Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 6 minutes ago

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We all rented an airplane at some point in our lives and thought to ourselves, "wow, this poor thing is absolutely filthy! If I owned an airplane, I would never let it look like this." Well, it's my turn to make good on that promise to myself. Here are some tips on how to effectively wash your airplane after its been in touch with some harmful chemicals like deicing fluid (ethylene glycol).

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