In the industry of paint protection, where automotive-grade products often find their way onto all different types of aircraft, Permagard is the complete opposite. Permagard is a handmade, aviation-grade paint protection system that was originally developed to meet the rigorous demands of the aviation industry. Whereas our competitors, who are largely manufacturers of ceramic coatings designed for cars, cannot achieve their objective. This is because no aircraft OEM has ever approved the use of ceramic coatings on their paint systems.
Aviation Roots, Automotive Promise
Permagard was engineered to meet the exacting standards of the aerospace industry, where performance, durability, and reliability are non-negotiables for paint protection. Permagard was designed to withstand harsh winds and rain, high-altitude UV radiation, and the abrasive conditions of flight. Our products’ technology delivers a level of protection far beyond the requirements of everyday automotive environments. Ceramic coatings have never gone through the tough testing standards that Permagard has gone through to be approved by all major aircraft OEMs.
Under our rigorous ISO 9001 Quality Management System, handmaking our products at our Permagard Headquarters in Miami, Florida, USA, is another aspect that separates us from our competitors. Our competitors’ products are generally shipped from overseas and were originally manufactured back in the 1970s for the Asian automotive market. This is also when ceramic coatings were called, “glass coatings“. And while their name changed, from “glass” to “ceramic”, the formulations have consistently remained the same, even after 50 years. Automotive customers are encouraged to reexamine exactly what kind of coatings are being applied to their vehicles in the industry. Will a generic bottle of mass-produced ceramic coating purchased on Amazon or Alibaba be sufficient for the quality of protection they are seeking? Or would they rather have an aviation-grade, handmade under an ISO Quality Management System, high-quality coating that’s approved by all major aircraft manufacturers protecting their vehicle’s valuable painted surfaces? The choice to us seems pretty clear.
Ceramic Coatings: The Reverse Journey
Ceramic coatings have been used for automotive paint protection in the United States for the last 20 years or so. When you add to that another 30-35 years of glass coating products from Asia, we can say that silica-based products have been used to protect automotive painted surfaces for over 50 years, without getting a single aviation or automotive approval. And for the past decade, ceramic coating manufacturers have been trying to convince aircraft OEMs and their customers that their automotive-grade products are perfectly suitable to be applied to any aircraft. There’s one big problem with that, in our opinion. Ceramic coating formulas haven’t significantly evolved enough to be effectively applied to an aircraft. Sure, you have, “graphene”, “borophene”, or “nano-ceramic” variations of ceramic coatings. But these “formulas” are just marketing terms to convince customers that these coatings have continued to evolve with the ever-changing market of paint protection. There is no evidence, however, to support these claims that ceramic coating manufacturers make and continue to make.
Ceramic coatings were designed primarily around inorganic compounds, such as silicon dioxide (SiO₂), to form a non-flexible coating over automotive painted surfaces. And while these coatings do offer decent hydrophobicity and gloss, they were not inherently designed to cope with the unique stresses of aviation, such as high-velocity air friction, chemical de-icers, and constant exposure to UV at altitude. The fact of the matter is this: you cannot apply an automotive-grade paint protection product to an aircraft and expect the same results that you would get from applying that product to a vehicle.
A Shift in the Industry
As the boundaries between automotive paint protection and aviation paint protection products blur, the original intentions of these industries’ products should always be fully understood. Products built from the ground up for aerospace applications, such as Permagard, bring a higher benchmark of quality and performance to the automotive market. Meanwhile, ceramic coating manufacturers attempting to break into the aviation market must overcome significant quality control issues and performance hurdles to match the efficacy of aviation-native solutions. To this day, they still have not been able to effectively overcome these tall tasks.
For discerning car owners, detailers, dealerships, and body shop technicians, Permagard offers a simple, but unique proposition: aerospace-grade paint protection, handmade with superior precision and quality in mind, and a legacy of excellence proven at 40,000 feet. All while having approvals from the world’s largest aircraft OEMs, such as Dassault Aviation, Gulfstream, Embraer, Bombardier, and Textron Aviation. Permagard is also already approved by some of the most renowned automotive OEMs in the world, such as BMW, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda, and Mercedes-Benz. These aviation and automotive giants chose correctly. It’s time to do the same for your business.
As Permagard transitions from tarmac to track, it’s clear that in the evolving world of paint protection, the sky isn’t the limit – it’s just the beginning.
Contact our Permagard Headquarters office today at (305) 662-5070 for more information. It’s time to shine and see yourself in your brand.
