When Carrington Holding Co. took delivery of its first Bombardier* Global Express XRS* business jet, company officials were impressed with the aircraft
from the interior to its custom paint job, according to PPG. The
aircraft features PPG aerospace coatings in metallic blue, metallic titanium and Las Vegas Gold beneath the white fuselage,
engine cowling and vertical stabilizer that are accented by a
special-effect paint named Carrington Pearl Blue.
Paint specialists at Bombardier’s Service Center in Tucson,
Arizona, used a three-layer PPG topcoat system to create a
showpiece finish on Carrington’s Bombardier Global Express
XRS jet. PPG’s Mojave, California, paint experts mixed
DESOTHANE HS 8000 topcoat in Carrington Pearl Blue,
which was applied over white Desothane HS 8800 topcoat in
a gradated luminescent horizontal stripe on the fuselage, along
the vertical stabilizer leading edge and across the engine cowling. Metallic titanium and Las Vegas Gold stripes swoop across
the plane, with striping and the fuselage bottom painted in metallic blue, all in Desothane HS 8000 topcoat. A final coat of
clear Desothane HS 8800 topcoat over the aircraft enhances the
finish with a high-gloss shine and superior image reflection.
Bombardier’s paint specialists prepared the plane for the
PPG topcoats by first applying DESOPRIME HS 7700 primer
and then DESOFILL HS 8620G chrome-free sanding surfacer,
which affords excellent intercoat adhesion to the topcoat and
primer and has flexibility to avoid topcoat cracks and chips for
a smooth finish.
In addition to aerospace coatings, PPG supplies cockpit and
passenger-cabin windows to Bombardier for Global Express
XRS jets. PPG sealants used include PR-1776M for the integral
fuel tanks, corrosion-inhibitive PRO-SEAL 870 fuselage sealant,
PR-1198 sealant as a secondary fuel-vapor barrier on the center
wing box exterior and PR-1425 windshield sealant. CW
PPG Coatings Create Showpiece Finish
for Carrington Livery
Carrington Pearl Blue special-effect coating created by PPG adds luminescence to the livery on the Bombardier* Global Express XRS* jet for owner Carrington.
PPG supplied DESOTHANE topcoats in white, metallic blue, metallic titanium and Las Vegas Gold for the Carrington jet that was finished with a clear Desothane
topcoat for a long-lasting high-gloss shine and superior image reflection. PPG also supplies transparencies and sealants for the Bombardier business jets. (Photo
courtesy of Carrington)
PPG color experts created Carrington Pearl Blue special-effect coating for
the Carrington livery. Carrington officials are so pleased with the Bombardier
Global Express XRS jet paint scheme that they plan to repaint the rest of the
fleet with PPG aerospace coatings.(Photo courtesy of Carrington)
