On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:07:08 GMT, in rec.aviation.owning, "Mike"
wrote:

"Peter Clark" wrote in message
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On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:55:22 GMT, "Mike" wrote:

"Jon Woellhaf" wrote in message
om...
After a short 1.5 hour sightseeing flight today I tried using 100% DHMO
to
clean the bugs off the leading edges. It worked surprisingly well.
Despite
my precautions, I got a little in my eyes and a lot on my hands and
arms,
but I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.

I wouldn't use any cleaner on my plane unless I knew the reactive effects
of
it with paint and alluminum. Even so-called "green" cleaners may not be
safe for your plane.

Personally I just spray all the leading edges down with water, allow the
bugs to reconstitute for about 5-10 minutes and they wipe right off with
little effort. The microfiber towels you can get at Costco or Sams work
great. For the windows I use sprayway glass cleaner available at Wal-mart
for $2 per can. It works great, is not prone to streaking, and it's
completely safe for plexiglass.

Um, DHMO... dihydrogen monoxide.... I guess the whoosh was not
reading closely enough?

I guess so. You got a MSDS for that?

http://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/major.../msdswater.htm
or
http://www.dhmo.org/msdsdhmo.html