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01-06-2012, 02:35 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Jackson, OH
Posts: 489
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Clean the Canopy
I have read thru posts and forums here, but was curious if any -12 flyers had any good working product to share on cleaning the front canopy? Soap and water?
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01-06-2012, 02:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
Posts: 7,840
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Pledge.
Pledge furniture polish works well and I routinely use it on my RV-10 windows and my Air Tractor since it doesn't have any ammonia in it.
It'll also leave a thin wax film that makes getting bugs off pretty easy.
Behold works as well as Pledge and half the price if the store carries it.
Best,
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01-06-2012, 02:48 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Bonney Lake, WA
Posts: 295
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Pledge used to be my favorite (especially for flying in low weather and rain) but I'm a Plexus convert now.
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01-06-2012, 03:23 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 905
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Plexus is the name of the best product, (IMHO), but don't ever close your canopy and try to clean it while you are inside.
Used to use Pledge on my 172, but found over time it leaves a haze. (sorry, Pierre).
Dick Seiders
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01-06-2012, 06:23 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dallas, TX (ADS)
Posts: 2,180
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Plexus has been good to my airplane windscreen, glider canopy and motorcycle faceshields/windscreens. Works well, but you need a no-scratch wipe (Kimwipe, Dupont Sonatra, etc) and a windscreen with as much dirt and scratchy stuff as possible removed.
Phil Greenspun has a great write up on cleaning canopies. He favors cotton, but the disposable wipes work well too.
TODR
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01-06-2012, 06:26 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 4,219
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I prefer Novus over Plexus. Much less expensive on a per use basis, and (IMO) doesn't leave a film behind.
I'm pretty cheap, but I have cans of Plexus which are gathering dust on the shelf since I discovered Novus.
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Kyle Boatright
Marietta, GA
2001 RV-6 N46KB
2019(?) RV-10
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01-06-2012, 07:53 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Avon, Indiana
Posts: 341
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I have tried several and I vote for Plexus! Have never noted any film whatsoever.
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01-06-2012, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Davenport, IA
Posts: 1,390
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My vote is for Plexus. Used on all of the corporate stuff.
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01-06-2012, 09:02 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hervey Bay Queensland Australia
Posts: 205
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W/Screen Cleaner
Yep Pledge Furniture Polish was used by Ag Pilots years ago in NZ works wonders..!
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01-07-2012, 09:13 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Lacey, WA
Posts: 1,365
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Pledge?
Although I have not used Pledge for plexiglass canopies I am skeptical that it is a good product for that purpose. I have used it for other purposes, like on plastics, and found that under some conditions of humidity and temperature the wax left behind will turn milky and be very difficult to remove.
A canopy is expensive, I use only Novus or Plexus. One seems as good as the other and they both work well. For cleaning and polishing the plexi I use dedicated microfiber towels that are kept seperate from my other towels and not used for any other purpose.
Tony
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