Joe Larussa Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Anyone have experience or recommendations on dry washing and waxing their Mooney? I have a 6 month old paint job and want to take good care of it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeOH Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 I've owned my Mooney for nearly 3 years and I've NEVER washed it with water. I use Wash-Wax-All and have been very happy. I just bought a bottle of Collinite 845 (a liquid carnuba wax) to try as a more permanent wax, but have only done the cowling, so far; nice shine and is suppose to hold up well. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Joe, There is probably a statement available from your painter.... New paint is sensitive to a few things... mostly because it stays soft for a long period of time.... and may be sensitive to mechanical polishing... Six months is pretty long in the tooth otherwise... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnd Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Very happy with Wash-Wax-All product line. Works well for the canopy, wings and also for the belly. Get the right ones and the mop brush does indeed speed things up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Larussa Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, carusoam said: Joe, There is probably a statement available from your painter.... New paint is sensitive to a few things... mostly because it stays soft for a long period of time.... and may be sensitive to mechanical polishing... Six months is pretty long in the tooth otherwise... Best regards, -a- I’ve washed several times the old fashion way. Looking for something new or better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Have you seen the threads regarding ceramic coatings? Or anything with wash wax all.... There have been a few developments in paint correction and ceramics... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 +1 for Wash Wax All. This is the only product I ever use, and all you need is a spray bottle and some microfiber cloths. It's fantastic. https://washwax.com/collections/wash-wax-all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Larussa Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Just now, toto said: +1 for Wash Wax All. This is the only product I ever use, and all you need is a spray bottle and some microfiber cloths. It's fantastic. https://washwax.com/collections/wash-wax-all Just watched the video. Interesting stuff. So you’re not just smearing the dirt around? Doesn’t scratch the paint? Seems to good to be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Just now, Joe Larussa said: Just watched the video. Interesting stuff. So you’re not just smearing the dirt around? Doesn’t scratch the paint? Seems to good to be true. I use a wet microfiber cloth to wash, one section at a time, and use a dry cloth to wipe off the excess wax residue. If the "washing" cloth starts to get visibly dirty, I swap it for a new one and continue. Never had any problems with scratching. It does a nice job. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Larussa Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Just now, toto said: I use a wet microfiber cloth to wash, one section at a time, and use a dry cloth to wipe off the excess wax residue. If the "washing" cloth starts to get visibly dirty, I swap it for a new one and continue. Never had any problems with scratching. It does a nice job. I’m certainly not going off-roading with my plane, so it never gets to dirty. Mostly dust and bugs. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnd Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 BTW - some good instructional videos on their Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WashWaxALL/videos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 I also use Wash Wax All, blue all around and red for the belly. Then I clean the windows with Plexus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradp Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 9 hours ago, Joe Larussa said: I’m certainly not going off-roading with my plane, so it never gets to dirty. Mostly dust and bugs. Thanks! You’ve never been to Pittsburgh I see :-)! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJClark Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Optimum No Rinse (ONR), 1 oz in 2 gallons of water. 5 gal bucket. Microfiber towels. Optimum big red sponge. Wet wipe gently with sopping sponge. Dry with microfiber towel. Polish with another dry microfiber towel. Do a section at a time (1/3 the wing is my section) No hose, no rinsing. The 2 gallons will do the whole plane with about half leftover. When done: GTecniq Liquid Crystal C2V3. Lightly spray a section. Wipe off. Polish with dry microfiber towel. Magical. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philiplane Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 There are several good products for dry washing and in most cases it works very well. But don't use wax. Use a paint sealant to maintain the finish. Rejex is tried and true, it works very well, or you can try the ceramic coatings that are all the rage. Any sealant will outlast and outshine wax, and protect the paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AH-1 Cobra Pilot Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Has anyone tried this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CDI9JX0/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01CDI9JX0&pd_rd_w=qaUai&pf_rd_p=48d372c1-f7e1-4b8b-9d02-4bd86f5158c5&pd_rd_wg=y5GCn&pf_rd_r=KXZRNDK4ZW7K9YVBKS4D&pd_rd_r=6c2cb655-0362-4634-9618-c912d2cdb8a8&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExWFlBMjVMU1dYVjRNJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODY3NTQwRTUxR0hRM0k1VDlNJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3MTMzOTEyUU9EWUEwMlNLSjdYJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Ask @Denver98 how to get 33 year old paint to look like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Ask [mention=19103]Denver98[/mention] how to get 33 year old paint to look like this. On the edge of the horizontal stabilizer is some thingy, what is it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragsf15e Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Go pro mount? Maybe Bluetooth to his phone and he can make sure his gear is down? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kortopates Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 On the edge of the horizontal stabilizer is some thingy, what is it? Go pro mountSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravoman Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Always wondered about the no water cleaning products as to whether they were as good at removing environmental contaminants, especially salt, from the nooks and crannies as good as rinsing with water. I think for those of us that fly in coastal environments a good fresh water rinsing every once in a while is not a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 3 hours ago, ArtVandelay said: On the edge of the horizontal stabilizer is some thingy, what is it? It's a GoPro mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Bravoman said: Always wondered about the no water cleaning products as to whether they were as good at removing environmental contaminants, especially salt, from the nooks and crannies as good as rinsing with water. I think for those of us that fly in coastal environments a good fresh water rinsing every once in a while is not a bad thing. I take mine to the wash rack, and am just careful to not apply more water than a typical hard rain. Back when I was a lineboy and had a small fleet of airplanes that I was responsible for keeping clean in the sooty German rain, we washed all of them regularly on the Army's wash rack on our field and even used their wash mix that they used on the helicopters. Turbine helicopters don't accumulate oil and dirt on the belly like recip airplanes do, and that stuff was nearly useless in getting it off. Now we have a lot better stuff, and I use Goop hand cleaner on the grimy spots and it makes it easy...just rinse it well after. So I do the belly and whatever else needs it with things like goop or other citrus-based stuff, and then take it to the wash rack and rain on it (cause I live in AZ and leaving it outside just gets it dusty). So I agree, the occasional rinse is probably good for it, but you do have to be careful to be gentle and not force water anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 Also, fwiw, I used up the last of my bottle of wash-wax-all, which is good stuff, and used a bottle of Maguiar's Ultimate Waterless Wash & Wax, and I have to say I couldn't tell much difference between the two. My airplane has that C2V3 coating on it, and I was cleaning off hand prints and general grime after some extended maintenance. Both products cleaned everything up nicely with about the same effort and with the same results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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