Interior Cleaner

[Bman.]

I don't have time to fly today and the weather is bit soupy. I do have time to head to the hangar and put some TLC on the plane. What is a decent interior plastic cleaner that won't harm the plastic? I was going to stop by the auto shop and get a cleaner and just work on the interior a bit.

Suggestions? PA-28-181...white plastic is looking, well, yellowish with stains.
Thanks for input.

Benjamin

 

[eman1200]

Dunno but where u been, b?

 

[Bman.]

Flying and working, working and flying! Busy summer. You?

 

[eman1200]

Same, but with the weather around here, a lot more work than flying.

 

[Timbeck2]

I don't have time to fly today and the weather is bit soupy. I do have time to head to the hangar and put some TLC on the plane. What is a decent interior plastic cleaner that won't harm the plastic? I was going to stop by the auto shop and get a cleaner and just work on the interior a bit.

Suggestions? PA-28-181...white plastic is looking, well, yellowish with stains.
Thanks for input.

Benjamin

A good degreaser, dry off and paint with Rustoleum for plastic in the color of your choice.

 

[Stewartb]

Novus and Macguire's make good plastics cleaners. I use windex.

 

[dmspilot]

I think it's not possible to fix yellowed plastic without repainting it.

 

[murphey]

I took all the plastic trim off and used Comet cleanser. Great stuff. The repainted with Rustoleum.

 

[slacktide]

You won’t find it in an auto parts store or a wal-mart, but Einzett Cockpit Premium. Good cleaner, safe on plastics, leaves no film.

https://www.amazon.com/nextzett-924...73551&sr=8-1&keywords=einzett+cockpit+premium

If extra grungy, they also make a plastic deep-cleaner.

https://www.amazon.com/nextzett-924...73551&sr=8-2&keywords=einzett+cockpit+premium

 

[slacktide]

I think it's not possible to fix yellowed plastic without repainting it.

The yellowing is caused by degradation of the brominated flame retardent in the plastic. The vintage computer collectors have figured out how to remove the yellowing from old computer equipment with a strong catalyzed hydrogen peroxide solution combined with UV exposure.

http://www.retr0bright.com/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retr0bright

 

[aggie06]

You can also pick up a concentrated peroxide solution in the beauty supply store to do the same thing as the Retrobright. If it is yellowing like the TRS-80 in the Wikipedia link, that will work and is only a couple bucks a bottle.

If it’s just regular old dirt, I’ve used specific plastic and rubber cleaner from the auto parts store (maybe something 303?) and you can also use Clearview. It is labeled for cleaning plexiglass windscreen and plastic/vinyl. I’ve used the windshield cloth after I finished the windscreen and it’s damp with cleaner. Seemed to work well.

 

[JohnAJohnson]

409 and a toothbrush worked well for me on original Cessna plastic and on Plane Plastic replacement pieces.