Coatings World - March 2016

Ideal for exterior painting on general aviation and helicopters that often require expedited production times, Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings presents the SKYscapes General Aviation (GA) Basecoat 855 Series – SG, SGE, SGM and SGP Colors. It is designed to deliver the maximum in appearance and productivity by delivering a consistent and colorful solid, mica or metallic finish.

SKYscapes GA Basecoat features fast dry times (approximately 60 – 90 DTT) that lead to improved productivity, an easy 6 to 1 to 2 mixing ratio, all while delivering excellent flow and leveling. After clearcoat, it provides a high gloss finish that can be easily cleaned, buffed and repaired.

Aircraft owners demand on-time delivery and the SKYscapes basecoat-clearcoat system can reduce paint-process time to help meet customer demand for aircraft turnaround. That’s because the SKYscapes system cures at ambient temperature in half the time of other single-stage systems. Professional aircraft painters now have the option of which Clearcoat to use with one of two SKYscapes Basecoats: the new General Aviation Clearcoat - CM0850CC1 for increased speed, or the existing SKYscapes Clearcoat - CM0850180 - for improved chemical and fluid resistance.

In addition, SKYscapes CM0850CC1 clearcoat can be used over high solids opaque and metallic colors as stripes over Sherwin-Williams Jet Glo or Jet Glo Express polyester urethane topcoats on business jets.

SKYscapes GA Basecoat advantages
include:
• Quick drying; Allows for multiple
color livery applications per day
•Perfect for small general aviation
aircraft and helicopters requiring
expedited production times
• Available in a solid, mica or metallic
finish
• One double track coat application
for most colors
• No baking required; dries quickly at
ambient temperatures
• Apply additional colors without me-
chanically sanding
•Excellent opacity at low film
thickness
• Excellent flow and leveling
• Long pot life
• Easy to keep clean and maintain.

FLOOD Brand Celebrates
175th Anniversary with
New Professional Wood
Care Product Line

FLOOD wood care, a brand of the PPG architectural coatings business has launched its new comprehensive Flood Pro Series line of professional stains, finishes and preparation products available exclusively at PPG PAINTS stores and independent retailers nationwide.

Developed to deliver on the staining
needs of the professional, the new Flood
Pro Series line combines popular existing
formulas with several new and improved
formulas to provide highly durable prod-
ucts with easy application. Backed by
the Flood brand’s 175-year heritage, the
new Flood Pro Series line was created
through extensive research and collabo-
ration with PPG’s global wood care tech-
nology resources. The program includes
a core line of stains, finishes, preparation
products and a new resurfacer product. It
will also include a broader color platform
of 40 semi-transparent and more than
120 solid hues that enhance the natural
beauty of wood, in addition to new prod-
uct labels.

“The Flood Pro Series line boasts some of our best, most durable products in order to better serve the needs of professionals,” said Jennifer Dodson, PPG senior manager, wood care, architectural coatings, U.S. and Canada.

The popular Flood CWF-UV wood finish formula, PENETROL, FLOETROL and E-B EMULSA BOND additive products will remain under the Flood brand. PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS brand’s SUN PROOF stain, the PPG PORTER PAINTS brand’s ACRI-SHIELD stain, WOOD PRIDE stain and some existing Flood stains will be replaced by the new Flood Pro line.

PPG Expands DELFLEET
Evolution Low-VOC Epoxy
Primer Offerings

The PPG commercial coatings group has added F4921WH–2.1 White Epoxy Primer and F4921BK–2.1 Black Epoxy Primer to the popular DELFLEET Evolution premium commercial paint system. Similar to the F4921 Gray Epoxy Primer PPG introduced in June 2015, F4921WH and F4921BK are compatible with Delfleet Evolution basecoats and single-stage topcoats. The new primers are exceptionally versatile and can be matched with an array of substrates including aluminum, cold rolled steel, stainless steel, galvanized steel, galvaneal, fiber glass and cured surfaces.

F4921WH and F4921BK offer numerous practical qualities that make them a smart choice for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as repair shops. The new primers offer superior adhesion and corrosion resistance and can be applied over bare metal as a protective layer or as a sealer over existing finishes.