Desothane® HD/CA9008 qualified on Airbus
December 1, 2015
PPG Aerospace has a long and distinguished history of bringing innovative coatings technologies to the aerospace industry. We develop solutions to help our customers lower their operating costs by reducing aircraft weight, decreasing paint cycle times, and increasing the lifecycle and durability of their coatings finishes. Following in this tradition, PPG Aerospace has introduced the next evolution in exterior paint technology: Desothane® HD/CA9008 basecoat clearcoat.
Desothane® HD/CA 9008 basecoat clearcoat consists of a heavily pigmented basecoat that provides full color with less paint than conventional high-solids paints, helping to decrease the cycle time of the paint process and the coatings weight on the aircraft. A final clearcoat layer is applied over the basecoat that extends service life up to 60%, reducing the frequency of revenue flights taken out of service for repainting. Additionally, this clearcoat layer improves buffability and achieves a smoother, high-gloss surface that is easier to clean. Desothane® HD/CA9008 basecoat clearcoat system is also easy to apply, thus minimizing instances of costly rework.
Desothane® HD/CA9008 basecoat clearcoat is now qualified at Airbus for application as a topcoat system with chromate-free Desoprime™ CF/CA 7049 primer that Airbus has long used. Desothane® HD/CA9008 basecoat clearcoat is also qualified at Airbus for use with PPG Aerospace’s chrome-free, selectively strippable system, comprised of F565 intermediate coat applied over the primer allowing repainting without removal of the primer to the substrate.
“We worked closely with Airbus to demonstrate the productivity and appearance advantages of the PPG basecoat-clearcoat system,” said Dirk Thelen, PPG key account director for Airbus and business manager EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) south region. “Airbus wanted to offer its customers advanced coatings technology that many airlines already use in their own maintenance operations. For airlines, having Airbus use the same coatings system on new aircraft that they use in maintenance is a significant benefit.”
Desothane® HD/CA 9008 basecoat-clearcoat is also part of a growing number of PPG Aerospace chromate-free systems qualified to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3095A for airline exterior paint. Over 250 aircraft have been successfully painted with PPG basecoat-clearcoat systems.
Desothane® HD/CA9008 basecoat clearcoat offers greater durability, lighter weight, ease of application, superior aesthetics, and is now OEM-qualified. PPG Aerospace is pleased to introduce this next generation technology and invites you experience its benefits in your operation.
Please contact your local PPG Aerospace sales representative for more information.
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