Ice, only use a small amount of WD40, spray it on a rag and then us the rag to wipe a tiny amount on the base only were the pads rub. Q2 Machholz is in Columba at the moment, it's around 7.5 mag and rises at 19:64 and clumination is at 2:01 from my location. Finder charts and Comet info can be found here
http://www.skyhound.com/sh/comets.html