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Silicon free polishes?
Easy to use and silicone free as far
as I know. I would bet that repair shops clean, clean and grind all old areas back to degree that there will be no problems with any product used on a surface. There are so many contaminants floating around that a repair shop must go through a careful cleaning of the damaged area before any work is started. So, I doubt that it makes any difference as to the brand/type of polish used. Your opinion may vary. Jump in. Bob |
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On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:34:39 -0700, Darryl Ramm wrote:
On Sep 27, 1:56Â*pm, Gilbert Smith wrote: [snip] Maybe it has other brand names, but I use Carlack (or PolyLack because it has a sailplane on the label). Easy to use and silicone free as far as I know. I use Mer 'Ultimate Car Polish', a UK product, on my airframe. Its MSDS shows it to be non hazardous and doesn't list silicone, *but* their FAQ says that their polish contains silicone and that all polishes contain it. I also use Sparkle on my canopy. Its a US product and was apparently developed during WW2 to clean B-29 canopies. I haven't found an MSDS but they say the product contains only water, a mixture of glycols and a purple tint. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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On Sep 28, 5:26*am, Martin Gregorie
wrote: On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:34:39 -0700, Darryl Ramm wrote: On Sep 27, 1:56*pm, Gilbert Smith wrote: [snip] Maybe it has other brand names, but I use Carlack (or PolyLack because it has a sailplane on the label). Easy to use and silicone free as far as I know. I use Mer 'Ultimate Car Polish', a UK product, on my airframe. Its MSDS shows it to be non hazardous and doesn't list silicone, *but* their FAQ says that their polish contains silicone and that all polishes contain it.. I also use Sparkle on my canopy. Its a US product and was apparently developed during WW2 to clean B-29 canopies. I haven't found an MSDS but they say the product contains only water, a mixture of glycols and a purple tint. -- martin@ * | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org * * * | Sparkle is easy: http://www.householdproducts.nlm.nih...a s=TblBrands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Butoxyethanol (Oh what's a little infertility to guarantee a clean canopy?) Mer's lack of clear marketing is more a headscratcher. There are sites claiming Mer products are silicone free. As for the Mer website "silicon" content (note they say silicon not silicone). Who knows what they mean to say but likely most *polishes* do contain silicon dioxide or similar. Now whether they contain one of the silicone oils is a different question. I let the original poster's obvious mistake on "silicon" vs. "silicone" go by without comment but now we have a manufacter's web site with some ambiguity. Darryl |
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Robert Gaines wrote: Easy to use and silicone free as far as I know. I would bet that repair shops clean, clean and grind all old areas back to degree that there will be no problems with any product used on a surface. There are so many contaminants floating around that a repair shop must go through a careful cleaning of the damaged area before any work is started. So, I doubt that it makes any difference as to the brand/type of polish used. Your opinion may vary. Jump in. Bob Been in a number of glider repair shops. Usually see empty New Finish bottles lying around... |
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Martin Gregorie wrote:
I also use Sparkle on my canopy. Its a US product and was apparently developed during WW2 to clean B-29 canopies. I haven't found an MSDS but they say the product contains only water, a mixture of glycols and a purple tint. I have used Sparkle before but cannot now find a local UK outlet. Do you know of UK suppliers? Nick Hill |
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On Sep 28, 11:09*am, Berry wrote:
Been in a number of glider repair shops... It was your partner's fault, ehhh ? |
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Many years ago I attended at talk on gelcoat maintenance by Mr. Schneider
(the "S" in LS) He clearly stated that it does not matter at all if polish used on glider surfaces contain silicone. The reason: exactly what Bob also notes, no professional repairs can be done unless the surface is ground way beyond the depth to which silicone can penetrate. I guess he should know. I have since then used silicone based polishes on my gliders, and I have also had them repaired (dont ask..) without any complaints from the shops Happy (silicone assisted) soaring, Lars Peder DG-600 EE, Denmark "Robert Gaines" wrote in message ... Easy to use and silicone free as far as I know. I would bet that repair shops clean, clean and grind all old areas back to degree that there will be no problems with any product used on a surface. There are so many contaminants floating around that a repair shop must go through a careful cleaning of the damaged area before any work is started. So, I doubt that it makes any difference as to the brand/type of polish used. Your opinion may vary. Jump in. Bob |
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On Sep 28, 1:26*pm, "Lars Peder Hansen"
wrote: Many years ago I attended at talk on gelcoat maintenance by Mr. Schneider (the "S" in LS) He clearly stated that it does not matter at all if polish used on glider surfaces contain silicone. The reason: exactly what Bob also notes, no professional repairs can be done unless the surface is ground way beyond the depth to which silicone can penetrate. I guess he should know. I have since then used silicone based polishes on my gliders, and I have also had them repaired (dont ask..) without any complaints from the shops Happy (silicone assisted) soaring, Lars Peder DG-600 EE, Denmark "Robert Gaines" wrote in message ... Easy to use and silicone free as far as I know. I would bet that repair shops clean, clean and grind all old areas back to degree that there will be no problems with any product used on a surface. *There are so many contaminants floating around that a repair shop must go through a careful cleaning of the damaged area before any work is started. So, I doubt that it makes any difference as to the brand/type of polish used. Your opinion may vary. * Jump in. Bob- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm by no means an expert (just a guy who does an ocaisional minor cosmetic repair or refinish now and again), but my mentors taught me to start every project with copious amounts of 3M Prep Solvent (or equivalent) to remove wax, oil, grease, etc. This usually meant two passes using new (clean) paper towels for each pass. Never had any problems with gelcoat adhesion... P3 |
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, Dave Nadler wrote: On Sep 28, 11:09*am, Berry wrote: Been in a number of glider repair shops... It was your partner's fault, ehhh ? Never my own glider (yet) thankfully. A wonder considering how often I land out! |
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On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:46:49 +0100, Nick Hill wrote:
I have used Sparkle before but cannot now find a local UK outlet. Do you know of UK suppliers? I can't find any UK suppliers either. However, I did discover that AFE and Severn Valley Sailplanes stock Meguiars canopy polish, which got an honorable mention earlier in this thread. They also have Plexus canopy polish. Anybody know anything about this stuff?. Severn also stock Mer, just in case you can't get it from the local Halfords. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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