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substrate increases. Aerocron electrocoat
primer is completely chrome free and water based, so its environmental impact is
significantly less than legacy products.
PPG also continues to develop
chrome-free products. The company has
recently launched Desoprime CF/7521
chrome-free primer, which can be utilized
for both structural and exterior primer
applications. This latest product utilizes
many new technologies to provide superior corrosion protection for many applications and has achieved recent, significant
qualifications. PPG has also launched
Desoprime CF/7530 chrome free wash
primer. This is the first completely
chrome free wash primer in the industry,
and is well-suited for aftermarket and
OEM applications in terms of improved
efficiency. It, too, has demonstrated very
good corrosion performance characteristics and is qualified to AMS3095.
Sherwin Williams
Sherwin-Williams has recently launched
JCX polyester urethane and SKYscapes
general aviation basecoat. JCX polyester urethane was designed to be a high-performance, high-productivity coating
for exterior aircraft use. The line features
simplified packaging and faster dry times.
JCX is specifically focused on productivity improvements for MRO commercial
airline applications. It comes in a 2:1:1
prepackaged kit and meets AMS-3095
performance requirements. It also provides chemical resistance to Skydrol and
other hydraulic fluids and is free of lead
and chromate hazards.
SKYscapes General Aviation (GA)
Basecoat 855 Series – SG, SGE, SGM and
SGP Colors – is ideal for exterior painting
on general aviation and helicopters that
often require expedited production times.
It has been designed to deliver the maxi-
mum 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 deliv-
ery and the SKYscapes basecoat clearcoat
system can reduce paint-process time to
help meet customer demand for aircraft
turnaround. 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: the new General
Aviation Clearcoat CM0850CC1 for in-
creased speed, or CM0850180 for im-
proved chemical and fluid resistance.
SKYscapes CM0850CC1 clearcoat
can be used over high solids opaque and
metallic colors as stripes over Jet Glo or
Jet Glo Express polyester urethane topcoats on business jets. CW
