Cleaning windows

[FMO]

We will be renting an Archer for the week to tour the state and take some
aerial photos - as it is a rental all the windows are probably going to be
dirty - so what is good for cleaning them ?

Thanks

V.

[Ross]

FMO wrote:
> We will be renting an Archer for the week to tour the state and take some
> aerial photos - as it is a rental all the windows are probably going to be
> dirty - so what is good for cleaning them ?
>
> Thanks
>
> V.
>
>
No paper towels. I used Aero Cosmetics Wash and Wax All. Came in a blue
bottle. I used diapers and yes they were washed and cleaned. The more
you use it the better it works. Also works on wing leading edges.

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
Sold :(
KSWI

[bobengr]

On Nov 21, 8:31*pm, "FMO" > wrote:
> We will be renting an Archer for the week to tour the state and take some
> aerial photos - as it is a rental all the windows are probably going to be
> dirty - so what is good for cleaning them ?
>
> Thanks
>
> V.

Pledge Wipes

[Brian Whatcott]

bobengr wrote:
> On Nov 21, 8:31 pm, "FMO" > wrote:
>> We will be renting an Archer for the week to tour the state and take some
>> aerial photos - as it is a rental all the windows are probably going to be
>> dirty - so what is good for cleaning them ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> V.
>
> Pledge Wipes

I tried a brand of hand cleaning wipes in a plastic can - good for
taking off marks - but it left an oily smear - so I went with a
Maguier (sp?) product for the windows - they've been at it a long while...

Brian W

[John Smith]

FMO wrote:
> We will be renting an Archer for the week to tour the state and take some
> aerial photos - as it is a rental all the windows are probably going to be
> dirty - so what is good for cleaning them ?

You're joking, right? What happened to this world that people don't take
water for cleaning anymore? Cheap, available and doesn't scratch nor
embrittle those plastic windows.

[Brian Whatcott]

John Smith wrote:
> FMO wrote:
>> We will be renting an Archer for the week to tour the state and take
>> some aerial photos - as it is a rental all the windows are probably
>> going to be
>> dirty - so what is good for cleaning them ?
>
> You're joking, right? What happened to this world that people don't take
> water for cleaning anymore? Cheap, available and doesn't scratch nor
> embrittle those plastic windows.

Interesting common sense response. I could carry water in - and a sponge
and soap and napkins - but it is not that good with fly squash, and it
is handier to take something a little more compact and convenient....

Brian W

[Morgans[_2_]]

"brian whatcott" > wrote

> Interesting common sense response. I could carry water in - and a sponge
> and soap and napkins - but it is not that good with fly squash, and it is
> handier to take something a little more compact and convenient....

Mix up some soapy water, and put it into a Windex spray bottle. Spray it
on, and use a flannell cloth to rub it with, then take a spray bottle with
water, and use another flannel cloth to rinse and dry it off, and you have
the reccomended cleaning solution in a portable application.
--
Jim in NC

[a[_3_]]

On Nov 26, 8:45*am, "Morgans" > wrote:
> "brian whatcott" > wrote
>
> > Interesting common sense response. I could carry water in - and a sponge
> > and soap and napkins - but it is not that good with fly squash, and it is
> > handier to take something a little more compact and convenient....
>
> *Mix up some soapy water, and put it into a Windex spray bottle. *Spray it
> on, and use a flannell cloth to rub it with, then take a spray bottle with
> water, and use another flannel cloth to rinse and dry it off, and you have
> the reccomended cleaning solution in a portable application.
> --
> Jim in NC

You mean if I clean the windows I may not have to file IFR as often?
Neat!

Has anyone used something like a Windex spray at altitude? Those
bottles must have some kind of venting so that the interior pressure
follows ambient pressure. Any container containing air and water,
especially hot water, sealed at ground level will provide an adventure
in fluid dynamics if suddenly opened at 10,000 feet.

[James Robinson]

a > wrote:
>
> Has anyone used something like a Windex spray at altitude? Those
> bottles must have some kind of venting so that the interior pressure
> follows ambient pressure. Any container containing air and water,
> especially hot water, sealed at ground level will provide an adventure
> in fluid dynamics if suddenly opened at 10,000 feet.

People live in places like Leadville, CO, which is at 10,000 feet. They
buy everything from Windex to soft drinks and hair spray in pressurized
cans at their local grocery store.

No big deal, but occasionally the cans to bulge out from the pressure, and
the spray is certainly more powerful. Plus, you tend to open soft drink
bottles and cans in a way that any spray won't get all over you.

There is no venting.

