A special Cessna 210 - SHINED!

[Superior Shine]

Recently we had the pleasure of cleaning and waxing a very beautiful and special Cessna 210.

What makes this aircraft so special is that it is used to fly Angel Flight West missions.

Every time I have had contact with an Angel Flight volunteer I am struck by the caliber of person that volunteers in such an organization. From Office personnel to the pilots they are all of a caliber that is much too scarce in today's world. The owner and pilot of this aircraft, Mr Evans, fits into this category perfect. It was a pleasure to meet him and to have the opportunity to work on such a nice aircraft.

I wish I could show you some before pictures of a faded and neglected finish followed by photos of the shine that we slaved over the airplane for hours upon endless hours to create. Truth be told this Cessna was in VERY nice condition.


We started the service with a "waterless" wash.

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We followed the wash with a coat of Meguiars #20 polymer sealant. We applied the sealant with G100 /PC dual action polishers.





I was thrilled to death to find some paint that needed some polishing. The belly of the airplane was understandably not quite as nice as the top portions. The belly is a hard area to access without "getting low" and is subjected to exhaust and oil. Not a problem......... Superior Shine handled it!



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Not having a gleaming spinner is like not getting a cherry on top of your ice cream sundae!!

The spinner was polished with Meguiars NXT metal polish.

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After a few hours of work it was time to step back and admire the work.


This is the "Don't hate me because I am beautiful" shot!

[Superior Shine]

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Mr. Evans (the tall gentleman in the white shirt) volunteers his time and aircraft without charge for non-emergency air travel for children and adults with serious medical conditions and other compelling needs.

The organization he volunteers for is Angel Flight West, http://www.angelflightwest.org/index.php . Angel Flight West is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization.

Such missions may include flying a person to regular life saving treatments that maybe hundreds of miles from home or, transporting of tissue or organs to awaiting person for transplant.

We have partnered with Angel Flight West to keep the aircraft owned by these volunteers clean and freshly waxed.





What an incredible enjoyable day I had. You can see in the pictures the beautiful day we had. Sun shine and blue skies!!

I want to personally thank my two assistance, Alex, MOL member "Black150", and Gavin who is also an Angel Flight volunteer pilot.

[KC's]

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WoW excellant bro
awesome work....glad finally you have got extra hands to work with

:-)

[cnfowler]

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Nice job, Joe. My hat is off to you for all the charity work you do. The world would be a better place if we had more Joes (not to mention a lot more shiny cars!!).

Colin

[yalerd]

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Great job for an excellent cause Joe!

[J. A. Michaels]

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Great work, Joe. It is inspiring to see you give back to the community.

[TimG]

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Good man indeed. Same goes to the Cessna.

[Ganesa]

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I salute you for partenering a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization that focuses on helping people in need.

and great work on the cessna :]

[InfiniteDetail]

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Fantastic

[Alex C.]

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It was a gorgeous day. I'm glad i was able to make it out, i had a good time. Can't wait for the next one Joe.

[Hemin8r]

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Great job you guys!

[Kevin Brown]

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Joe,

You've got a great heart and I will bet these guys REALLY appreciate your work!

I know you get immense satisfaction from doing these jobs.
I hope you will muster up some extra business as a side benefit.

RIGHT ON!!!!

[KC's]

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It was a gorgeous day. I'm glad i was able to make it out, i had a good time. Can't wait for the next one Joe.

great work guys