Sacramento Business Helps Preserve American History

Sacramento Car Detailing is one of 36 elite detailers who participated in the 2024 Air Force One Project at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington from July 7 - 14, 2024.

The prestigious project restored, maintained, and preserved the first presidential jet Air Force One, which was in use until 1996. It served as the first mobile Oval Office and transported Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, as well as international VIPs from Nikita Khrushchev to Henry Kissinger.

The project also included work on dozens of other iconic aircraft at the museum, including the Concorde “Alpha Golf,” the first-ever 747 (Serial No. 001), a WWII B-29 Superfortress known as “T-Square 54,” and the first Boeing 727 built.

A highly specialized and selective team of detailers worldwide is selected annually to serve as caretakers of the Air Force One, valued at over $300 million, and other aircraft. Sacramento Car Detailing has participated in the project for the last two years. 

Sacramento Car Detailing was founded by Rancho Cordova resident Chris Tabieros in 2020. It serves the Sacramento region by offering quality ceramic coating installation, paint correction services, and interior and exterior detailing for cars, RVs, boats, and motorcycles.

Tabieros fell in love with cars in high school when he participated in an automotive program that taught body repair and mechanics. He worked hard through the years to develop his professional skills, open his own business, and impact the detailer industry.

“Sacramento Car Detailing is honored to have been selected for the Air Force One Project in 2023 and 2024,” said Tabieros. “It was a dream of mine to be on the team helping preserve pieces of history. The project has taken my craft to the next level and allowed me to serve my customers better.”

Tabieros was selected for this project thanks to his involvement with The Detail Mafia, a network of high-quality professional detailers. In 2002, Founder Renny Doyle received a call from a Bush administration official asking him to bring a team to the Museum of Flight to clean and restore the deteriorating paint and aluminum finish of the historic Air Force One. Renny and a small staff started the restoration project in 2003, and after a few years, Renny opened up the project to The Detail Mafia members.

“It’s pretty amazing to get picked once for the Air Force One project, but to get picked twice is even rarer,” said Doyle. “I am very proud of Chris Tabieros. If he’s good enough for Air Force One, he’s good enough for you!”