On Apr 9, 3:12*pm, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Does anybody know what the smell in 303 aerospace protectant is?

it reminds me of the distinct smell of a wooden pencil.

The other question would be what is the strong smell in some pencils?

Pencils used to be made of solid cedar. Some cheapies are made of
wood(or paper) dust and glue, your smell could come from either one.
If it's a chemical smell, it's probably from the glue.

Never heard of 303 aerospace protectant, who makes it? You could look
up the safety sheet online and see what's in it. Probably has some
form of wax and a solvent plus some secret sauce for anti-rust. Your
smell could come from any of those. I know that LPS 2 smells like the
Alox that's in bullet lube, Deep Creep has the same smell. Alox was
first an anti-corrosion goop that was used in the oil fields. So
probably a relative.

Stan