Oxidation vs. Bad Paint?

[Marco Leon]

While washing and waxing my white Warrior last weekend in prep for the
winter, I noticed that the water squeezed from my towel was a bit white. Is
this a normal side-effect from oxidation or is it bad paint? The plane was
last painted 1996 with DuPont Imron.

Marco

[Dude]

Paint from wash is not normal.

Paint from wax will depend on the wax. How oxydized was the paint from
before you waxed it? What wax did you use?

If you polish it out, and keep it waxed, this should not reoccur. I highly
recommend paying for a good polish rather than sweating through it.


"Marco Leon" <mmleon(at)yahoo.com> wrote in message
...
> While washing and waxing my white Warrior last weekend in prep for the
> winter, I noticed that the water squeezed from my towel was a bit white.
Is
> this a normal side-effect from oxidation or is it bad paint? The plane
was
> last painted 1996 with DuPont Imron.
>
> Marco
>
>

[Marco Leon]

It happened during the wash so I don't think it was the wax. From what I
gleaned from past Google searches, folks regularly talk about removing
oxidation to get to the original layer of paint in order to make it look
shiny again. What does this "removal" entail and what would it look like? Is
it the same color as the paint?

Marco


"Dude" > wrote in message
...
> Paint from wash is not normal.
>
> Paint from wax will depend on the wax. How oxydized was the paint from
> before you waxed it? What wax did you use?
>
> If you polish it out, and keep it waxed, this should not reoccur. I highly
> recommend paying for a good polish rather than sweating through it.
>
>
> "Marco Leon" <mmleon(at)yahoo.com> wrote in message
> ...
> > While washing and waxing my white Warrior last weekend in prep for the
> > winter, I noticed that the water squeezed from my towel was a bit white.
> Is
> > this a normal side-effect from oxidation or is it bad paint? The plane
> was
> > last painted 1996 with DuPont Imron.
> >
> > Marco
> >
> >
>
>

[Orval Fairbairn]

In article >,
"Marco Leon" <mmleon(at)yahoo.com> wrote:

> It happened during the wash so I don't think it was the wax. From what I
> gleaned from past Google searches, folks regularly talk about removing
> oxidation to get to the original layer of paint in order to make it look
> shiny again. What does this "removal" entail and what would it look like? Is
> it the same color as the paint?

The oxidized layer of the paint is what you are removing, along with old
wax and dirt. Even polyurethanes will oxidize, to some extent --
especially if exposed to the UV rays of sunlight and moisture, such as
occurs with dew. Hangaring the plane eliminates a lot of those exposure
problems.

[Marco Leon]

Thanks Orval. Unfortunately, hangars at my homebase are $500+/month for
T-hangars with a waiting list currently being measured in *years*. My
$105/month tiedown is not bad considering...

Marco

"Orval Fairbairn" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Marco Leon" <mmleon(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > It happened during the wash so I don't think it was the wax. From what I
> > gleaned from past Google searches, folks regularly talk about removing
> > oxidation to get to the original layer of paint in order to make it look
> > shiny again. What does this "removal" entail and what would it look
like? Is
> > it the same color as the paint?
>
> The oxidized layer of the paint is what you are removing, along with old
> wax and dirt. Even polyurethanes will oxidize, to some extent --
> especially if exposed to the UV rays of sunlight and moisture, such as
> occurs with dew. Hangaring the plane eliminates a lot of those exposure
> problems.

[Dude]

If you get it polished, and use good wax, you can likely keep it from
oxidizing by reapplying wax every 3 months. Perhaps more often on leading
edges.

By saving 400 a month, you can afford a new paint job fairly often :)





"Marco Leon" <mmleon(at)yahoo.com> wrote in message
...
> Thanks Orval. Unfortunately, hangars at my homebase are $500+/month for
> T-hangars with a waiting list currently being measured in *years*. My
> $105/month tiedown is not bad considering...
>
> Marco
>
> "Orval Fairbairn" > wrote in message
>
...
> > In article >,
> > "Marco Leon" <mmleon(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > It happened during the wash so I don't think it was the wax. From what
I
> > > gleaned from past Google searches, folks regularly talk about removing
> > > oxidation to get to the original layer of paint in order to make it
look
> > > shiny again. What does this "removal" entail and what would it look
> like? Is
> > > it the same color as the paint?
> >
> > The oxidized layer of the paint is what you are removing, along with old
> > wax and dirt. Even polyurethanes will oxidize, to some extent --
> > especially if exposed to the UV rays of sunlight and moisture, such as
> > occurs with dew. Hangaring the plane eliminates a lot of those exposure
> > problems.
>
>