B: RE: RE: RE: RE:Under belly degrease - Summarized ResponseseandComments

[Tom Henderson]

I'm with you Robert.  The hand cleaners are probably fine, but I'm too 
chicken to take a chance.  I would have thought the original Simple Green 
was OK too, but it turned out to be pretty bad stuff.

The new Simple Green claims to satisfy the Boeing spec for aircraft 
cleaners.  That spec addresses corrosion, etc in some detail.  So if it 
satisfies the spec it should be safe.  It remains to be seen how well the 
stuff works though....

-TH
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Robert.Wiebener at sybase.com>
To: <beech-owners at beechcraft.org>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: B: RE: RE: RE: RE:Under belly degrease - Summarized 
ResponseseandComments


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> I guess my only question would be, are all these homegrown solutions safe
> for aluminum?  That's the benefit of buying the seaplane degreaser, tested
> to be safe on aluminum.
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> My plane is 40 years old, what would 40 years of smeared hand cleaner do 
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> its belly?
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> Besides, the can of degreaser is only $8.99, I think.  You can get at 
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> 3 cleanings out of it.  that's only $3.00 a cleaning.  Less than a Big 
> Mac.
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> Robert H. Wiebener, Jr.
> N35 - N61GM - KAPA (Denver)
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> Hand cleaner works great for me too.  99 cents for a big can.  Plus I can
> have the kids smear it on and wipe it off!
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> Shawn Grubb
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: beech-owners-bounces at beechcraft.org
> [mailto:beech-owners-bounces at beechcraft.org] On Behalf Of Ralph Requa
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 12:58 PM
> To: beech-owners at beechcraft.org
> Subject: B: RE: RE: RE:Under belly degrease - Summarized Responsese
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> Bill,
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> My non-abrasive hand cleaner is cheaper than your Gunk+Kerosine.
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> Cheers, Ralph
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: beech-owners-bounces at beechcraft.org
> [mailto:beech-owners-bounces at beechcraft.org] On Behalf Of Bill
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 10:21 AM
> To: beech-owners at beechcraft.org
> Subject: B: RE: RE:Under belly degrease - Summarized Responsese and
> Comments
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> Hey guys:  I read all the answers and conclude:
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> 1/4 of responders like to take unnecessary risks:  avgas, white gas
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> 1/4 of you like corrosion: simple green, scrubbing bubbles
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> 1/4 of you like to spend money:  seaplane degreaser, meguiars sprays
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> 1/4 of you smell like a refinery:  kerosine
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> So here's what I don't use:
> 1)  white gas (Coleman) - the vapor of this stuff travels just like
> gasoline, and has a similarly low flashpoint.  Boom.
> 2)  av gas.  Same - Leave your cigarettes home!
> 3)  Bathroom cleaners, other household products - use caustic pH to cut
> grease - this stuff wicks into lap joints where it's hard to remove.
> 4)  Spray cans that say "aircraft" - way too expensive for my taste.
> 5)  Kerosine alone - too oily used alone... but...
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> My pick is:
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> Add Gunk concentrate to Kerosine- available at NAPA stores, (some of 
> them).
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> It's a degreaser/detergent that you mix 8:1 with Kerosine or jet fuel.  It
> rinses off better than Kerosine, using water and maybe a little detergent.
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> I do the belly in about 20 minutes, with 5 more minutes to change out of
> the
> jumpsuit that's now trashed.
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> Not as volatile, not as corrosive, and cheap.
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> Bill
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: beech-owners-bounces at beechcraft.org
> [mailto:beech-owners-bounces at beechcraft.org]On Behalf Of John Ashcroft
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 3:25 PM
> To: beech-owners at beechcraft.org
> Subject: B: RE:Under belly degrease
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> I spent about 2 hours yesterday under my Deb cleaning the gunk off from
> the last couple of trips. Sprayed an AeroShell product on and wiped the
> oil and grunge off with a dry cloth. The underside looks as clean as a
> whistle now - got to the nose wheel well and it looked like the grease
> trap from a bad restaurant.
> What do others do to keep the underside clean - what products do you use
> that are non corrosive?
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> John Ashcroft
> Ashcroft Building & Design
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