Dead serious. Garden hose was used. I was originally looking to clean the inside of the plane. I guess I did not mention the inside originally. As it was full of mouse stuff, and other 'goodies'. So I really thought this was alright to use to clean the inner structure. But after removing most of the covering, the damage became more apparent. Top aft th ewing was split down the center, sides were seperated from the top sheeting, lower fuselage was seperated from the center to the front, wood was thin from the previous repair, etc. Not just the tip of the tail as it looked from the begining. So no big loss. I will air it out to dry and see how it looks after that.