A team of 40 professional automotive and aircraft detailers from across the United States will volunteer at Seattle’s The Museum of Flight from July 20-26 to clean and preserve several of the museum’s largest aircraft, including its historic Air Force One. Organized by California-based detailing instructor Rennie Doyle of Detailing Success, the annual effort brings together volunteers who donate their time and expertise to help maintain some of the museum’s most recognizable aircraft. Visitors to the museum will be able to watch the work throughout the week.
The volunteer detailing program began more than 20 years ago when Doyle and a small group of volunteers undertook the restoration and preservation of the museum’s Air Force One. Since then, the initiative has expanded to include a growing team of detailers who clean and polish bombers, airliners, fighter aircraft, and other large exhibits, with Air Force One remaining the project’s primary focus each year. In addition to the presidential aircraft, this year’s team plans to detail the Boeing B-29 Superfortress T-Square 54, the Boeing 727-100, Concorde G-BOAG Alpha Golf, the Boeing B-17F, and other aircraft displayed in the museum’s Aviation Pavilion as time permits.
The volunteer effort is supported by Museum of Flight donors, while companies from across the detailing industry provide equipment, products, meals, and supplies. The detailing equipment is provided by P&S Detail Products, Dynabrade, ATG, Urable, Dr. ColorChip, Detailers Roadmap, Buff and Shine, Car Candy, IK Sprayers, Stinger Chemicals, CCI, Grit Guard, RaggTopp, Uber Detail, Top Tier Miami, Rhonpoint/Detailometer, IGL, Speaks, Flex, and Detail Link. For more information and to support The Museum of Flight, click on this link: www.museumofflight.org.
