Extreme Gleam. It’s easy being green… and clean.

By Bob Fritz

You don’t need to read this…your airplane is spotless, right? Then cut this article out and save it for when you come across someone with a dirty airplane. You know it’ll happen sooner or later.

OK, so maybe your airplane is dirty. Here’s something that works. A note before we continue, though. Hangar lore has it that the original Simple Green is inappropriate for aircraft use because it can cause corrosion on aluminum. What differentiates this new product—Extreme Simple Green-Aircraft —from the original is that this new product is advertised as “Non-corrosive. Safe on Metals, Finishes, Plastic & ubber.” And while we were unable to determine how corrosive or unsafe the original product might be, the new version is the outcome of a request from Boeing. Th at SG-A fi ts the bill is borne out by Boeing’s acceptance of it for aircraft exterior and general cleaning. …

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