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Fuel Stains On Canopy - 4/7/2002 1:46:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ok... how do you remove white raindrop stains left on a canopy by flying fuel??? I have tried a few things.. and no way!


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Fuel Stains On Canopy - 4/7/2002 1:56:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		I had a Supersportser 60 that I sprayed fuel on the canopy and tried toothpast, several solvents and elbow grease but never did get it off. It must have distracted the pilot because it crashed soon after I quit trying to clean it off.

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Fuel Stains On Canopy - 4/7/2002 2:05:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well I hope it does not distract this one... the C 182 has not even flown yet...


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Fuel Stains On Canopy - 4/7/2002 6:44:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		I had fuel distortion on my voltmeter window and also the meter window on my transmitter. (don't ask how they got there!!) Anyway... I removed most of it with a buffing wheel and jewelers rouge. It will leave a rust colored mess but that will come off with denatured alcohol. It might help to mask off the area. .... lownslo..

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Fuel Stains On Canopy - 4/9/2002 4:59:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the reply...I will have try that.. unless anyone else comes up with other suggestions...to consider.


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Fuel Stains On Canopy - 4/9/2002 9:13:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		3M makes a nice fine cut cleaner. Just use some of that and a soft rag and with a little elbow grease it should come right off

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Fuel Stains On Canopy - 4/9/2002 9:16:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Joe..

Where can you find this cleaner by 3m...??


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Fuel Stains On Canopy - 4/9/2002 9:52:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		You can get it at pep boys, autozone, napa. Any fine cut cleaner will work. I personally like the mcguires products but they are a bit more in price. If you find McGuires #2 (fine cut cleaner) that works the best.

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Fuel Stains On Canopy - 4/9/2002 9:56:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		I will be looking.. thanks for the tip.. I am sure you helped more folks than just me.


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Novus Plastic Cleaner/Polish - 4/10/2002 12:29:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have used Novus plastic cleaner and polish on all my canopies, with great results...here's a url for it, but it can be gotten a lot of other places, as well...

[URL=http://www.spadepot.com/products/005novus.htm]Novus Plastic Cleaner/Polish[/URL]


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Fuel Stains On Canopy - 4/17/2002 5:45:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		I used mineral spirits and it worked great. I also used mineral spirits on a canopy that had after spray on it from painting it and it worked great.

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