METAL SURFACE
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:13 pm
Some of you 170 owner have a so much free time on your hands
that you can keep your plane polished to a mirror finish. (These are the aircraft I use to comb my hair when I crawl out of my tent at Oshkosh) We keep ours clean but do not have the time to maintain that shine. Heck if I have time to polish, I have time to fly.
I was talking to an old timer A&P, he told me that in the Air Force they never polished. They wiped all metal surfaces down with very thin coat 5606 hydraulic fluid. This kept a moisture bearer between the metal and atmosphere. I did try it on the bottom of my Stab & Elevator. The first time I could feel some slight roughness. But the second time a week later all roughness was all gone. Yes there was some luster there. To my surprise the metal had assorb a large portion or this fluid
Before I spend 30 minutes doing all unpainted surfaces to the whole Aircraft I would like to hear from someone out there that has heard of this. Remember this is just a very lightly wipe ...Gary
that you can keep your plane polished to a mirror finish. (These are the aircraft I use to comb my hair when I crawl out of my tent at Oshkosh) We keep ours clean but do not have the time to maintain that shine. Heck if I have time to polish, I have time to fly.
I was talking to an old timer A&P, he told me that in the Air Force they never polished. They wiped all metal surfaces down with very thin coat 5606 hydraulic fluid. This kept a moisture bearer between the metal and atmosphere. I did try it on the bottom of my Stab & Elevator. The first time I could feel some slight roughness. But the second time a week later all roughness was all gone. Yes there was some luster there. To my surprise the metal had assorb a large portion or this fluid
Before I spend 30 minutes doing all unpainted surfaces to the whole Aircraft I would like to hear from someone out there that has heard of this. Remember this is just a very lightly wipe ...Gary
