Technical care maintenance and asset management organization Magnetic MRO has selected a variety of PPG aerospace coatings to complete an aircraft repaint project for a private charter flights management company.
Magnetic MRO has selected an epoxy primer, five mica, metallic colours and a clearcoat by PPG Aerospace coatings to repaint an Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft.
The selected products are:
PPG DESOPRIMETM HS CA7755BE epoxy primer, which provides adhesion and corrosion resistance;
PPG DESOTHANETM CA8000 system in five mica and metallic colors, which provide airlines with greater flexibility and choice for exterior livery systems;
PPG DESOTHANETM HD 9008B0900D buffable clearcoat.
"PPG's application support center (ASC) in Hamburg, Germany, worked closely with MRO Magnetic to provide technical support, paint samples and the blended coatings," said Ralf Maubach, PPG sales manager, aerospace, Central and Eastern Europe. "With five colors needed in a short time period, our ASC-Hamburg team worked quickly with team members from our Mojave, California, facility to provide the samples and blended paints in specific package sizes."
The aircraft's repaint project was completed in 16 days at Magnetic MRO's Tallinn facility in Estonia.
"We selected PPG's aerospace coatings for this project, as they are a perfect fit when it comes to the VIP market," said Rihards Priedkalns, Magnetic MRO aircraft paint shop manager. "This is especially true of the high-gloss, buffable clearcoat, which has outstanding color and gloss retention. We look forward to our ongoing collaboration with PPG."