Aircraft detailing in Monterey & Salinas.

Saul Garcia, owner and operator, who has detailed vehicles on the Monterey Peninsula since 2017. For aircraft he holds the Shiny Jets Aircraft Detailing Masterclass certification: five days hands-on on real Gulfstream-class business jets at Threshold Aviation, Chino Airport, taught by Shiny Jets founder Brett Berry. Each station is inspected against a written standard and signed off, and the week ends with a final practical sign-off.

No. Our window work is sanding and polishing on unpressurized aircraft windows only. That is what the certification covered and where we stop. Pressurized windows are a structural component with their own airworthiness considerations and belong with your maintenance provider, not your detailer.

Yours. We are fully mobile and work at your hangar anywhere in our service area, across Salinas, Monterey and the Peninsula. We bring our own water and power, so the facility does not need to provide a spigot, a drain or an outlet. Airport and ramp access is arranged by you as the owner or operator.

Per aircraft: exterior work from its footprint (wingspan times length), interior work from its cabin size. Pick the manufacturer, model and services in the quote builder on this page and we reply with a quote, usually the same day. Every visit has a $250 minimum. The quote is confirmed on inspection, because the final scope depends on the condition of the paint and interior, hangar access, and how the aircraft is stored and flown. Paint correction and brightwork we want to see in person before the number is final.

Yes. The exterior wash, the interior wipe-down, the cabin interior detail and each paint step are separate lines in the quote builder, so you pick exactly what you want. The interior is sold as one detail, not seat by seat, and every visit has a $250 minimum. Interior and exterior often schedule separately anyway, because the cabin interior detail needs an overnight dry-out with fans and a dehumidifier.

Three different jobs. A spray ceramic is a ceramic sealant sprayed onto washed paint and wiped off: a couple of hours, gloss and water beading, protection measured in months. It suits an aircraft washed on a schedule and is the protection in the Gold package.

A pro ceramic coating is applied by hand, panel by panel, and cures into a hard layer bonded to the paint. Its protection is measured in years, and because it locks in whatever is underneath, the paint is decontaminated and polished first. That prep is why it costs several times what a spray ceramic does, and why the Platinum package includes it with the decontamination and polish.

Brightwork is not a coating. It is the bare and polished metal on the aircraft, such as leading edges, inlet rings and spinners, brought back with metal polish in staged passes. It restores shine on metal; it does not protect paint. De-ice boots, on aircraft that have them, are a separate add-on: old dressing stripped and a fresh treatment applied, quoted on inspection.

No. We do cosmetic care only: cleaning, correction, protection and polishing. No maintenance, no inspection, nothing that touches airworthiness. If we notice something while working on your aircraft we will tell you, but the judgment belongs to your maintenance provider.

Yes. Vehicle, RV, marine and semi-truck work is still the core of the business, priced on a published menu and bookable online with a deposit. Aircraft is a separate, quote-only service with its own scheduling.