forever, then?

What's in the cylinder is paraffin (the wax, not the liquid fuel; my
American-English dictionary isn't up to date), and they don't last forever.
You should be able to get just the cylinder as a replacement part.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G