PPG Aerospace Qualifies Basecoat-Clearcoat Exterior Topcoat Systems at Airbus
SYLMAR, CA – Basecoat-clearcoat exterior topcoat systems by PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group have been qualified at Airbus that offer appearance, production, operating and maintenance benefits.
High-solids DESOTHANE® HD/CA 9008 basecoat-clearcoat has been qualified for application as a topcoat system as well as with chromate-free DESOPRIME® CF/CA 7049 primer that Airbus has long used. Also qualified is the basecoat-clearcoat selectively strippable system with chromate-free F565 intermediate coat applied over the primer that facilitates repainting without removal of the primer.