In article ,
Nathan Young wrote:

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:57:29 GMT, Maule Driver
wrote:


Two and one half hours later, the secret emerged... just keep the
surfaces wet for 2.5 hours or so and the bugs come off like magic.

The secret is wet patience.

Exactly. I place wet towels over the wing and tail leading edges - go
get a cup of coffee, and when I get back - the bugs wipe off easily
and without chemicals.

That's one upside of the winter flying - haven't had to clean the
leading edges in a while!

-Nathan


I have found that a mixture of 10% Carbon-X/water in a spray bottle
really loosens up the bugs and oil from the surface. It all wipes off
with a damp sponge.