Aerospace Coatings Market
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airline, general aviation and military aircraft. This includes business jets, single or twin engine aircraft, commercial airline fleets,
corporate fleets, helicopters, regional airlines, cargo planes and
military aircraft.
Designed for use on commercial aircraft cabin and cockpit
surfaces, Sherwin-Williams JetFlex Interior Aircraft Finish ap-plies easily to plastic, metal and composite surfaces. The fast-drying finish is available in two technologies – solvent-based
polyurethane enamel and water-reducible polyurethane dispersion coating.
The easy-to-apply, solvent-based product provides excellent adhesion to plastic and metal and has outstanding stain,
abrasion and scratch resistance. It is listed on Boeing Material
Specification BMS 10-83J, Type II and III, including flammability, yellowing resistance and smoke-stain resistance requirements. It also meets the FAR/JAR 25.853 regulations for burn,
smoke and heat release.
JetFlex is also available as Polane L polyurethane, which
is Boeing approved and ideal for OEM applications and subcontractor work. Sherwin-Williams is the only manufacturer
to have interior cabin topcoats qualified to Boeing BMS 10-83J,
Type II, III and V.
JetFlex WR is a water-reducible polyurethane dispersion formula that meets stringent VOC standards and is free of chrome,
lead and isocyanate hazards. It delivers similar performance to
solvent-based polyurethane coatings, including excellent hardness and chemical/solvent resistance. It offers a smooth or textured coating on structural foam, injection-molded plastic or
treated steel. The single-package formulation does not need a
catalyst for application, can be air or force dried and is designed
to meet the FAR/JAR 25.853 regulations.
JetFlex and Polane L coatings come in unlimited solid colors and are available in multiple gloss ranges with an intermix system.
A new aerospace coating Chrome Hazard Free Quick Dry
Epoxy Primer (CM0483712) has been also introduced by
Sherwin-Williams. It is a high performance, two-component
corrosion inhibitive Epoxy Primer that contains no chromate.
This special epoxy primer utilizes unique chemistry that
yields a shortened dry time with an extended pot life. It provides excellent adhesion to treated substrates and meets U.S.
VOC regulations that require a 2.9 lb/gal (348 g/L).
This new epoxy primer meets the performance requirements
MIL-PRF-23377J, Class N and is qualified to SAE AMS 3095
as part of a complete chrome hazard free system with 3M’s
AC-131 surface pre-treatment and Sherwin-Williams SKYscapes
basecoat-clearcoat polyurethane system.
Ideal for commercial aircraft, military aircraft, business jet
and general aviation applications, this new epoxy primer is de-
signed to work with all Sherwin-Williams aerospace topcoats.
As a result, aircraft painters can get superior topcoat gloss hold
out and increased productivity while delivering a very high
square-foot of coverage per gallon.
A complete chrome hazard free coating system – includ-
ing pretreatment, corrosion-protective primer and topcoat
– offered by Sherwin-Williams has earned approval by SAE
International’s Aerospace Material Specification G- 8 Organic
Coatings Qualified Product Group. The SKYscapes basecoat-
clearcoat exterior coating system uses the latest technology to
reduce paint-process time by as much as 30 percent.
The AMS 3095-certified SKYscapes system that earned quali-
fications consists of 3M’s AC-131 Surface Pretreatment, the new
Chrome Hazard Free Quick Dry Epoxy Primer (CM0483712),
SKYscapes 850 Series basecoat (CM850113), and SKYscapes
clearcoat (CM0850180).
Although Sherwin-Williams has had other SKYscapes sys-
tems be qualified to AMS 3095, this is the first system in which
both the pretreatment and the corrosion inhibitive primer do
not contain hexavalanet chromium, the company reported.
SKYscapes has become known as a high performance, multipurpose product. Besides AMS 3095 status, it is also qualified
to numerous general aviation OEM specifications. Sherwin-Williams said that it is one of the first major aviation industry
paint and coatings suppliers to have a chromate hazard free system to achieve AMS certification. CW
“Growth in aerospace is being driven by an emergent middle class
in emerging economies and more and more people being able to
travel for leisure. Various airlines will try to adapt their strategy to
tap this demand.”
Sherwin-Williams SKYscape basecoat-clearcoat exterior coatiing system
reduces paint-process time by as much as 30 percent.
