Clean Armor™ coatings for Aerospace, branded as BluSky Armor®, are revolutionary UV-cured coatings for aircraft interiors. BluSky Armor® is a full line of VOC-free products specifically formulated for aerospace cabinetry, structural laminates, and filler repairs.
Built to last, our aerospace coatings are designed to withstand deterioration produced by stressors particular to aircraft interiors. Specifically, BluSky Armor® demonstrates superior weatherability and resistance to temperature, humidity, cracking, yellowing, abrasion, and the use of cleaning solvents.
BluSky Armor®’s high-performance clear coat are designed to meet or exceeds all 14CFR 25.8539(a) 60-second vertical-burn test criteria, and is 100% FAA-compliant for use on aircraft interiors.
Designed for high-build applications, BluSky Armor® provides immediate curing, superior performance and longevity, and deep, luxurious finishes in a fraction of the time demanded by the older-technology coating systems currently in use in the aerospace industry.
Stable supply-chain servicing dedicated laboratory and production facilities located in the Southeastern United States.
100%-solids formulations provide non-shrinking, quicker builds requiring fewer spraying-curing-sanding-cleaning iterations necessary to achieve desired mil thicknesses. Fewer spraying-curing-sanding-cleaning steps translates into the need for far fewer labor hours.
Traditional Coatings:
Solvent-based coatings shrink during cure, requiring more spraying-curing-sanding-cleaning steps, and associated labor, to achieve desired mil-thicknesses.
Process time is not only greatly reduced due to non-shrinking, high-build formulations requiring fewer spraying-sanding-curing-cleaning iterations, but also because of the enormous time savings realized by the need for only a two-minute-UV-cure per coat. Hours/days are required to fully cure each coat when using traditional, old-technology coatings. Extended POT life eliminates the need to purge/clean equipment after each spraying. Time required for hazardous-waste segregation and disposal is eliminated.
Traditional Coatings:
Shrinkage produces the need for more spraying-curing-sanding-cleaning iterations to achieve desired mil thicknesses; and much longer curing times, multiplied by the sum of extra iterations required, adds hours/days to the traditional coatings process. The short POT life of traditional coatings also dictates that spray equipment must be immediately purged/cleaned after each spraying to avoid equipment damage/clogging. Clean up with hazardous solvents and contaminated spray-booth consumables requires time-consuming containment and regulated disposal.
The greatly reduced process time described above translates into much faster order fulfillment. Fewer spraying-curing-sanding-cleaning iterations, and faster curing, can both speed up order fulfillment by a factor of days.
Traditional Coatings:
Shrinkage of each sprayed layer during the cure of traditional coatings results in the need for a higher number of spraying-curing-sanding-cleaning iterations; and curing, alone, often requires many hours/days per individual application. Order fulfillment time is unnecessarily extended by the use of traditional, old-technology coatings.
In between successive sprayings required to achieve desired mil thicknesses, our product can safely remain in the spray system because it contains no hardening catalysts that severely limit POT life. BluSky Armor® is a regulatory compliant coating that can be used almost anywhere, including outside of controlled environments, and even natural sunlight can be used for ultra-fast curing. Our pre-mixed formulas require no extra mixing/prep time. Quick clean-up occurs via a single final rinse with IPA.
Traditional Coatings:
When using traditional coatings, cleaning of spray equipment, and removal of unused product from spray systems, often must occur between each spray application to avoid equipment fouling; and such too-frequent cleanings often utilize hazardous solvents requiring enhanced waste-disposal methods. There is little/no flexibility as to the choice of spraying locations when specialty pollution controls are typically required, and the mixing of hardening/other additives is often necessary prior to spraying traditional coatings.
Two-minute UV curing times completely eliminate space requirements traditionally needed to separate and off-gas multiple sprayed items during production curing. Mobile UV light arrays can be rolled in and out of spray booths for a two-minute in-situ cure, or, more commonly, permanent curing arrays can be constructed inside of spray booths. Spray in the booth, cure in the booth, and then, when desired mils are achieved, immediately store, install, or ship the finished part directly out of the spray booth. Completely eliminates space and equipment requirements associated with traditional heat curing. Capture that floorspace adjacent to your finish shop that lacks specialized climate control: enjoy flawless HVLP application even in high humidity environments. Space requirements for more highly specialized pollution controls are also eliminated.
Traditional Coatings:
Long curing times (hours/days) are required for curing each spray application; more spraying iterations are needed to get proper thicknesses, owing to shrinkage; and both of those translate into the need for large storage areas dedicated to the curing and off-gassing of traditional coatings.
Non-shrinking formulations yield a conservatively estimated per-gallon coverage of 1,608 square feet at a thickness of 1 mil. The pot life of BluSky Armor® equates to that of product container’s normal shelf life, and immediate equipment purging and cleaning are unnecessary between successive sprayings. VOC-/HAPs-free formulations eliminate costs associated with hazardous-waste disposal.
