Exterior · Service 01
Wet or rinse-less. Always hand-dried.
Between-trip exterior wash that gets the airframe presentable without dragging water through places it shouldn't go. Wet wash when the hangar allows runoff, rinse-less when it doesn't — fuselage, wings, exterior surfaces, windows, and windshield, finished by hand for a streak-free result.
Process
4 stages, executed on the airframe.
No two airframes start in the same condition. Every step below is dialed to the surface we're actually working on, not to a service-menu recipe.
- 01
Walk-around
Note bug strike on leading edges, exhaust soot, ramp soil, and any panels worth flagging to the operator before product touches the skin.
- 02
Method choice
Wet or rinse-less based on hangar runoff rules and downtime. Two-bucket method for wet, dedicated waterless chemistry for rinse-less.
- 03
Panel-by-panel pass
Fuselage, wings, exterior surfaces, windows, and windshield cleaned one panel at a time. Soft natural-bristle brushes for vents, antenna bases, and seams.
- 04
Hand-dry
Long-pile microfiber, fresh face every panel. Soil is lifted off the surface, not pushed across it. Streak-free finish under aviation lighting.
Materials
Aviation-grade products, no shortcuts.
Brand and grade are the work. The wrong product on the wrong surface is the most expensive shortcut in this business.
- Wet system
- Aero Cosmetics aviation soap, two-bucket method, deionized rinse.
- Rinse-less
- Aero Cosmetics Wash Wax All — silicone-free, aviation-approved.
- Towels
- Long-pile plush microfiber, fresh face every panel.
- Detail tools
- Soft natural-bristle brushes for vents, antenna bases, seams.
Time on aircraft
4–8 hours
Light single fits between flights on a mid-size airframe. Heavy or ultra-long-range with significant ramp accumulation runs the full eight.
Best for
- Between-flight presentation
- Hangars under water-use restrictions
- Fleet rotation between trips
- Pre-trip turnout
Pairs well with
Services often booked alongside this one.
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