Masking Paint Helps Reduce Aircraft Part Weight - Posted 5/13/08
RELIUS, part of BASF’s Coatings Division, is supplying a masking paint that shaves millimeters off Airbus parts. The paint hardens quickly and protects the aluminum substrates as the parts are dipped in sodium hydroxide solution. Thus, weight is reduced only on the surfaces that have not been coated with the special paint.