Wax

[zatatime]

What type of wax do you use on your airplane? I'd like to stay away
from the standard "carnuba" type waxes because its a royal pain to
buff around all the rivets (its a Cherokee). Any one step polishes
out there that don't require the second buffing step?

This plane has not been waxed in at least 6 yesrs so I doubt there's
any build up of old wax to worry about.

Thanks,
z

[tony roberts]

> What type of wax do you use on your airplane?

I use Eagle Wax.
It comes in a spray bottle.
You wet the plane,
Spray Eagle Wax on while the plane is still damp,
Wipe the plane with a cloth.
Finished.

Tony
--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE

[kage]

If you don't have much time and you just want to make a plane look good
FAST!

Hose it down
Use liquid "Turtle Wax"
Rub it all over the WET airplane, rub right over the oil and exhaust stains
with lots of wax.
Hose it off with water, the still wet wax and all
Use leaf blower to dry most of the remainder
Dry leftover small spots with towel.

Karl
"Curator" N185KG
This might not be the longest lasting wax job, but it makes the airplane
clean and shiny FAST!


"tony roberts" > wrote in message
news:nospam-D283F1.21145827092004@shawnews...
>> What type of wax do you use on your airplane?
>
> I use Eagle Wax.
> It comes in a spray bottle.
> You wet the plane,
> Spray Eagle Wax on while the plane is still damp,
> Wipe the plane with a cloth.
> Finished.
>
> Tony
> --
>
> Tony Roberts
> PP-ASEL
> VFR OTT
> Night
> Cessna 172H C-GICE

[zatatime]

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 04:14:24 GMT, tony roberts >
wrote:

>> What type of wax do you use on your airplane?
>
>I use Eagle Wax.
>It comes in a spray bottle.
>You wet the plane,
>Spray Eagle Wax on while the plane is still damp,
>Wipe the plane with a cloth.
>Finished.
>
>Tony


Sweet. How long do you go between waxings?

Thanks for the reply.

z

[zatatime]

On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:26:07 -0700, "kage" >
wrote:

>If you don't have much time and you just want to make a plane look good
>FAST!
>
>Hose it down
>Use liquid "Turtle Wax"
>Rub it all over the WET airplane, rub right over the oil and exhaust stains
>with lots of wax.
>Hose it off with water, the still wet wax and all
>Use leaf blower to dry most of the remainder
>Dry leftover small spots with towel.


Interesting. Sounds like it would leave a pretty big wax build up
area on what you're trying to mask though. I may give it a try on
part of the cowling that got discolored from a blown exhaust gasket.

Thanks.
z

[TripFarmer]

I regularly use a spray on wet, wipe off wax. It looks great and
only takes 10-15 minutes to do all the upper and side surfaces.
Eagle One is the brand I use.


Trip


In article >, says...
>
>What type of wax do you use on your airplane? I'd like to stay away
>from the standard "carnuba" type waxes because its a royal pain to
>buff around all the rivets (its a Cherokee). Any one step polishes
>out there that don't require the second buffing step?
>
>This plane has not been waxed in at least 6 yesrs so I doubt there's
>any build up of old wax to worry about.
>
>Thanks,
>z

[zatatime]

On 28 Sep 2004 19:49:21 GMT, (TripFarmer) wrote:

>I regularly use a spray on wet, wipe off wax. It looks great and
>only takes 10-15 minutes to do all the upper and side surfaces.
>Eagle One is the brand I use.
>
>
>Trip
>
>
Two votes for Eagle One. Looked at thier website and it seems pretty
good. Now to find a place to buy it near me which shouldn't be too
hard.

Thanks,
z

[Javier Henderson]

zatatime > writes:

> What type of wax do you use on your airplane? I'd like to stay away
> from the standard "carnuba" type waxes because its a royal pain to
> buff around all the rivets (its a Cherokee). Any one step polishes
> out there that don't require the second buffing step?

Wash Wax All is all I've been evangelizing for a while now.

-jav

[zatatime]

On 28 Sep 2004 18:01:40 -0700, Javier Henderson >
wrote:

>Wash Wax All is all I've been evangelizing for a while now.


Choices, choices....Thanks I'll check it out. My only concern is that
I'm starting from scratch, and this may not give the "base protection"
I'm looking for. I'll see what the factory says.

z

[tony roberts]

Once Spring & once Fall.


>
> Sweet. How long do you go between waxings?
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> z




--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE

[Javier Henderson]

zatatime > writes:

> On 28 Sep 2004 18:01:40 -0700, Javier Henderson >
> wrote:
>
> >Wash Wax All is all I've been evangelizing for a while now.
>
>
> Choices, choices....Thanks I'll check it out. My only concern is that
> I'm starting from scratch, and this may not give the "base protection"
> I'm looking for. I'll see what the factory says.

It's probably similar to the other spray on wax product that was
mentioned on this thread yesterday. Spray it on, rub it off for a semi
glossy shine. It leaves a slick surface, makes getting bugs off easier.

-jav

[zatatime]

On 29 Sep 2004 15:04:11 -0700, Javier Henderson >
wrote:

>It's probably similar to the other spray on wax product that was
>mentioned on this thread yesterday. Spray it on, rub it off for a semi
>glossy shine. It leaves a slick surface, makes getting bugs off easier.
>
>-jav

I looked into it and they are similar. They are considered "wax
extenders" which basically give the wax a longer life. I've chosen to
go with the Nano Wax by Eagle. It is a true wax that uses micro
technology to allow for better coverage without all the arm work.
Hopefully it works out well. I'll use some sort of wax extender after
I get a good base down.

Thanks for the replies.

z