The International Cessna^® 170 Association

gahorn wrote:yeah, I know, but Miles was worried the mfr'r of water might change the recipie.

What part of "that wouldn't deter me from using it" didn't you understand"? BTW, the nice thing about DI water is that you don't have dry the windshield after you use it, unlike the stuff that comes out of faucets out here... nothing "soft" about it.

Miles

George,
In addition to the chemicals you listed, add to the list the gratuitous, inexperienced kid at the FBO, AND paint shops. It is very near impossible for me to install new glass, and not have one or the other, or both, scratch at least one glass before it leaves

Several years ago a few friends and I stopped overnight at Truckee. One of my friends owns a very nice C-182 with skylights installed. The next morning following a very cold night with a light snow, my friend watched in horror as the lineman (kid about 17) took the scrapper he was using, hold it like a hammer and bash a hole in the skylight plexiglass trying to break the snow loose.

Robert Eilers wrote:Several years ago a few friends and I stopped overnight at Truckee. One of my friends owns a very nice C-182 with skylights installed. The next morning following a very cold night with a light snow, my friend watched in horror as the lineman (kid about 17) took the scrapper he was using, hold it like a hammer and bash a hole in the skylight plexiglass trying to break the snow loose.

And how about those linemen that do you the favor of removing that snow with the shop push broom, and those seen using the other end of same broom to break-up the thin ice accumulation on the wing and tail surfaces causing hail damage. I got some work out of the latter

Another chemical that will ruin your windshield is Rain-X.

I clean mine with Plexus. You can get it at most motorcycle shops. Made specifically for plastic windshields.

....WD-40.....I'm with George. It also makes a great hand cleaner, and, believe it or not, the top of my Navy Blue Wings turn chalky white in the summer, but WD-40 restores the color better than Nu-Finish ever could....stuff's a miracle chemical....

N2786C...Ratty ole Alaska Bush Plane

As a new 170A owner I appreciate the tom foolery, however is there a consensus anywhere?

I have been using Lemon Pledge after a quick wash off with water to get rid of the surface dust. I have not heard about WD-40.

CAVU Mark wrote:As a new 170A owner I appreciate the tom foolery, however is there a consensus anywhere?

Johnsunday said Plexus. That's the best thing I've found.

John

CAVU Mark - I have been using Lemon Pledge for years without any problems. I prefer it to the other various plexiglass cleaners out there - including Plexus - but, Plexus is the plexiglass cleaner most like Pledge I have found. I find there is something in the wax content of the Pledge that takes care of minor scratches nicely. However, like George said if the formula is changed by the manufacturer we might not discover it until to late.

Also, remember to avoid Glass Cleaners such as Windex that contain ammonia. Very bad for our "glass".