On August 18, 2008, Air Force One got a makeover. Mobile Command Detail was invited to join a hand-selected group of some of the nation’s top detailers to assist the Museum of Flight and Attention to Detail of Boise Idaho with the restoration project.

This is the very first Air Force One Plane. It is a jet powered Boeing 707. She started her service in 1962 and was retired in 1996 to the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in Seattle Wash. She served Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. AFO is temporarily stored outside and is subjected to Seattle’s wet climate which caused severe hazing on the aluminum siding and oxidation on her paint.

To complete this restoration the team used:

• over Four Gallons of Aeroshell Flight Jacket Aircraft Rated Polish/Sealer
• 10.5 Pounds of Rolite Metal Polish
• Three Gallons of Aeroshell Touch & Go Spray Detailer
• One Gallon of Aircraft Belly Cleaner
• Four Hundred Terry Cloth Towels
• Three Hundred Towel Pro's Microfiber Towels
• One Hundred Hand Cut Metal Polishing Towels
• Nearly 100 Lake Country Buffing and Polishing Pads
• Over 30 Extension Cords
• Three 4000 Watt Generators
• Nine Ladders
• Four Man Lifts
• 30 Tyvek Suits
• 100 Team Member T-Shirts
• Over 21 Cases of Drinking Water
• 200+ Sandwiches
• 32 Pizzas
• 21 Value Meals
• 20 Pairs of Sun Glasses From Santa Barbara Eyeglass Factory
• and 1000 man hours

Upon completion of the restoration, AFO’s mirror like shine had been restored and her paint shined like new again.

Mobile Command Detail is very honored to have been invited to join this very elite team that helps to protect one of our country’s priceless pieces of history.

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