Turboprop Detailing.
King Air, TBM, PC-12, Caravan — aviation-grade mobile detailing on your hangar floor or FBO ramp.
Beechcraft King Air 90/200/350, Daher TBM series, Pilatus PC-12, Cessna Caravan, Piper M500/M600. We work to your tie-down or T-hangar at Stinson, SAT, Boerne Stage, New Braunfels, Hondo, and Kerrville.
Service specs
Why turboprops is different.
Turboprops are working aircraft. Owners fly them — to a client meeting in Houston, to a ranch in West Texas, to a vacation in Cabo. That means they pick up bug strikes on the leading edges, exhaust streaks down the belly behind the engines, fuel residue around the wing-root caps, and brake dust packed into the wheel wells. A King Air or TBM that hasn't been detailed in six months looks tired on the ramp, and a tired-looking turboprop on a buyer's PreBuy is a $20-50k negotiation. Detailing a turboprop is not detailing an airplane in general — it's specifically a job that requires aviation-grade products, a complete understanding of where the static wicks and pitot tubes live, and the patience to work around props, antennas, vortex generators, and de-ice boots without damaging any of them.
Polyurethane paint on a turboprop is durable but unforgiving. The wrong product — anything alkaline, anything with abrasive grit — will dull the finish or strip wax. Acrylic windshields ($5-15k to replace on a King Air) craze instantly if you wipe them with a standard glass cleaner like Windex. Pneumatic de-ice boots on the leading edges need a specific boot conditioner (Age Master) to stay flexible and not crack. Static wicks are tiny carbon-fiber spikes you can break by leaning on a wingtip. We've trained around every one of these touchpoints, and we use Aero Cosmetics, Granitize, Plexus, and other aviation-approved products on every job.
Texas reality check. South Texas turboprop owners deal with dust, hangar grime, and the occasional sand-storm flying out to West Texas ranches. Hangar floors leak hydraulic oil that wicks onto belly skins. T-hangars trap dust that settles on top of the wing every week. We do dry-wash details with Aero Cosmetics Wash Wax All inside hangars where water runoff isn't allowed, and we do full wet-wash details on FBO ramps that have wash bays. We coordinate with the FBO ahead of every appointment — we know how to behave on a ramp.
The turboprops protocol.
Pre-detail walk with you, the owner, or a designated A&P. We confirm scope, identify taped-up sensors, fresh paint, repair patches, or anything you want us to leave alone.
Mask off pitot tubes, static ports, AOA vanes, antennas, and total air-temperature probes with painters' tape and bagged covers.
De-ice boots — if you have pneumatic boots (most King Airs do), they get a special boot wash and Age Master conditioner. Never use ordinary aircraft soap on boots.
Belly degrease with aviation-grade exhaust-stain remover. We hand-work it with microfiber, never a power washer.
Leading edges get bug-strike remover (Aero Cosmetics Bug Remover or equivalent) applied by hand, dwelled, and wiped — never scrubbed dry.
Full exterior wash with Aero Cosmetics or Granitize aviation soap. Wet wash on ramps with drains, dry wash inside hangars with no runoff.
Hand polish painted surfaces — never rotary buffer on rivet lines, fairings, or near repair patches. We work with the airflow direction of the panels.
Polished aluminum brightwork (cowl rings, prop spinner backs on some models) hand-polished with metal polish and finished with a sealant.
Acrylic windshields and side windows cleaned with Plexus or distilled water and a fresh microfiber. Never standard glass cleaner.
Interior service — leather conditioning, headliner spot clean, seat-belt webbing wipe, avionics screen cleaning with screen-safe microfiber (we follow Garmin and Collins OEM guidance).
Final walk with you — all masking removed, all sensors uncovered, photographic record of pre-existing items. You sign off before we leave.
What's included.
Every item on this list runs on every turboprops job. No upsells at the door.
Common add-ons for turboprops
- Belly degrease (heavy exhaust-stain removal)
- Aircraft ceramic coating (light turboprops only)
- Galley and lavatory deep clean
- Cabin leather restoration / re-dye consultation
- PreBuy detail package — extra-thorough exterior + interior for showings
Models we see most.
King Air family — by far the most common
King Air C90 / C90B / C90GTi, King Air 200 / B200 / 250, King Air 300 / 350 / 350i / 350iER, vintage King Air F90 and 100 series. We've worked on most variants flying out of Stinson and SAT.
Single-engine turboprops
Daher TBM 700 / 850 / 910 / 930 / 940, Pilatus PC-12 / PC-12NG / PC-12NGX, Cessna 208 Caravan / Grand Caravan, Piper M500 / M600 / M700, Quest Kodiak, Epic E1000.
Specialty and corporate turboprops
Cessna 425 Conquest, Cessna 441 Conquest II, Mitsubishi MU-2, Beech 1900, Twin Commander 690 / 695, Piaggio Avanti, Beechcraft Premier (when treated as a fast turboprop class).
What owners always ask.
Stinson (SSF), San Antonio International (SAT), Boerne Stage (5C1), New Braunfels Regional (BAZ), Hondo (HDO), Kerrville-Kerr County (ERV), Fredericksburg (T82), Castroville (CVB), and most private strips in the Hill Country. We coordinate ramp or hangar access with you ahead of the appointment.
Yes — we carry an aviation liability rider specifically for ground operations on aircraft we detail. Happy to provide a Certificate of Insurance to your FBO or hangar landlord before the appointment.
Yes. Aero Cosmetics Wash Wax All is our default inside hangars where water isn't allowed. It cleans and protects in one step with zero runoff. Works equally well on King Airs, TBMs, and Caravans.
Only with screen-safe microfiber and approved cleaner — distilled water, Plexus, or an OEM-approved cleaner. We follow Garmin (G1000, G3000, G5000, GTN), Collins (Pro Line 21, Fusion), and Honeywell guidance. If you have a specific product you prefer, bring it and we'll use yours.
Boots get a separate wash with a pH-neutral boot cleaner, then Age Master rubber conditioner applied by hand to keep them supple. Boots that are starting to crack or check we'll flag so you can plan a replacement — we won't pretend they're fine if they aren't.
A King Air 200 wash, hand polish, and interior runs 6-8 hours. A King Air 350 with belly degrease and full interior is 8-10 hours. A TBM 940 with full detail is typically 7-9 hours. Heavy oxidation or pre-buy showings may add a day.
A standard exterior wash and interior on a light turboprop (TBM, M600) starts around $1,000. A full exterior + interior on a King Air 200/350 runs $1,500-2,000. Heavy belly degrease, boot service, or pre-buy detailing pushes to $2,500. We quote after walk-around.
Park it. We'll handle it.
We come to your driveway, dock, RV park, or hangar. Same care, every job.