The work, in pictures

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• Flying school fleet visitScheduled fleet clean for Tatenhill Flight Training — Cessna 152 finished and back on the line.
• Under the wing, after the washLeading edges, struts and underside brought back to a clean, even finish.
• Wet-look glossThe finish that tells you a wing has been properly decontaminated and enhanced.
• Trainer back on the lineA second Cessna 152 from the same fleet programme, cleaned nose to tail between bookings.
• Close in on the fuselageRivet lines, struts and glazing detailed — the level of finish fleet customers see every visit.
• PA-28 in the programmeMixed-type fleet care: the school's Piper PA-28 cleaned on the same scheduled visit.
• Citation, hangar detailOn-site detailing with the aircraft never leaving its hangar.
• Charter jet, turned aroundA charter Citation getting its routine clean before the next trip — full safe dry wash, de-bug and degrease.
• Inlet brightwork to mirrorPolished engine inlet on the same charter turnaround — brightwork bright enough to read the apron in.
• Cabin ready for passengersInterior clean on a charter turnaround: leather, belts, trim and carpet finished before departure.
• Carpet between the club seatsCabin carpet cleaned through on the same visit — no marks left from the previous sector.
• King Air, full exterior cleanA Beechcraft King Air B200 cleaned nose to tail — paintwork, glazing, nacelles and landing gear all done.
• Turboprop presence restoredThe same King Air from the front — clean cowlings and polished spinners either side.
• Landing gear, degreasedGear legs, wheels and linkages cleaned and degreased — the part of an exterior clean most people skip.
• Under the bellyUnderside skins degreased along the full length — exhaust staining and grime lifted, not smeared.
• Cabin cleaned and disinfectedKing Air interior with every surface properly cleaned and disinfected — seats, trim, carpet and glazing.
• Leather cleaned and reconditionedQuilted leather seats cleaned and reconditioned through the whole cabin, belts done to match.
• Large cabin, detailed throughDivan, club seats, veneer and carpet finished to the standard a cabin like this expects.
• Spinner, restored to mirrorBrightwork restoration on a turboprop propeller spinner — polished until the whole apron reads in it.
• Propeller and spinner careBlades, hub and spinner cleaned as part of a proper exterior detail — where grime and grease show first.
• The clean interior shotStraight down the aisle after a full interior clean — every seat, belt, panel and window done.
• One belt, half doneSeat belt webbing mid-deep-clean — the difference passengers feel first, and far cheaper than replacing certified belts.
• Facing the airfield, finishedJob done — the King Air facing the open hangar doors, ready to go back to work.
• Protection you can see workingRain beading off a spinner after brightwork restoration with optional Xzilon protection — the finish defending itself between washes.