BLACK SHOE POLISH

Ingredients:

4%   carnauba wax

3%   solubilized nigrosine base (oleate)

9%   crude Montana wax

15% paraffin wax

50% turpentine

20% benzene

Materials:

Stove

Cooking utensils where temperature can be monitored (a food grade thermometer may be handy where said utensils are unavailable).

Small cans or molds

Procedure:

1.      Melt carnauba wax at 90⁰C stirring continuously.

2.      Add nigrosine base and then Montana wax.

3.      Add paraffin wax, allowing it to melt completely.

4.      Reduce temperature to around 82-83⁰C.  Add turpentine little by little while constantly stirring mixture.

5.      Add benzene. Lower temperature to 50⁰C.

6.      Pour mixture into cans and store.