What detergent for washing the airframe?

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Johnny C!
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What detergent for washing the airframe?

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Lima Charlie needs a bath.

What to use?

And is Plexus the right product
for the Lexan? I ran through a
small rain shower yesterday, and
I would like some sort of Rain-X
coating, and thought Plexus might
make the water bead up.

Let me know.

Thanks!

John
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Re: What detergent for washing the airframe?

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For years I have used Lemon Pledge for lexan on certified and homebuilt windows. It removes bugs well even from the leading edges and leaves a nice slick coating.

Alan
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Re: What detergent for washing the airframe?

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Frank Knapp told me he just power washes his Lil Cub, but it is covered with Oratex. I'm not sure Superflight would hold up...
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Re: What detergent for washing the airframe?

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Yeah, we use heaps of Pledge on the Lexan and a Citrus based cleaner (10% with H2O) on the fabric. Seems to soap up well and shifts the grit.

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Re: What detergent for washing the airframe?

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Grant,
Can you be more specific on the Citrus based cleaner, you mentioned?

Thanks!

John


Just Aircraft NZ Ltd wrote:Yeah, we use heaps of Pledge on the Lexan and a Citrus based cleaner (10% with H2O) on the fabric. Seems to soap up well and shifts the grit.

Cheers,

Grant
There are many things that happen really fast when you are
flying an airplane. There is no sense in rushing any of the others.

I would much rather be looking down at the runway, than up at it.

Duane Sorenson & Rick Norton Gone West 6/8/09. Godspeed
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