Cleaning agent for trike wing ??

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Cleaning agent for trike wing ??

Postby IceAge » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:36 pm

I normally clean my trike wing by spraying it with a high presure washer, ie. clean water. However over time the wing has picked up a few spots of 'greasy' deposits (I flew into a swarm of termites which left oily spots on the wing.) which the presure washer cannot get off as I do not want to put too much water presure on one spot.

The question is what 'cleaning agents' are recommended that can I use to remove these spots (or other oil deposits) and get the colours bright again without damaging the fabric. (^^)

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Re: Cleaning agent for trike wing ??

Postby Africa » Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:06 pm

you can lie the wing down and put sunlight liquid in a bucket of water and use a broom to dip in the bucket and brush the wing. On the greasy spots you can use a cloth/rag and thinners and rub the greasy area. this works like a bomb. I have cleaned hundreds of wings like this. I would not use a high pressure washer at all because it will damage and loosen the stitching. Also the broom you use must not be a steel broom.. :lol: just use a regular one. Hope this helps. jamie
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Re: Cleaning agent for trike wing ??

Postby IceAge » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:45 am

Thanks for the advise Jamie, will try it out the next time I wash my jet (^^) (^^)

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Re: Cleaning agent for trike wing ??

Postby MADDOG » Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:05 pm

I know agent is fairly useful oke, but he cleans wings too. How much? :wink:
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