cubnut93
Registered User
I helped a friend restore his L-21B airplane a few years back. He does not fly it much since it was finished, so it is still in great shape. This month it finally warmed up enough to start doing some work at his hangar. First on the list was to clean up the Super Cub. The question that I had was what do you use to wash an airplane that was restored with the Poly-Fiber system? I know enough that I should not use any wax or polish. So I just used plain water-hosed it down wet and washed it with a bucket of water with a very small amount of Dawn Dishwashing Liquid (I mean a VERY SMALL amount--like a half of a cap full in 5 gallons)
There were some areas that had bug splatter that was left on the wing edge too long that didn't want to come off. I assume that "bug splatter" should be washed off as soon as possible or it will leave marks.
Someone told me once that he used womens panty hose to get the bug spatter off. Any truth to that or was he pulling my leg?
There were some areas that had bug splatter that was left on the wing edge too long that didn't want to come off. I assume that "bug splatter" should be washed off as soon as possible or it will leave marks.
Someone told me once that he used womens panty hose to get the bug spatter off. Any truth to that or was he pulling my leg?