Our Standard
What you actually get
No licence is required to detail an aircraft, and nobody is obliged to record what was done to yours or to show you anything afterwards. Most detailing leaves a clean aircraft and no record at all. We photograph every service, before and after, and the record is yours. This page describes exactly what that means.
How We Work
Built for aircraft
The right product for the surface
Aircraft surfaces are not automotive surfaces. Acrylic windows craze under solvents that are harmless on glass. Painted aluminium and composite panels respond differently to the same compound. Silicone-based dressings can interfere with paint adhesion at the next repaint. That is what governs which products we use on which surface, and the order we use them in.
Trained for work at airports
Our Onground Systems certification is official vendor training in aircraft detailing, covering the procedures, safety protocols and service standards required to work as an approved vendor at airports. Our rinseless process leaves no standing water and no runoff, which is why we can work inside hangars where wet washing is not permitted.
A warranty that exists because the work is certified
System X ceramic coatings are applied by trained installers, and only a certified application makes a coating eligible for the manufacturer's warranty. The same product applied by an uncertified installer is eligible for none, which is worth knowing before comparing two quotes that appear to offer the same thing. Coverage and term depend on the aircraft, and we confirm what applies to yours before quoting.
Documentation
A record for every service
Every service is photographed before and after, and logged against the aircraft. You receive it. It exists for four reasons:
- Pre-existing damage is documented before we touch anything, which protects you and us equally.
- Your insurer has evidence of condition and of continuous care.
- An appraiser has something to work from beyond the state of the aircraft on the day they see it.
- A buyer can see the aircraft was maintained continuously, rather than cleaned once before the sale.
Most detailing produces a clean aircraft and no record at all.
The Alternative
Handled in-house
Plenty of operators handle appearance care internally, and for a wipe-down between flights that often makes good sense. It is worth being clear about what the full version produces when it is done that way.
- A technician's hours are paid by the department they work in, whether or not they are doing the job they were hired for. That time is real. It just appears on a different line.
- Without a certified application, no coating is eligible for a manufacturer warranty.
- No documented record means nothing to show an insurer, an appraiser, or a buyer.
- Products tend to be chosen for what is on the shelf rather than for substrate compatibility.
- Liability for the work sits with your operation rather than with a certified vendor.
None of that is a comment on the people doing the work. It is a description of what the arrangement does and does not produce.