Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings Lands in Commercial Aviation MRO Marketplace

Andover, KS – Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings announces it now has a complete coating system - including pretreatment, corrosion protective primer and topcoat - certified with SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3095 (AMS 3095) for Airline Exterior Systems.

The new certification now actually approves two of Sherwin-Williams’ complete painting systems: Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings CMO483928 with traditional High Solids Chromated Epoxy Primer; and CMO481968 High Solids Chrome Free Epoxy Primer/Surfacer (for an environmentally-preferred option). Both systems are finished with Jet Glo Express™ Polyurethane topcoat for global aftermarket use as complete painting systems for commercial airline fleets.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings is now one of the first major aviation industry paint and coatings suppliers to have a chrome free system achieve AMS certification.

“This certification expands Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings’ presence worldwide in the commercial market,” said J. Marc Taylor, Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings Director of Sales. “We have been one of the market leaders in painting a variety of aircraft in the general aviation market since the 1940s and have built a strong reputation on our service, technology and superior products.”

More than 2,500 SAE Aerospace Material Specifications (AMS) are recognized throughout the aerospace community and other industries, including the U.S. Department of Defense, which has adopted more than 900 of these documents into its standards. These AMS specifications are procurement standards rather than design specifications. AMS 3095 covers high-gloss paints for use on civil aircraft.

According to Taylor, a quality paint job not only protects the plane, it also boosts an airline’s brand image. “An attractive, well-kept fleet is an airline’s best advertisement. High-quality coatings last longer, stay more vivid and offer easy maintenance and repair in comparison to lesser-quality products. All coating products and systems that receive AMS 3095 certification have undergone stringent testing and demonstrates that Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings systems will deliver a lasting protective coating for any aircraft in a commercial fleet,” Taylor said.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings provides the finest in quality coatings, but also delivers custom solutions for commercial aircraft, including a full-range of specialized livery color options in a line of products for an outstanding, durable finish. Additionally, its widespread global distribution network dramatically speeds up the custom order process so that they can now be delivered and applied within only a few days.

“With our AMS 3095 certified-coatings and extremely high service standards, you’re going to get a better custom finish that’s delivered to you with little or no wait time, keeping your painting operations moving and helping you get your planes back in the air in the shortest amount of time possible,” Taylor says. “Our complete painting systems deliver the highest quality, durability and reparability.”