I'm an ex Typewriter Repairman with about 33 years experience. I hang out at this forum quite often. I am amazed at the mistakes some of you newbies make. I decided to TRY to educate you. First of all, don't use alcohol in a typewriter. Alcohol will NOT clean gunk and grime out of a typewriter. There are 2 types of alcohol available. The type you get at the drug store and the industrial grade you get at a paint store. The drug store brands have water in them. I don't care what grade you use, it still has water in it.Why would you put water into something that can rust? They can also turn to mud at temperatures around freezing. The industrial strength alcohol has keytones and acetones mixed into it that are not strong enough to dissolve grime, but will melt plastic and remove paint. I might also add that if alcohol actually worked, all the typewriter shops I ever worked in would have used it instead of Varsol or Naphtha. Much cheaper. So what do you use?