Traditional Coatings:
Less-coverage-per-gallon results primarily from the curing shrinkage necessitating a higher number of spraying applications required to achieve desired mil thicknesses. Short pot life forces waste of unused, catalyzed product. Pot life is measured in minutes/hours for traditional coatings, and unused product must be disposed of as costly hazardous waste.
Clean Armor™ coatings have effectively won the national race to zero VOCs in the coatings industry. A rare and genuine environmental milestone has been achieved via formulations devoid of VOCs, HAPs, and hazardous waste. It is the elimination of an entire class of harmful pollutants/health hazards from a full line of indispensable industrial materials daily utilized in enormous quantities. Haz-waste disposal is eliminated for overspray sheeting and other spray-booth consumables which can now be UV cured and subsequently recycled/introduced into non-haz waste streams. Tropospheric ozone components contributed by the use of dangerous solvents are eliminated.
Traditional Coatings:
Most formulations contain environmentally harmful solvents, VOCs, HAPs, and other hazardous wastes. Tropospheric-ozone reagents (e.g., acetone) are abundant in traditional coatings.
Pot life equates to shelf life: simply re-containerize any unused product because curing is on-demand and does not proceed without deliberate exposure to UV light. Lower atomization pressures are facilitated and equate to less spray-volume released (wasted) into ambient air.
Traditional Coatings:
Pot life deteriorates immediately because of hardening-catalysts that must be added, and unused, catalyzed product inside of spray systems must be immediately disposed of as waste to avoid equipment fouling/damage. And the relatively greater number of spraying-sanding-curing-cleaning iterations required to achieve desired mil thicknesses not only increases the frequency of necessary cleanings, but also greatly multiplies waste-volumes of unused, catalyzed product.
A UV Curable Clear Coat finish that is applied by spray, roll, or brush. For use as a clear coat for woods, synthetics, metals, and plastics. Can be applied over pre-finished fully cured substrates. For high traffic surfaces. Excellent abrasion and impact resistance. High performance finish for high traffic and high use areas. Excellent impact and scratch resistance. Flat, hard and rigid. Expands with substrate, Optically clear. Non-yellowing. Single component. Available Finishes: Gloss - Satin - Matte
A UV Curable Clear Coat for refinish that is applied by spray, roll, or brush. For use as a refinishing clear top coat for woods, synthetics, metals, and plastics. Can be applied over pre-finished fully cured substrates. High performance flexible finish for refinish work and small detail. Optically clear. Excellent scratch resistance. Low shrinkage. Expands with substrate. Easy cut and polish. Excellent adhesion to pre-finished surfaces. Single component. Available Finishes: Gloss - Satin - Matte
A UV Curable Clear Coat for commercial transport interior panel systems, for 20 passengers or more, that is applied by spray, roll, or brush. For use as a clear top coat for woods, synthetics, metals, and plastics. Can be applied over pre-finished fully cured substrates. High performance finish for commercial interior panel surfaces.
A UV Curable Clear Heavy Bodied Sanding Surfacer that is applied by spray, roll, and brush. For use on substrates such as woods, synthetics, metals, and plastics. Can be applied over pre-finished fully cured substrates. Excellent adhesion, sealing and rigidity. No shrink. Non-yellowing. Easy sand, good hold out. Brush, roll, blade, spray. High build. Single component.
A UV Curable Laminating Resin that is used for repair on preexisting composite parts and the construction of composite parts. For use with fiberglass, carbon fiber, kevlar, wood, metal, plastics. For structural and non-structural parts. VOC free, cure on demand, can be applied in extreme humidity or temperatures. Excellent wetting, adhesion, and intercoat build characteristics.
A UV Curable Direct to Metal Anti-Corrosion Sealer. For use as an anti-corrosion sealer and primer for non-structural aerospace metals. The formulation is 100% solids containing zero solvents or HAPs (100% VOC free). The product exhibits no off-gassing, resulting in no shrink (superior wetting). The product does not require a catalyst or reducer and is ready to use as is.
A UV Curable Sealer for new finish. To be used with 1027 OEM to be modified to manufacturer's spec. Strong & rigid. Excellent hold out. Single component. For use as a sealer and top coat for wood and synthetic substrates. Upon exposure to UV light, the coating cures tack-free within 4 minutes or less. The cured coating has excellent adhesion and compatible with most primers / sealers. The formulation is 100% solids containing zero solvents or HAPs (100% VOC free). The product exhibits no off-gassing, resulting in low to no shrink (superior wetting). The product does not require a catalyst or reducer and is ready to use as is.
A UV Curable Clear Coat for new finish. For use as a sealer and top coat for wood and synthetic substrates. Upon exposure to UV light, the coating cures tack-free within 4 minutes or less. The cured coating has excellent adhesion and compatible with most primers / sealers. The formulation is 100% solids containing zero solvents or HAPs (100% VOC free). The product exhibits no off-gassing, resulting in low to no shrink (superior wetting). The product does not require a catalyst or reducer and is ready to use as is. Available Finishes: Gloss - Satin - Matte