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09-29-2016, 10:58 AM
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New Member
2016 23' International
Portland
, Maine
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 2
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Establishing proper cleaning methods
Need suggestions for cleaning exterior of windows for my AS trailer.
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09-29-2016, 11:11 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Spicewood (W of Austin)
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 2,987
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My big, fat, Greek favorite: Windex.
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09-29-2016, 11:15 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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Window cleaner, what ever brand you use at home.
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09-29-2016, 11:33 AM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,707
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Preferably ammonia-free. Ammonia is very corrosive to aluminum.
Vinegar & water is a better option...
Shari
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09-29-2016, 11:57 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Spicewood (W of Austin)
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 2,987
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InsideOUt...that's very good advice and my previous answer was posted in haste. I ALWAYS USE ONLY AMMONIA-FREE products.
Ammonia will also craze/fog plastic (like, ever wonder why some folks who use car washes have foggy headlamp lenses? Ans: The car wash people have used an ammonia-product to clean the bugs off.)
Never use ammonia near plastic. (This includes RTV which is cured with ammonia. NOW you know what that familiar smell is in RTV.)
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09-29-2016, 06:37 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2016 30' Classic
Houston
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 344
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For the non-glass / acrylic windows, I use NOVUS PC-108 Plastic Clean & Shine - a very popular product with motorcycle and aviation enthusiasts for their windshields, etc.
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09-29-2016, 07:20 PM
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Rivet Master
1995 25' Excella
xxxxx
, xxxxxx
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 2,351
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Rain is what I rely on.
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09-29-2016, 10:36 PM
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Paul Zmann
Currently Looking...
Garland
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 43
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I would recommend a product I buy from Sam's or Wally Mart. Since a lot of people park in Wally Mart. It give you a product you could buy during a stop. I fly an experimental aircraft with plexiglass for windows. You need to use Ammonia Free to keep the plexus from crazing. I had Paul Leaderbrand recommend this from Stick & Rudder. I recently took my truck to wash, I paid extra to get the top of the line wash to get the bugs off. So much for that idea! I drove to the airport where I have 4 cans of this cleaner. I spray the front side of the mirrors, the windshield, the hood the grill, and then got a blue shop towel paper rag and wiped it all down. Undoubtedly the best bug remover I have ever seen try it! ! ! !
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09-30-2016, 02:35 AM
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Rivet Master
1999 30' Excella 1000
small town
, Maryland
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 802
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Do not use a straight razor to clean bug crud off the glass. The tint is not in the glass, but on the glass. After two windows my 1999 had permanent scratches. Hard to see but I know they are there.
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10-01-2016, 08:45 AM
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New Member
2016 23' International
Portland
, Maine
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boxite
My big, fat, Greek favorite: Windex.
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Thank you.
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10-01-2016, 07:34 PM
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Paul Zmann
Currently Looking...
Garland
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 43
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I spray on the foam. I go down the entire leading edge, the struts, the windshield the doors, and the cowling. I go find an old t-shirt rag and start wiping it off at where I started spraying it down. It may take a little rubbing to get the super bugs off, I wipe her completely down. I then go back and find the spots that need more attention. I spray all of them and start wiping it down again. I haven't washed the plane since, I touch her up every time I fly.
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10-02-2016, 09:28 PM
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Paul Zmann
Currently Looking...
Garland
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 43
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I do not use a razor blade, I use a rag. It may take two wipe downs the best product I have ever used!
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