Limitations of Lemon Pledge

"Jay Honeck" writes:

Without question the best stuff I've found for cleaning airplanes is
Tomar TR-1000. It is designed to be safe for aluminum airplanes,
unlike the cleaning products you'll find in your local discount store.
It is extremely effective when diluted and used as directed.

Got an URL for these folks?

Here's what I have:

Tomar Industries
P.O.Box 803
Cary, NC 27511
919-467-0362
866-828-0859 (toll free)

They claim this web site works but I'm not su
http://www.tomaraircraftcleaner.com/

Aviation Consumer did a report on cleaners and recommended TR-1000.
If you like I can send you the article, it's rather long.

I'm also told that you might find it in a detail shop, or a truck stop
with a truck wash.

They claim this web site works but I'm not su
http://www.tomaraircraftcleaner.com/

Doesn't work for me.

But thanks -- I'll ask around town for it.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" writes:

They claim this web site works but I'm not su
http://www.tomaraircraftcleaner.com/

Doesn't work for me.

It won't work for anyone, that domain does not exist.

Interestingly enough, the couple of references I found for Tomar on
google refer to that domain, so it must've been valid at some point.

-jav

Bob Fry wrote:
"Jay Honeck" writes:


Without question the best stuff I've found for cleaning airplanes is
Tomar TR-1000. It is designed to be safe for aluminum airplanes,
unlike the cleaning products you'll find in your local discount store.
It is extremely effective when diluted and used as directed.

Got an URL for these folks?


Here's what I have:

Tomar Industries
P.O.Box 803
Cary, NC 27511
919-467-0362
866-828-0859 (toll free)

This happens to be a local call for me, so I gave them a call. They said they
have an automotive product called "T03 Wash and Wax", and "TR-1000AC" which must
be the product referred to above. They don't have any distribution network, the
only way to get their stuff is to call them at the above number. He confirmed
the toll-free number. I forgot to ask about the URL.

I was hoping this was going to be a local source for Wash-Wax-All, but it's not.
I bought Wash-Wax-All from somebody in a Bellanca at a fly-in in Virginia. I
liked it, but haven't been able to find it again. Not sure I'm spelling the name
of the product correctly.

Dave
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They claim this web site works but I'm not su
http://www.tomaraircraftcleaner.com/

Aviation Consumer did a report on cleaners and recommended TR-1000.
If you like I can send you the article, it's rather long.

I'm also told that you might find it in a detail shop, or a truck stop
with a truck wash.


--
Dave Butler, software engineer 919-392-4367

Dave Butler writes:

I was hoping this was going to be a local source for Wash-Wax-All, but
it's not. I bought Wash-Wax-All from somebody in a Bellanca at a
fly-in in Virginia. I liked it, but haven't been able to find it
again. Not sure I'm spelling the name of the product correctly.

The Wash Wax All product is available he

http://www.washwax.com/

I've used it, and it's great. The mail order price, including s/h, is
only slightly cheaper than what the local FBO charges.

-jav

You folks are getting Wash Wax All confused with other products. Please
see

http://www.wash-wax.com/care.html

I have used it for the 6 years I have owned my plane. It works as
advertised. They sell some pads that make it work better. A little
expensive, but they last a long time. You can "wash" the whole plane
with the blue bottle if you wish. I just use it on the windows and the
leading edges and the nose bowl. Continued use makes it work better. The
red bottle is more of a degreaser for hard to clean areas. As good as
the blue bottle is the red stuff doesn't seem to work as good for me.
The belly just gets cleaned with varsol and then a good water bath. Oh,
yea, then I fly it to get the water off.

Ross

Dave Butler wrote:

Bob Fry wrote:
"Jay Honeck" writes:


Without question the best stuff I've found for cleaning airplanes is
Tomar TR-1000. It is designed to be safe for aluminum airplanes,
unlike the cleaning products you'll find in your local discount store.
It is extremely effective when diluted and used as directed.

Got an URL for these folks?


