Pretreatment
These technologies are applied onto the automotive body through a series of immersion or spray baths. Metal pretreatments provide the foundation for automotive OEM paint finishes.
When you need the highest quality automotive pretreatments and ancillary products that prepare the vehicle metal surfaces for application of corrosion resistant primer and subsequent top coat finish, PPG has the solutions to meet your needs.
These pretreatments add value by reacting with the metal surface to impart coatings that improve paint adhesion and corrosion performance. PPG is the only OEM Coatings Supplier to offer an integrated total finish solution that meets industry specification allowing for a single point of contact for confidence and accountability.
ZIRCOBOND® THIN FILM PRETREATMENT
- Environmentally-minded, cost saving technology
- Functionally equivalent to traditional zinc phosphate coatings
- Multi-metal capable (CRS, EG, AIG, HDG and Al)
- Capable of processing up to 100% Aluminum
- Reduces sludge up to 90% when compared to zinc phosphate
- Reduced manufacturing footprint
CHEMFOS™ TRI-CATION ZINC PHOSPHATE
- Deposits a microcrystalline coating containing zinc, nickel and manganese
- Multi-metal capable (CRS, EG, AIG, HDG and Al)
- Ability to treat up to 25% Aluminum
- Can be applied by Spray or Immersion
VERSABOND™ FAST KINETIC EFFICIENT ZINC PHOSPHATE
- Rapidly deposits a microcrystalline tri-cation phosphate coating
- Reduces sludge generation up to 50% reducing waste and maintenance
- Ability to treat up to 50% aluminum to accommodate light weighting strategies
- Improved corrosion performance on aluminum
- Drop-in technology requiring no system modifications
