Wing Waxers service includes deoxidizing the ûpaint, cleaning and sealing with the company’s ûproprietary Teflon product.

In the world of automobiles, “detailing” has been around for years, a service that’s really a glorified wash/wax/vacuum job for nitpicky owners willing to pay a high price for a clean car.

Until recently, the equivalent service hasn’t been available for aircraft owners in any organized way, but one company, Wing Waxers, Inc. does offer cleaning and detailing through what amounts to a national franchise program. Last year, three weeks before Oshkosh, I desperately needed to get my Skylane cleaned up but didn’t have the time to do it myself, nor do any of my local FBOs offer cleaning service. Having seen the Wing Waxers Web site, I decided to give the…