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One's Too Many wrote: You don't generally leave your airplane soaking in cleaning solution for extended periods of time. No, but any cleaning solution will creep into joints and rivet holes. No matter how carefully you rinse, some will stay there. George Patterson The optimist feels that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist is afraid that he's correct. James Branch Cavel |
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...
One's Too Many wrote: You don't generally leave your airplane soaking in cleaning solution for extended periods of time. No, but any cleaning solution will creep into joints and rivet holes. No matter how carefully you rinse, some will stay there. I don't know if I'd use it on the wing, for the reason stated above, but I regularly use it to clean off my greasy nosewheel pant and the fiberglass cowl. Nothing works as good on old oil stains. I just make sure to thoroughly rinse it off. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) |
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Military backed off.
Me too. ELBOW GREASE "John Galban" wrote in message m... "G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... One's Too Many wrote: You don't generally leave your airplane soaking in cleaning solution for extended periods of time. No, but any cleaning solution will creep into joints and rivet holes. No matter how carefully you rinse, some will stay there. I don't know if I'd use it on the wing, for the reason stated above, but I regularly use it to clean off my greasy nosewheel pant and the fiberglass cowl. Nothing works as good on old oil stains. I just make sure to thoroughly rinse it off. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) |
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"H. Adam Stevens" wrote in message ...
Military backed off. Me too. ELBOW GREASE "John Galban" wrote in message m... "G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... One's Too Many wrote: You don't generally leave your airplane soaking in cleaning solution for extended periods of time. No, but any cleaning solution will creep into joints and rivet holes. No matter how carefully you rinse, some will stay there. I don't know if I'd use it on the wing, for the reason stated above, but I regularly use it to clean off my greasy nosewheel pant and the fiberglass cowl. Nothing works as good on old oil stains. I just make sure to thoroughly rinse it off. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) Try Stoddard Solvent. This is a the stuff that most shops use to wash down engines. Works very well. |
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"Clay" wrote in message m... Try Stoddard Solvent. This is a the stuff that most shops use to wash down engines. Works very well. Also known as Varsol or Texsolve. Any airplane, auto, or print shop has tons of the stuff. If not, you can find it in small cans at home centers. Mineral Spirits is a close match as well. |
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:43:44 -0400, "Ron Natalie"
wrote: "Clay" wrote in message m... Try Stoddard Solvent. This is a the stuff that most shops use to wash down engines. Works very well. Also known as Varsol or Texsolve. Any airplane, auto, or print shop has tons of the stuff. If not, you can find it in small cans at home centers. Mineral Spirits is a close match as well. I use a low-vapour "naptha" like what you use in a mechanic's parts-washer. Probably the same kind of stuff you mentioned by brand name. My bro-in-law bought some generic in bulk for his machine shop and I scarfed a couple gallons from him. Works great on the belly of the plane and doesn't irritate your hands like mineral spirits can. After cleaning the belly off with this stuff, I then go over it with a spraycan of Lemon Pledge. This solvent does no harm to the paint either, but then it's pretty much impossible to hurt the paint on my plane. |
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Ron Natalie wrote: Naptha is another common name for mineral spirts. It's pretty close to stoddard solvent. Not exactly. Mineral spirits have oil in them that naptha does not have. George Patterson The optimist feels that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist is afraid that he's correct. James Branch Cavel |
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But really rinse well. At my last annual the lineboys were told to
wash my plane prior to returning it to me. They apparently used Varsol and water to clean it but didn't rinse it afterwards. Left major paint discoloration and a real mess that would not wash off. The shop had to have my plane completely detailed (Compound & wax?) to make it right. They didn't argue about it at all. A later discussion with the service manager revealed they were very much afraid that they had permanantly etched the paint and might be going for a paint job. And there I was designing my new paint scheme! Oh, well.............. "Ron Natalie" wrote in message om... "Clay" wrote in message m... Try Stoddard Solvent. This is a the stuff that most shops use to wash down engines. Works very well. Also known as Varsol or Texsolve. Any airplane, auto, or print shop has tons of the stuff. If not, you can find it in small cans at home centers. Mineral Spirits is a close match as well. |
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