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MAINTENANCE AVBUYER.comstraightforward to get a product certified
on a business jet – and that proved to be
the case for Jean Boulle Luxury as it
sought having its Sun King Diamond
Coating product certified. “Having a
partner with substantial experience in the
industry certainly helped,” Angenent
explains.
“We wanted to make sure that we had
a globally compliant product where
someone can have their aircraft painted
in Europe with a system that is
compatible in the US (and vice-versa).
“Such regulatory considerations are
particularly challenging for the aerospace
market but with AkzoNobel, we have a
partner that can adapt to the necessary
standards,” he reflects.
Practically this means that Jean Boulle
Luxury sends its diamond product to
AkzoNobel’s US facility in Waukegan
where they mix it into their Alumigrip
4450 clear top coat while making sure
that there is no loss of performance.
“The different OEMs have their own
standards and protocols but through
Akzo, companies such as Gulfstream,
Embraer, Textron, Honda, Boeing,
Bombardier and others either already
have the Alumigrip product range
available as their house paint, can use it
on specification or are working towards
the qualification,” Angenent adds.
“This gives us plenty of opportunity in
the private and business jet markets –
and aftermarket customers can, of
course, use what they want.”The Practicalities of Diamond-
Coating Jets
As glittering as the idea of applying
diamond coating to a jet may be, are
there limits to the paint/colour schemes
that can be applied to an aircraft that
operators need to be aware of – or is the
sky the limit?
“Theoretically an operator can paint
their aircraft in any color scheme they
desire,” Angenent says. “But there are
practical reasons why some choices are
less advisable.
“Heat is one thing that comes to
mind. White is a common color on
aircraft for good reason. It’s the best
color to deflect heat. Adding a top grade
clearcoat application will take care of
extra UVR protection.”
And where heat is concerned
Angenent reveals one of the possible
advantage Sun King Diamond Coating M A1
Jean Boulle Luxury processes some of the diamonds into small crystals that AkzoNobel
incorporates into its Alumgrip 4450 clear top coat that can be applied to business jets.The 490ft mining vessel Ya Toivo, operated by IMDH Group of companies, recently deployed to extract
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