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Flying Colours Aviation repainted a QantasLink 717 airplane with a basecoat-clearcoat coatings system by PPG Industries’ aero-
space business that delivered a quickly-achieved, smooth, high-gloss finish.
“The DESOTHANE HD/CA 9008 basecoat-clearcoat system by PPG Aerospace gave Flying Colours Aviation a really suc-
cessful paint job,” said Rich Wilkinson, sales manager at the PPG Aerospace application support center (ASC) in Tullamarine,
Victoria, Australia.
High-solids DESOTHANE HD/CA 9008 basecoat-clearcoat systems have a heavily-pigmented basecoat that provides more
color with less paint than traditional coatings, saving material, weight and application time. The clearcoat provides extended service
life, improved buffability and a smoother surface that is easier to clean, the company said.
Flying Colours Aviation painted the QantasLink 717 airplane at its Townsville Airport paint facility, making the aircraft the first
to be painted with DESOTHANE HD/CA 9008 basecoat-clearcoat system in Australia. CW
PPG Aerospace Coatings System
Used by Flying Colours Aviation
AUSTRALIAN FIRST– Flying Colours Aviation
repainted this QantasLink 717 airplane with a
basecoat-clearcoat system by PPG Industries’ aerospace business, becoming Australia’s first aircraft
painting company to use the PPG advanced-tech-nology system. Flying Colours Aviation said the PPG
topcoat system was painter-friendly and environ-mentally-adaptable, providing a high-quality gloss
level. (Photos courtesy of Flying Colours Aviation)