Here's what I have:

Tomar Industries
P.O.Box 803
Cary, NC 27511
919-467-0362
866-828-0859 (toll free)

This happens to be a local call for me, so I gave them a call. They said they
have an automotive product called "T03 Wash and Wax", and "TR-1000AC" which must
be the product referred to above. They don't have any distribution network, the
only way to get their stuff is to call them at the above number. He confirmed
the toll-free number. I forgot to ask about the URL.

I was hoping this was going to be a local source for Wash-Wax-All, but it's not.
I bought Wash-Wax-All from somebody in a Bellanca at a fly-in in Virginia. I
liked it, but haven't been able to find it again. Not sure I'm spelling the name
of the product correctly.

Dave
Remove SHIRT to reply directly.


They claim this web site works but I'm not su
http://www.tomaraircraftcleaner.com/

Aviation Consumer did a report on cleaners and recommended TR-1000.
If you like I can send you the article, it's rather long.

I'm also told that you might find it in a detail shop, or a truck stop
with a truck wash.

--
Dave Butler, software engineer 919-392-4367

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Bob Fry wrote:
"Jay Honeck" writes:


Without question the best stuff I've found for cleaning airplanes is
Tomar TR-1000. It is designed to be safe for aluminum airplanes,
unlike the cleaning products you'll find in your local discount store.
It is extremely effective when diluted and used as directed.

Got an URL for these folks?


Here's what I have:

Tomar Industries
P.O.Box 803
Cary, NC 27511
919-467-0362
866-828-0859 (toll free)

This happens to be a local call for me, so I gave them a call. They said they
have an automotive product called "T03 Wash and Wax", and "TR-1000AC" which must

be the product referred to above. They don't have any distribution network, the
only way to get their stuff is to call them at the above number. He confirmed
the toll-free number. I forgot to ask about the URL.

I was hoping this was going to be a local source for Wash-Wax-All, but it's not.

I bought Wash-Wax-All from somebody in a Bellanca at a fly-in in Virginia. I
liked it, but haven't been able to find it again. Not sure I'm spelling the name

of the product correctly.

Dave
Remove SHIRT to reply directly.


They claim this web site works but I'm not su
http://www.tomaraircraftcleaner.com/

Aviation Consumer did a report on cleaners and recommended TR-1000.
If you like I can send you the article, it's rather long.

I'm also told that you might find it in a detail shop, or a truck stop
with a truck wash.


--
Dave Butler, software engineer 919-392-4367

In article 29xkc.4235$Ik.349647@attbi_s53,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

As many of you know, I am a big proponent of using Lemon Pledge to clean an
airplane. It can be used on the Plexiglas safely, and if you spray the
leading edges of the wings with it after each flight, the bugs just swish
right off with little effort.


I wash my plane with a regular car shampoo.
Windshield gets lemon pledge plus an occasional scratch remover
treatment.
Leading edge & spars get a spray and wipe with Turtle (Turtle Wax) bug
remover. Works great for getting rid of bugs, and also works well for
wiping off oil streaks.

Tony

--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Almost Instrument
Cessna 172H C-GICE

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:29xkc.42$Ik.349647@attbi_s53...
As many of you know, I am a big proponent of using Lemon Pledge to clean
an
airplane. It can be used on the Plexiglas safely, and if you spray the
leading edges of the wings with it after each flight, the bugs just swish
right off with little effort.

So, while we'll still hit the windshield, leading edges, and nose with
Pledge after each flight, our days of using it as an "overall" cleaner are
over -- although I'd like to find something less harsh than Super Clean.
Any suggestions?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

OT - If you wear glasses with plastic lenses, you can use up the last of
your Pledge on those. When they get that scratchy haze that's bad enough to
be annoying but not bad enough to justify getting new ones, a rub of Pledge
(or Plexus) will turn them clear as new for several hours.

Kathy

a rub of Pledge
(or Plexus) will turn them clear as new for several hours.

Interesting -- thanks!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"