Cleaning Product for Jet Turbine Soot

[TwatintheHat]

Can anyone recommend a product for cleaning the soot/residue off the tail boom of a jet engine heli?
I used to use Precision Clean but that doesn't seem to be available anymore ... at least not through Aviall/Boeing.
I've googled for Precision Clean but no luck... but hopefully someone out there has a better option.

Cheers

[Probbo]

Simple green works well. It’s meant to be environmentally friendly.

[Wannabe60Driver]

I’ve used Simple Green a lot in another industry. It does the job, but one thing it is definitely not is “non toxic”: https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-set ... -is-toxic/

[HELO1]

Dynamix is a great product we found, use it along with something like Crystal Diamond Glaze polish or Dulon Polish and it works even better.

[Gunga Din]

22 years ago, we were using DryWash, a blue-coloured polish from a spray bottle. Spray it on the soot, wipe off with a microfibre cloth, throw the cloth away. Very effective, left a lovely shine. But even back then it was (I think) $140 a litre.

The A109 we used it on had dirty engines (C20R) and the weight of the aircraft didn't change as the fuel burnt off, it just turned into soot and stuck to the tailboom. The CG used to be a trick with that.

[Hello Pilots]

An underpaid hangar attendant usually does the trick.

[Bee3]

WD40 and a bag full of micro fibres does a good job in the bush with no water….

[angrypalmtree]

Zi400 is what the airline boys use. It's my go to for flat surfaces.
Olympic clean is good in high concentration and an Aussie company. Also safe for clear plastics.
Dynamix is bloody expensive but the most effective, I use it for cooler deep cleans but it can discolour paint and clear plastics if you aren't careful.