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Old 04-04-2013, 09:47 PM
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I've had 25 or 26 RV's and Rockets and have NEVER washed one of 'em .

Meat tenderizer and bug b gone ??

I take 2 minutes with a spray water bottle and a towel and wipe the bugs off when I land then I go home. My planes are always clean and ready.

What are you folks doing that you need to 'wash' your airplanes?
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Old 04-04-2013, 10:42 PM
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How about all the oil on the belly and the dust on the top wing surfaces? Wiping dust with a rag is going to scratch the paint, hence the need for soap and water.
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Old 04-05-2013, 12:50 AM
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It's more preventative maintenance than vanity for me on my 60 year old metal airplane. Hangared less than one mile from the Pacific Ocean, you end up with salt spray in the air that cakes on the leading edges and works its way into the aluminum sheet mating surfaces. No matter how clean the plane looks, it needs a fresh water rinse to get rid of all the salt from the hidden nooks/crannys.
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Old 04-05-2013, 02:20 AM
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What are you folks doing that you need to 'wash' your airplanes?
"Post flight inspection."

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Old 04-05-2013, 06:06 AM
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after you take all this advice in, dont forget to...........
FLY IT TO DRY IT!!
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Old 04-05-2013, 06:09 AM
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and please, dont use a pressure cleaner to wash your plane.

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Old 04-06-2013, 09:52 AM
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Default Dish Soap

I was under the influence that using dish soap on your car will remove the wax. I only use dish soap when I'm going to rewax my car.

I just wipe down leading edges with DI water and one of those sponges wrapped in netting.

And an occasionally car soap wash once or twice a year for something to do.
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