| raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi Guest
 
 
 
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:10 am    Post subject: about silicon |   |  
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				| Hi
 Someone was worried about  waxing Europa because
 those waxes could contain silicon.
 
 Right.
 
 I contacted AutoGlym´s Sales Manager Mr. H
 Valimaki and he said there is more or less
 silicon, like all the waxes usually today have.
 If you wanna have absolutely silicon free wax,
 your choise is AutoGlym 01B. No silicon,
 quaranteed he stated.
 
 I also contacted Patria Aviation and Mr S Taipale
 there. He has a long career with composites and
 painting. Just now he is a leader of the group
 which is finishing NH90 helicopters.
 He claimed there should be no problem with silicon
 if the painting is first class.
 
 Then after I contacted couple of gliding clubs:
 they wax their gliders two - four times per year.
 They recommend using AutoGlym or Korrek -products.
 They claimed they have never had any problems with
 composite /glass repairing tasks (with gliders
 little repairs are usual).
 They pointed waxing is very useful and important
 because it protects the surface against time,
 dirt, sun, water, moisture and insects. Plus
 giving some speed advantage and great look.
 
 ***
 
 I am waxing my plane two times a year. And I am
 still going to do so, with some silicon or not.
 IMHO.
 
 Three years ago during a hard sidewind landing my
 port side wing´s and aileron´s trailing edge
 corner hit ground and they got a small damage.
 There was not any problems when fixing it.
 
 
 Cheers, Raimo Toivio
 
 
 Europa XS Mono OH-XRT #417
 
 Updated flight hours /landings:
 
 37500 Lempaala
 FINLAND
 
 p +358-3-3753 777
 f +358-3-3753 100
 
 toivio(at)fly.to
 www.rwm.fi
 
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