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jrgowing(at)bigpond.net.a
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 11:34 pm Post subject: Windshield care and Pledge

Has anyone asked Pledge whether that firm recommends it for our use on 

plexiglass in aircraft?



JR (Bob) Gowing in Oz



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gregoryf.flyboy(at)comcas
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 11:53 pm Post subject: Windshield care and Pledge

I sent an email out about 9 hours ago to a SC Johnson Consumer Service

Representative. They should be getting back soon..

~Greg



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gregoryf.flyboy(at)comcas
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 2:41 am Post subject: Windshield care and Pledge

Here is the response back from SC Johnson, manufacturer of pledge furniture

polish, about my questioning if I could use this product on aircraft

Plexiglas:



"

Please know we have not tested this product on the surfaces you've described

so we cannot recommend it. We design, formulate and test every product for

specific household tasks. That's why we always recommend using products

according to their label directions.

"



So..the product was not designed with Plexiglas in mind, they have not

tested it, and therefore cannot recommend it. Their response doesn't really

surprise me, I am sure they don't want to take any responsibility for

anything the product is not specifically designed for, especially with

expensive aircraft canopies (which I had baited them with, in my question).



Thus I took the liberty to analyze some of the ingredients in more detail

(to the best of my limited chemical abilities), and I include it here as an

attachment.



The final analysis is not black and white (there is no FINAL analysis), and

one of the ingredients may not have quite been figured out but I think it is

close, and quite revealing about the usage of Pledge on a canopy. 



There will always be some who will scoff at the idea of using Pledge, only

because it is not made specifically for airplane windshields. That is fine,

and it is a nice conservative approach, especially where there is liability

(to customers) involved. Opinions are many and all varieties are expected. I

think a look at the ingredient comparisons to other products could make a

few jaws drop, though. This topic has been an ongoing learning experience

for me, and the difference in opinion is what has driven me to do the

research. It is worth it. There could be some more research in the future,

or additional inputs by real chemists (or anyone else for that matter), with

comments, or additional data.



Best Regards,

Greg Fuchs, A050

XS-914-Tri

Tigard, Oregon 



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I sent an email out about 9 hours ago to a SC Johnson Consumer Service

Representative. They should be getting back soon..

~Greg



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Has anyone asked Pledge whether that firm recommends it for our use on 

plexiglass in aircraft?



JR (Bob) Gowing in Oz

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