General cleaning of flying wires

[sandman]

What would be just a general cleaner for all flying wires on the drifter, after a little while they have lost their shine and appear a dull brown colour ( not rust ).

 

 

[Downunder]

WD 40?

 

 

[onetrack]

Try some Ambersil Stainless Steel Cleaner FG. WD40 is not recommended for Aviation use, even by the manufacturer.

 

Ideally, Ambersil PX24 is the product that should be used, but I cannot find anyone selling it in Australia.

 

PX24 is used by all Defence forces, and is NATO and DEF STAN approved, as well as Aviation-approved.

 

Ambersil Stainless Steel Cleaner FG

 

 

[old man emu]

I'd say that the manufacturer does not recommend WD40 in aviation use for its usual role as a lubricant. However, the task here is to clean metal, and for such a use, WD40 is known to be useful. It is simply being used as a penetrant and surfactant. The manual cleaning process will remove it from the wires.

 

 

[kgwilson]

See this recent thread. Lots of suggestions here. Rust spots on fly wires