I finally shelled out some real money and bought a pail of real patrs washing solvent. I must say right now, on the record, that it is far better and also safer than anything like kerosene etc. It basically does not smell and has no volatile organic compounds (VOC), so there are no smelly fumes. It burns like any other petroleum product, but it does not make as much fumes, so the danger of it catching fire is a lot lower.
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