Brightwork & Metal Polishing at KBUR

What Burbank does to an airframe

Burbank shares the valley heat but sits closer to the hills, so it collects more airborne dust than fields further out on the flats. On a jet that mostly shows up as film on the upper surfaces and around intakes, which is exactly where nobody looks until a passenger does.

More on the field itself, the based fleet, and access is on the KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport page.

What brightwork & metal polishing means at KBUR

Polished aluminum, leading edges, spinners, and exhaust stacks.

Bare polished aluminum has no clear coat over it, so every pass is on the metal itself.

Polishing in ramp heat is unworkable. Compound flashes, pads load up, and the panel gets too hot to control, which is why this runs at night or inside.

Airborne grit is the enemy of polished metal. One piece caught in a pad draws a line you can read from thirty feet.

How a job at KBUR runs

Polishing runs in stages and a full airframe is usually a multi day job. Joel assesses in raked light before quoting, because old sealant, previous polish work, and pitting all change the answer, and pitting is a maintenance item rather than a polishing one.

Call or text with the aircraft type and where it sits on the field. Free estimate, usually the same day, and one price for the work discussed. Joel does not pack up until you or your crew have walked it.