Can a person use anything on a fabric covered plane to bring some of the luster back out of the paint? Can you use plain old carnauba wax in the tin can? Rub it in and polish it off with a rag? It's covered in ceconite.
Thanks.
Can a person use anything on a fabric covered plane to bring some of the luster back out of the paint? Can you use plain old carnauba wax in the tin can? Rub it in and polish it off with a rag? It's covered in ceconite.
Thanks.
Thanks for the response Ken. It looks like they did not get the paint quite as heavy on the wings and you can see a little bit of the weave will that be an issue with the wax?
Thanks for the response Ken. It looks like they did not get the paint quite as heavy on the wings and you can see a little bit of the weave will that be an issue with the wax?
When I had the Howard, one good waxing in the spring, then after each flight wipe it down with a rag dampened with mineral spirits to get the oil off, then Pledge. The main problem with Pledge is it will get milky looking after it gets wet, but otherwise it’s quick & easy.
During heavy bug season, a quick coat of wax without wiping it off on all the leading edges before flight, then wipe it off after flight make getting the bugs off a lot easier.
A really faded airplane with dope finish, or even older non-catalyzed enamels, can be made to shine with #7 Polishing Compound. It used to be DuPont, but Sundance took over (or somebody).
My Cub was painted with auto acrylic enamel in 1980, and spent five years outside since then. I have only used Pledge and compound - never soap and water. You can see your face in my finish. Same with the Decathlon, and it is butyrate dope with some weave showing. Really shiny!