On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:50:01 +0000, Sloper
wrote:

Zebo Black Lead,
I'm not sure you can guy it now though

Even Tesco still carry it. Not hard to find at all.

Zebo is a lousy polish. It's intended for hot fireplaces, which is the
primary requirement for it. It's made from graphite and oil, no wax
component to it, so it doesn't polish up worth a damn. If you want a
black wax polish that generally works far better but won't take any
heat, then Liberon's black patina wax is better. This is wax, carbon
black and (I think) some silica.

Slate is highly variable and the best polish does vary a little
between where the slate is from and how it was cut or polished. For a
polished slate, the best polish is Godard's marble polish - a very
hard polish with a high carnauba content. For unpolished flat slate,
I use Liberon's Black Bison furniture finishing wax polish in neutral
colour. Apply either with a brush, not a cloth, and buff well. For
cleaved slate, use an oil or wax emulsion finish applied very lightly
- a paste wax will build up in the crevices and leave white residues.
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Smert' spamionam