[Jon Woellhaf]

I have used Plexus Plastic Cleaner and a soft cloth for years and am
satisfied with the result. After rinsing the windscreen with water and my
hand (if necessary), I use vertical strokes to rub on and then buff off the
Plexus.

[Dave Doe]

In article >,
says...
>
> "brian whatcott" > wrote
>
> > Interesting common sense response. I could carry water in - and a sponge
> > and soap and napkins - but it is not that good with fly squash, and it is
> > handier to take something a little more compact and convenient....
>
> Mix up some soapy water, and put it into a Windex spray bottle. Spray it
> on, and use a flannell cloth to rub it with, then take a spray bottle with
> water, and use another flannel cloth to rinse and dry it off, and you have
> the reccomended cleaning solution in a portable application.

I only ever bought one bottle of Windex - won't be buying it again. And
a spray bottle? - it's gonna leak one day when a PAX grabs it out of the
seat back compartment and puts it on the floor or somethin'. I found it
messy and difficult to apply evenly to achieve a good job.

Lemon Pledge in a spray *can* - OTOH, I'll vote for that. Leaves a nice
silicon finish, inside and out - making it really easy to wash the
outside with soap n' water and then reapply. While on the inside, again
a nice clear finish (seems to "soak up" very small scratches), and it
smells real' nice too!

--
Duncan.

[Peter Dohm]

"brian whatcott" > wrote in message
...
> bobengr wrote:
>> On Nov 21, 8:31 pm, "FMO" > wrote:
>>> We will be renting an Archer for the week to tour the state and take
>>> some
>>> aerial photos - as it is a rental all the windows are probably going to
>>> be
>>> dirty - so what is good for cleaning them ?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> V.
>>
>> Pledge Wipes
>
> I tried a brand of hand cleaning wipes in a plastic can - good for taking
> off marks - but it left an oily smear - so I went with a
> Maguier (sp?) product for the windows - they've been at it a long
> while...
>
> Brian W
>

There are a couple of products for the specific purposes of encapsulating
and removing various sorts of dirt and grit from "painted" and plastic
surfaces. (I put paint in quotation marks because I have been assured that
most of the modern surface coatings on cars and aircraft are not truly paint
in the more traditional sense)

The products are certainly not cheap, but at least one of them is marketed
specifically for use on aircraft and was featured on one of the AVweb
communications.

In addition to the aircraft specific product above, I am also still on the
roster to sell a product called EcoSheen, which is market for similar use on
automibiles. As you can guess from my other posting, I really find it more
than a little irritating that nearly everything of this sort ends up
marketed as part of the "Green" phenominon; especially when there are more
than enough "real" reasons. For example, you can effectively wash and wax
your car inside the garage, or wash and wax your airplane inside the hangar,
even when the weather is less than ideal.

With the caution that, although the web page does list airplanes, I HAVE NOT
PERSONALLY TRIED THIS PRODUCT ON PLEXIGLASS OR ON ANY AIRCRAFT FINISH, the
product that I have available is called ECO-Sheen and the smallest practical
purchase size is called the ECO-Pack.

Before some of you get too outraged about a commercial message, remember
that this is an MLM product and I will not have met multiple criteria for
payment. However, to the best of my knowledge and belief, you can still
purchase directly through the web site at http://Lefty.MyFFi.biz/ and
navigate to the product by selecting the place and language as
UnitedStates/English, then ShopForProducts, ECO-Products, ECO-Sheen, press
the More button, and then select the ECO-Pack from the quantity drop-down
(because the default quantity would probably cover at lease one Boeing 747
and the ECO-Pack is the smallest quantity that includes the Pump-up
applicator jar).

For those of you who are curious, I got involved for the Fuel-Freedom
product line during a period of high fuel prices and before the current
"Green" wave; but found that too much of the interest in fuel efficiency,
that I could personally locate, came from the owners of small cars with
refill capacities too small to add the products efficiently in subjective
terms--and then the price of fuel dropped precipitously...

Peter

[Morgans[_2_]]

"Dave Doe" > wrote

> I only ever bought one bottle of Windex - won't be buying it again. And
> a spray bottle? - it's gonna leak one day when a PAX grabs it out of the
> seat back compartment and puts it on the floor or somethin'. I found it
> messy and difficult to apply evenly to achieve a good job.

I know what you mean about spray bottles.

My favorite "no leak" way to carry around soap and water is to empty out
liquid dishwashing detergent bottles, and use them.

The lid seals quite tightly, and it is easy to direct a squirt of liquid
where you need it.
--
Jim in NC