Two aviation detailers explain why a client's urgent request for paint repair on his HondaJet isn't actually an emergency. Paint chipping requires a certified aircraft paint shop, not detailing. The conversation exposes how fake detailers overcharge rush fees by promising work they can't actually do.
I don't like to call somebody to the carpet, excuse the pun, but this is a joke. As aviation detailers, we get some of the most interesting requests. Today we canceled all of our other jobs because a client had an urgent emergency. Talking about vacuuming a carpet, I mean, emergency. He told us that there was paint damage on his HondaJet that needed to be fixed immediately.
First of all, a detailer doesn't fix paint. You have to go into a legitimate aircraft paint shop.
I took a closer look only to realize that the paint was chipping, which is something we couldn't fix.
This is the first truthful thing he said. This is paint chipping, which you cannot fix.
Fortunately, I was able to reassure him that this wasn't cause for an AOG. An AOG means aircraft on the ground.
That means that the airplane cannot be flown until something is fixed. We charged a $2,000 rush fee on top of the $9,000 detailing service. $9,000, which is absurd. Nobody's going to pay the guy $9,000. Looking at all this stuff here, there are 3 different airplanes in here. He's saying a $10 million airplane, but it's not a Honda Jet. Hondas cost half that much. I wouldn't believe anything he says about his company.
