Regular Simple Green attcks aluminum. There is an aircraft grade that works well, but is a tad pricey.
I use 409 on the belly to get oil off.
Regular Simple Green attacks aluminum.
Simple Green has also developed break-through water based cleaners that are safe for use on metals, plastics, rubber and high tech alloys. Extreme Simple Green? Aircraft & Precision Cleaner and Simple Green? Pro HD are available on both the industrial and retail markets, respectively. These products were initially developed for the aircraft industry and extensive testing shows that they are safe and effective on a variety of metals and other sensitive surfaces even in the most extreme circumstances."
Andy,Will probably get told we're wrong but the stuff that comes out of the tap ("faucet") works well on bugs, and the stuff in the tanks deals with the oil
Andy
Will probably get told we're wrong but the stuff that comes out of the tap ("faucet") works well on bugs, and the stuff in the tanks deals with the oil
Andy
Here's a quote from Simple Green's website
"Aluminum - Is it safe to use Simple Green? on aluminum?
When used with caution and according to the instructions, Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner has been safely and successfully used to clean aluminum. Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner, Crystal Simple Green? Cleaner/Degreaser, Simple Green Pressure Washer Concentrates, and Pro Series? Simple Green? Automotive Cleaner have been used on aircraft, automotive, industrial and consumer aluminum items for over 20 years. However, caution and common sense must be used: aluminum is a soft metal that easily corrodes with unprotected exposure to water. The aqueous-base and alkalinity of Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner can accelerate the corrosion process. Therefore, contact times for unprotected or unpainted aluminum surfaces should be kept as brief as the job will allow - never for more than 10 minutes. Large cleaning jobs should be conducted in smaller-area stages to achieve lower contact time. Rinsing after cleaning should always be extremely thorough - paying special attention to flush out cracks and crevices to remove all Simple Green? product residues. Unfinished, uncoated or unpainted aluminum cleaned with Simple Green products should receive some sort of protectant after cleaning to prevent oxidation.
Simple Green has also developed break-through water based cleaners that are safe for use on metals, plastics, rubber and high tech alloys. Extreme Simple Green? Aircraft & Precision Cleaner and Simple Green? Pro HD are available on both the industrial and retail markets, respectively. These products were initially developed for the aircraft industry and extensive testing shows that they are safe and effective on a variety of metals and other sensitive surfaces even in the most extreme circumstances."
I've been using Dawn for 10 years now on our cars and plane. My (Boeing painter) brother painted our plane using Dupont, two-stage (automotive) paint: base coat / clear coat. After 10 years of washing, Dawn has cleaned the clear coat to shiny-new; no haze and no effect on the paint colors whatsoever. The colors are just as vivid at 3200+ hours as they were in the year 2000 at first flight (same for the cars) RosieIs anyone using a dish-washing detergent like Dawn?
So far I am mostly cleaned my plane with Acetone and MEK. Sounds like mineral spirits will do the trick. Dawns cheap though. Any thoughts
Andy,
Due respect and all, but Mineral Spirits better and much safer than the "stuff in the tanks"
YMMV
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I think I read it here on a prior hashing of the same topic. Anyway, I tried Scrubbing Bubbles - and it works! Just follow the directions on the can. Wet the bottom of the fuse. Spray on the SB. Let it foam up. Rinse after a few mins.
Hint - Keep your mouth closed while moving about on your creeper.
Coleman lantern fuel on a paper towel...
Yes, it works great.I usually wash my cars with dish soap (the soap you use for hand-washing dishes). Anybody use this to wash their plane?
What are you folks doing that you need to 'wash' your airplanes?