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 in the hangar on real Gulfstream-class business jets at Threshold Aviation, Chino Airport, taught by Shiny Jets founder Brett Berry. Certification is by station: an instructor inspects each station against a written standard and signs it off, re-coaches it, or holds it for a re-do, 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 that is where we stop. Pressurized windows are a structural component with their own airworthiness considerations, and they 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 carry our own water and power, so the facility does not need to provide a spigot, a drain or an outlet — which is normally what rules detailing work out inside a hangar. Airport and ramp access is arranged by you as the owner or operator.

By quote, every time. Unlike our vehicle work, there is no size ladder that would mean anything here — the scope depends on the airframe, the condition of the paint and interior, what access the hangar allows, and how the aircraft is stored and flown. Tell us the aircraft and what you are after and we will scope it; anything involving paint correction or brightwork we want to see in person before quoting.

Yes — interior and exterior are quoted and scheduled separately, which is normal for aircraft and different from how we sell vehicle packages. A cabin interior detail is often the first thing an owner wants, and it needs an overnight dry-out window with fans and a dehumidifier, so it schedules differently from exterior work anyway.

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

Yes — that is still the core of the business and nothing about it has changed. Vehicle, RV, marine and semi-truck work is priced on a published menu and bookable online with a deposit. Aircraft is a separate, quote-only service with its own scheduling, because the two have almost nothing in common operationally.