PS Magazine - APRIL 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 341
APRIL 1981
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Get Ready .±.
First of±, move the bird to the wash
You can alWays spot a Well main-
rack and ground iI. ²ater ±loWing
ta³ned a´rcra±t because it's the cleANESt
oNe o± the ±light line. µ top¶notch
creW chie± knoWs the importance o±
keepiNg an aircra±t clean.
Dirt is a natural breed´ng place
Where mo·sture, salt and other air¸
borne deposits combine to attack the
paint on your tH´n¹skinNed birds. Bare
metal corrodes, ±ast!
You Decide
ThE climate Where youºre stationed
·s the big ±actor in deciding hoW o±t»n
your baby needs a bath.
¼n
coastal
areas,
you
keeP
the
corrosion villain at bay With a Weekly
Wash. That's the Word in ½ara 2¹9 o±
TM 43¹0105 (µpr 76) on corrosion
control.
¼n other areas, an ideal clean´ng
timE is during a ½hase ³nspEction,
When the aircra±t is doWn ±or extended
maintenance.
38
over ½l¾xiglas actually creates static
electricity. Then, i± you use ±lammable
drycleaning solvent on an oily area,
you Won't be exposed to a big "¿ang''.
GEt SEt
••.
Àext,
gather the right cleaning
materials.
Á±
the
aircra±t
has
an
iN±rared (¼R) paint job, you can't use
the regular alkaline Waterbase cleanÂ
ing compound. ¼t's too strong and can
damage the paintÃ
\
Soft
bristled
brush
needed
Use saLvaged
FiRe extInguisher
for dry cleanIng
sOlvent
Go±±²
'!
1±²³"
´
L·
.
±
To
Wa$h
standarÄ
paint,
mix
•
Waterbase cleaning compound (ÀÅÀ
"
/
²I
fr
6850Æ00Æ935Æ0995) in a ratio o± 1Çpart
• 1,
±:
compound to 7 parts Water. ¼tÈs Éot a
,³_
´ µ¶ ·
good
idea to increase the mixture
becaUse it
Ê
can bE hard to remove and
Will leave Wh³te streaks on the paint.
YoU can go to a ˶part CompoÌnd to 3
Í
parts WatEr in an eNgine exhaust area,
tho, Where the crud can really build up.
Your Wash rÎck should be in an are
WhEre therE is some protection ±Ïom
Wet 'eR down .
.²
I
i
I
!
±
I
I
³
²
I
f
I
³
³
I
´
Ðse miLd detergent on ¼Ñ paint.
:1
ÀÅÀ Ò930¹00¹880Ó4454 Will get you a
I
gallon
o±
dish
Washing
dÔtergent,
i
l
While
ÀÅÀ
7930¹00¹281Õ4731
Will
:
j
br³ng
you
50
pounds.
Mix
the
µ¶
·
¸
detergENt With Water in the ratio listed
!
on the containEr.
the sun. Á± not, Wet the bird's skin so
1
³
µll o± the other cleaning mÎterials,
the solution Won't dry be±orE you can
-¸
listed in Table 2¶1 o± TM 55-1500¹
rinse it o±±.
±²
-
333¹24 (Oct 74Ö on cleaning aircra±t,
Us¹Ng ºLA»¼ Cl½¾¿ÀÁ
are used on standarÄ and ÁÑ paint.
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WORKS
WÕÖ ×
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must, tho. You need:
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8305µ00µ656µ1259
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