Aircraft exterior cleaning which is also referred as aircraft exterior detailing service involves restoring the original condition of the aircraft surface. The exterior cleaning of aircrafts can be carried out using wash or just wash or simply wiping the aircraft with just cloth and spray cleaner. Exterior cleaning is meant primarily for the purpose of removing dirt, bugs, oil strains and spots from the outer surface of the aircraft body.

Aircraft unpainted surfaces are known as bright work that requires polishing to remove corrosion from the surface of aircraft and make it look better. The purpose of exterior cleaning is to remove oil stains, spots from the outer surface of the aircraft body that helps enhancing the physical appearance of the aircraft and increases its lifespan to a great extent.

Unpainted surfaces of the aircraft are known as bright work. It requires polishing for removing the surface corrosion and for enhancing overall appearance of the aircraft. These areas are polished when oxidation starts appearing by making use of orbital buffer or by hands with non-abrasive polishing or cleaning solution. Aircraft appearance chemicals are used for polished with the help of an orbital buffer or by using hands with non-abrasive polishing/cleaning solutions.

Surrounding painted and the plastic exterior surfaces which are also known as light lenses are masked off for preventing any sort of damage. Surfaces are then left with a mirror-like finish and all sorts of debris linked with the polishing are taken off. Painted surface of the aircraft requires polishing in order to protect the high-gloss exterior finish of the entire aircraft and in the areas where there are stubborn stains. Normally around the exhaust areas, a thorough exterior aircraft cleaning needs to be done.

Polishing the unpainted aluminum of the aircraft is a tedious job indeed when you need to clean the exteriors. All the areas of aircraft are polished including the leading edges of its aircraft wings, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, cockpit window frames and the engine Intels. The entire area is masked off for the purpose of preventing any sort of external damage to the painted surfaces.

Aluminum of the aircraft is polished by hands or by using orbital buffers, non-abrasive pads and non-abrasive cleaning polish. All the exterior cleaning meets the specifications of the manufacturer. Aircraft aluminum polish is used for the aircraft cleaning. Aircraft exterior cleaning is done by three major methods like wet wash, dry wash and polishing. Polishing can be done either manually by hands or by polishing activity. Polishing can be done either manually or by hand or performed with the help of certain specialized mechanical polishing machines. Aircraft wet wash is useful for the purpose of removing oil, grease and carbon deposits etc.