PPG Donates Coatings to Restore Flying Saucer in Mars, Pennsylvania
PPG announced that it has donated PPG CORAFLON® ADS (air-dry system) coatings, including primer, metallic topcoat and clearcoat, to refurbish the famous flying saucer that has been a fixture in downtown Mars, Pennsylvania, since the early 1980s. The new coating system is expected to last a minimum of 15 to 20 years.
The spaceship, which measures about 9 feet (2.7 meters) in diameter and weighs nearly 2,000 pounds (907 kilograms), was removed by crane from its perch in the Mars town square near the end of March 2019. Oesterling’s Sandblasting & Painting in nearby Butler, Pennsylvania, sandblasted and recoated the saucer, with the Mars Historical Society choosing the silver-metallic color.