5 Easy Springs Cleaning Tips for Your Aircraft

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5 Easy Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Aircraft
Presented by Lindsay Green
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Table of Content

• Introduction
• Wash It Off
• Get In Deep
• Make it Shine
• Throw It Out
• Cover it up
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Its that time of year to brush off the hangar
  dust and get ready for the UV-drenched bliss we
  call spring!
• If your plane is itching to get back into the
  skies, weve got five easy spring cleaning tips
  for getting your aircraft into great shape.

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Wash It Off

• If your plane has been hibernating all winter in
  a hangar, or if youve been dancing around the
  globe, the first step is to wash off whatever has
  accumulated on it.
• This is especially important if youve been
  deicing this winter and have fluid accumulating
  in flap channels, landing gear areas, etc.
• Removing the build up(s) now will spare you from
  having to deal with them after theyve started
  baking into your aircrafts paint.
• Your best bet? Go with an exterior dry wash.
• Not only is it environmentally friendly (since it
  doesnt require a wash pad or water), but also
  youll be guarding against corrosion that can
  build up from water that doesnt completely dry
  (flap channels and gear well areas in particular.)

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Wash It Off
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Get In Deep

• As you wash your aircraft top to bottom, spring
  cleaning also provides a great opportunity to get
  into those little-noticed areas and clean up last
  years "fun.
• Areas that can benefit from that sort of
  attention include your seat back pockets, galley
  drawers and gear well areas.
• In the gear well area, unless youre trained on
  cleaning them correctly, its best to acquire
  some assistance from a professional cleaning
  company or maintenance shop to take care of the
  job.
• If youre up to the task, however, be sure to pay
  attention to how sensitive those areas are, and
  NEVER use a pressure washer to clean them.

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Make it Shine

• If your aircraft is equipped with polish-able
  metals (inlets, spinner heads, leading edges,
  etc.), this is a great time to shine them up.
• Doing so early in the season will ensure that
  winters impact wont continue into the New Year
  and will make them easier to keep up in the
  future.
• Maintaining your aircrafts brightwork is
  especially important if youre operating a
  low-wing or propeller-based aircraft, as theyre
  more susceptible to salts and deicers used to
  keep runways and taxiways clean.
• Dont forget those high areas (vertical/horizontal
  stabilizers), as keeping those areas polished
  will increase the overall curb appeal of your
  aircraft!

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Throw It Out

• Now that your aircraft is almost ready for a
  great spring day, one of the last steps is to
  clean out your aircrafts storage areas while
  paying special attention to throwing out expired
  products and chemicals.
• Whether your storage area is a hangar, a closet
  or the trunk of your car, cleaning it now will
  allow you to purchase replacements BEFORE the
  busy flying season begins, leaving you with more
  time in the air and not in the store.
• If youre a fleet operator or if you have dozens
  of chemicals for your aircraft, this is another
  great time to check to ensure you have a proper
  Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for each
  product. 
• If not, check out 3Ms MSDS Solutions Center or
  get in contact with the chemicals manufacturer
  for proper documentation.

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Cover it up

• Now that youve washed, cleaned, organized and
  debugged your aircraft, theres one last step you
  should take Get some protection from the sun!
• Just like you on the beach, your aircrafts paint
  needs protection from the extended daylight hours
  and constant barrage of UV rays that characterize
  this time of year.
• The best way to do this is to enlist the service
  of a paint sealant.
• Thanks to their chemical properties, paint
  sealants provide long-duration protection and can
  even restore a glossy finish to some paints that
  have a faded or "chalked" appearance
• In addition, paint sealants dont require
  reapplication every couple of months as many
  waxes do, while still contributing to the planes
  aerodynamics.

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Cover it up
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Conclusion

• Getting ready for the spring and summer flying
  seasons doesnt have to be a pain.
• Follow these five easy spring cleaning tips for
  your aircraft and save yourself a headache so you
  can start enjoying another great season of safe
  flying!

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Contact Us

• Superior Labs Inc
• Address 5783 Central Ave
• Hot Springs, AR 71913
• Phone [phone]
• Email superiorlabsinc_at_gmail.com
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