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Hey guys...
Yer' doin' it all wrong!!! For some time now I've been using a tip one o' my pals got from the Super Hawk forum. So simple, so easy, so quick. And no nasty or harsh chemicals.
Take a clean kitchen towel or one of the terry cloth detailing/polishing towels and soak it in water. Wring it out just shy of dry/fairly damp, fold it into quarters then place it in the micro wave for 8-12 seconds. (Your time may vary)
What you want is a really nice and warm towel, not uncomfortably hot. If it's uncomfortably hot it could soften the paint (Lord knows the Sprinter paint is soft enough!) or themally stress the screen and craze the plastic.
Lay it out upon the screen/fairing for 10-20 seconds. Grasp the top of the towel and with one smooth light wipe downward all the bug guts are rehydrated and removed. Turn the towel inside out and repeat while it's still warm and damp.
"Viola!!!" All the dead bug stuff gone bye-bye!! Follow up with your favorite detailing polish/wax and your done!!!!
Try it just once. You'll be amazed, I certainly was. For fun you can always return the towel to the towel bar for "Mom" to find!!!!
Dan'l
So. Calif. :razz:
BTW...Hey Don,
Better do a double check on the Ph of the Simple Green. Like most surfacants/detergents, it is a caustic solution, not acidic. Opposite side of the Ph scale ol' buddy.
Even the aircraft cleaner we use on the Navy aircraft is a soap made by West Chemical. Used correctly it and Simple Green can be used IF USED correctly. The other mistake most make with cleaners like this is using them full strength, a no-no. Diluted 2:1 or even 3:1 water:solution it still has phenomenal cleaning power.
Agreed, it can promote topical corrosion, but the secret is LOTS of fresh water rinse. That's the mistake most people make, not enough rinsing then the solution become the conductor and compounds the gavanic reaction between alloys and dissimilar metals. Just use LOTS o' water. How much?? When you see a "water break" surface, ie the water runs off in a large sheeting action, then the surface is clean and the cleaning solution removed then a quick wipe dry with clean towels afterwards.
[ This message was edited by: yerguy on 2005-08-02 23:49 ]
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