Does it smell of .............fish?
On the stainless wires on my old 4/4 I used Dodo wheel wax. A pain (literally) to put on and buff but worked well enough. I experimented with cloth and brushes to apply it, both had merits for open areas and tight spots, but the buffing was the real pain. I still have it for the alloys. Soft, pink, decent smelling,looks like blancmange but has a waxy smell.
