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I used to apply silicone to the
prop, wing/tail leading edges, and windshield on T210. Helped a lot.
Silicone I used was a GE product that is used as a release agent for
certain types of polymer products that were produced in a continuous steel belt
process. Even the 'Rain-Ex' (I think it is called) that you can buy for
your car will help.
The way it helps to lessen
icing is by affecting the surface that impacts with the water; because of the
major incompatibility between water and silicone, the water is 'rejected'
by the silicone and most blow off in the air before it could spread out and
freeze. Of course, a small amount of the silicone is getting blasted off
as well; it is not permanent.
Please do not interpret the
above as being a 'de-ice' system. It is simply something that gives
you a little more opportunity time to get out of it.
Gary R
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