Our Cessna Detailing Products line will be adding new products soon. Our Pbs Boot Sealant and Pbs Prep have just finished testing and we hope to release those by the end of the year. In 2012 we will be offering our Flyers Speed Wax and Quick Turn in one gallon containers. Look for the new releases at the official Cessna Detailing Products website, www.cessnadetailingproducts.com .
On February 22, 2010, we launched our new website at www.jetstreamproducts.com . It has a completely new look, much easier to navigate, and an easier ordering process.
Jet Stream also has a Facebook site now. Check it out!
Trust me, we know our competition and we will put our products up against anyone. If you use Nuvite, try our Skai Metal Polish and Mirror Image Brightwork System. If you use Shinemaster for boots, try a sample of our Pbs Boot Sealant and Pbs Prep. We guarantee better results and better looking boots! If you have never used a biodiesel degreaser before, try our new Bio-Jet. It is an unbelievable cleaner that is safe and specially made for those nasty shop planes coming out of maintenance.
Call our sales VP, Alan Goldberg at 1-800-727-5387 or email at alan@jetstreamproducts.com . Tell him what you need and he will take care of it.
Thank you,
Phillip Pierce
The title of this article hit me during one of our recent detailing Universities i was teaching. His comment to me was that he was afraid to polish metal on aircraft because he could never get it to turn out right. So i want to address some key issues with polishing metal. Please understand that i am explaining procedures related to corporate sized aircraft and not airliners with mass areas of metal that get polished with drum buffers.
The first thing i explain in our University is how important it is to have the right tools. Do not skimp in this area. You are working on multi-million dollar airplanes and the owners expect them to look like a million bucks. We always used and recommend a Makita 9227-C electric variable speed polisher. They are lightweight, powerful, smooth and dependable. When it comes to buffing pads you need to use quality 100% wool velcro backed pads. Next, a buffing pad cleaner tool known as a spur, 3M two inch masking tape and a container of household flour.
The first thing you do is tape off all the areas you are polishing to protect the painted surfaces, meaning you tape the paint surrounding the metal. Then apply our Skai Metal Polish evenly on the area to be polished. Do not use too much, more is not better. If you apply too much, your machine will tend to bounce and not perform smoothly. Polish only a 3×3 foot area in front of you and complete that area before moving forward. Always buff in one direction according to the piece you are doing. For example, if you are polishing a leading edge, buff horizontally with the edge, not up and down or in a circular motion. On a vertical stabilizer, buff vertically with the stabilizer. Always break up the job into sections so it is not such a grind on you mentally. Your day will be much easier if you do this. When you have completed an area, it is time to remove swirl marks and seal the metal. Using our Mirror Image Swirl Remover, apply the product to the metal until it turns black and continue working it evenly and horizontally just like you buffed it. Using a Microfiber cloth, start removing the Mirror Image horizontally without alot of pressure, let the cloth do the work. This process will remove 90% of the swirls and seal the metal. Next, use household flour and sprinkle a little on the polished area and wipe again using another Microfiber cloth. This process goes deep into scratches and pitting to remove any excess polish residue leftover. Do not use corn starch for this process. It is way too abrasive and will only create new scratches.
Professional detailers who read this understand that there are many other factors in making “Brightwork” jobs turn out properly like the products you use, the RPM speed of your machine, the different types of metals on different types of aircraft and metal condition before you begin just to name a few. The point i am trying to make with this article is that polishing metal is not something you need to be afraid of because it seems so hard or there is some magic technique or chemical out there you don’t know about. It is not impossible to get results that last and very rewarding when you get results. Feel free to ask me any questions you may or post a comment.
Phillip
BIO-JET NOW AVAILABLE. It’s here!! Our brand new aircraft degreaser “BIO-JET” is now available. Log on to www.jetstreamproducts.com now and click on the “Wet Washing System” tab to read more and to order. This stuff is awesome. BIO-JET is biodegradable, environmentally safe and it is made from all organic Soy oil making it our first Bio-Diesel cleaner in our product line.
In addition to the BIO-JET, we have released a brand new aircraft stain remover for carpet & upholstery called “SR12″. On jetstreamproducts.com, click on the “Products” tab to read more an to order.
We also recently completed our “Business Guide For Detailing Aircraft 2nd Edition”. It is completely updated with more chapters on aircraft detailing and updated with the most current aircraft models and the pricing you need for all services offered.
JET STREAM UNIVERSITY is now offering through August 31st a $500.00 product credit towards your school if you book a class between now and the end of August. Make sure you ask our sales representative about the credit when you call to book your class.
FREE INSTRUCTIONAL DVD’s are now included when you purchase any one of our detailing kits that includes Wet Washing, Dry Washing, Paint Polishing, De-Ice Boots, and Metal Polishing. Soon we will have all of the systems on DVD for purchase that will go into more detail and show each system in thorough detail.
Have a safe and fun Fourth Of July!
Phillip
Jet Stream is now giving you a FREE INSTRUCTIONAL DVD VIDEO on how to refurbish de-ice boots with every purchase of the Pbs Boot Kit. You can order the Boot Kit on our website at www.jetstreamproducts.com .
We have posted a few short video clips from our University on Youtube. In the search bar on Youtube, type in “Jet Stream Aviation Products”. We will be adding more weekly. If there are any clips you would like to see, let me know and i will dig through our files and find what you want. Later this year we plan on releasing a first ever DVD series on Aircraft Detailing by system. We will have these for sale on our website and you will find out about it here first! We plan on releasing a Brightwork step by step DVD, A Wet Wash DVD, Paint Polishing DVD, Deice Boot Refurbishing DVD, Dry Wash DVD and Polishing Plexiglass.
Phillip Pierce
Our Latest Graduate From Jet Stream University, Mr. Rafael Carrero, United States Airforce Colonel From Puerto Rico
Welcome to blogjetstream.com. The official address to our new blog site is www.jetstreamproducts.wordpress.com . Add it to your favorites list so you can come back to visit often. We welcome your comments and it is our goal to use this forum for all things related to aircraft detailing, products, procedures etc….In the future we will be updating this site to show streaming video clips of aircraft detailing in action as it is performed in our Jet Stream University.
We have many exciting things happening at Jet Stream this year including our University that is a three day course in aircraft detailing only. We have recently had students from California, Kansas and a United States Airforce Colonel from Puerto Rico. We want to thank everyone who has come to our school. We want you guys using this forum for information and to pass on any comments you may have.
We have just recently released a new product called….appropriately for aircraft detailers, called “Quick Turn”. It comes in quart bottles and is a spray and wipe product that enhances gloss to keep aircraft looking “Just Waxed”. Give it a shot, it’s good stuff or we wouldn’t carry it. We are also in the process of testing a new soy based Bio-Diesel degreaser we are calling “BIO-JET”. So far, the testing is blowing us away. I will keep you posted here when the product will be released to the public.
For more information on us, you can log on to www.jetstreamproducts.com to browse our product line and read up on some of our history as well. The last thing you need to know for now is we are here to help you with anything related to aircraft detailing. Pass the word around to your buddies and lets all make this an active place to come to share ideas on our industry and how we can help one another.
Take Care,
Phillip Pierce
