Rich Moyle is the global product manager for automotive OEM pretreatment at PPG Industries, Inc., developer of the new Zircobond pretreatment system. Moyle can be reached at 248.641.2000 or moyle@ppg.com.
A new automotive pretreatment technology addresses environmental concerns and offers cost-saving advantages while also meeting the performance requirements of today’s automakers. The pretreatment is based on technology that uses a proprietary blend of additives and zirconium-based chemistry to deposit a zirconium oxide conversion coating on clean metal surfaces.