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Using clearbra film to place on the wing leading edge to remove more easily insect
As anyone been using 3M film to protect the leading edge of the wing and so remove more easily insect with a sponge and water rather than using a more abrasiv even non scratch product. Any effect on the stall (speed or others)
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I have found the best practice for make bug removal easy is to keep the leading edges well waxed. On our company airplanes we gave been using Griot's Best of Show spray wax on the airplanes for a couple years now and it helps a lot. |
RE: Cleaning insects off aircraft wing leading edges
A hgih-quality wax and/or paint sealant does make it much easier to remove splatted-on insects from your wing's leading edge.
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A spray bottle with some water in it is a great way to remove bugs. Spray water on, let sit for a few seconds, and come back over it with a microfiber cloth. Bugs come right off.
At least the bugs we get here in BC. Those Colorado bugs may be different. :P |
2nd Spray Bottle
I keep a spray bottle with water and a few drops of Dawn dish soap. I wipe down off the bugs after every flight, basically all the leading edges. I do the legs fairings and bottom of flaps less often.
This is also how I clean the plane. I never use running water and certainly not any water under pressure. Good wax a couple times a year, more often on the leading edges as the wax wears off faster with the wipe down after every flight. Paint job is near 7yrs old and looks great! 650hrs on the plane. Paint by Grady at GLO At 52F, it is thought as nails. Cheers |
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I was going to go with clear bra until I heard about this stuff. |
I've been using a product called "BugSlide" on my leading edges for a year now. It takes just a couple of minutes with a spray bottle of BugSlide and a microfiber cloth to wipe down the leading edges after each flight.
After using it a couple of times, the bug juice doesn't etch into the paint right away. So they just wipe right off. Some people use Pledge the same way. But, you have to leave a thick coat of Pledge on to get good results. Bugslide works a little better and you don't have a thick waxy build up on your paint job. |
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One area of real interest to apply it, would be under the belly for oil protection and clean off. thanks for sharing. |
I recently started using a product called ?Wash Wax All?
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wash+wax+...b_sb_ss_i_3_12 So far I like it. It seems to be more ?wax? than ?wash? but it takes the bugs off just fine and leaves a fresh coat of wax every time you use it. It does leave a slight wax haze after it dries completely but the haze wipes off with with very little effort. Not at all like wiping the dried wax off using a traditional paste. |
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