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1. 03:13 AM - Re: Cleaning Fiberglass Surfaces (Bob Griffin)
2. 03:54 AM - Re: Cleaning Fiberglass Surfaces (Thom Riddle)
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| Subject: | Re: Cleaning Fiberglass Surfaces |
Hi Hugh and gang, We have had good success using the Aeroshell
Products. You can look them up at
http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=aviation-en&FC2=/aviation-
en/html/iwgen/aeroshell_site
We use the "touch and go"on the leading edge and "oil and exhaust
remover" under the belly and for gas streaks. Not that it matters but
the "touch and go" really smells great! For the prop "Simple green"(for
aircraft) works well also.
Bob Griffin
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| Subject: | Re: Cleaning Fiberglass Surfaces |
Hugh,
Skin-so-soft is a good product to keep bugs from biting you but I've
never tried it for cleaning off the critters when stuck to the
airplane. I use Simple Green for cleaning the leading edges of the
wings, the cowling, propellor spinner and blades after every flight
during the warm months when the bugs are prevalent. I also go once over
the same areas with a liquid wax, Turtle Wax in a spray bottle, after
every cleaning with Simple Green. The wax makes subsequent cleaning a
LOT easier. This whole process takes no more than five minutes as part
of the post flight once you've got the hard stuff off. We don't
normally clean the wheel pants after every flight because most of our
operations are from paved runways, but the same process should work
well here too.
We use Plexus for cleaning the windshield and windows. It is the best
product I've found for that but a bit expensive. A not quite as good
but much cheaper substitute is Pledge spray furniture cleaner. I used
that for years before discovering Plexus. On polycarbonate, do not use
circular strokes in cleaning for this can eventually cause swirls and
degrade the optic qualities. Fore and Aft strokes, not side to side,
are best.
We have gasoline stains along the left and bottom of the fuselage all
the way to the tail and have not had very good luck with anything to
get this off. Any ideas for this will be appreciated. We finally
figured out how to make the fuel cap seal well which stopped the
progression but have not been able to make much progress in getting rid
of the accumulated fuel stains.
Thom in Buffalo
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