Paint protection for small planes is often overlooked. When detailers think of treating an aircraft with Permagard, the focus typically shifts to large business jets and midsize corporate aircraft. But the needs for protecting aircraft paint with Permagard shouldn’t stop there. In fact, all small aircraft, from single-engine piston planes to personal turboprops, are just as vulnerable as their larger counterparts to the environmental stressors that degrade paint, reduce aerodynamic efficiency, and shorten the lifespan of exterior surfaces. This is exactly why applying Permagard to small planes is just as important as applying Permagard to larger aircraft. It’s essential for the integrity and structure of the smaller aircraft.
Small Planes Face Big Challenges
Small aircraft fly at much lower altitudes than business jets, where atmospheric conditions are usually more volatile. They’re exposed to more frequent rain, humidity, and airborne contaminants like salt, soot, and bug splatter. On top of that, these aircraft often sit in open hangars or even on the ramp, enduring more direct sun exposure, wind, and harsh weather than their hangered, high-flying counterparts. Bird droppings are also more likely to occur on aircraft exposed to the elements, which can severely etch your aircraft’s painted surfaces due to its acidity. This type of exposure can lead to potential hazards for the aircraft’s painted surfaces, such as premature paint oxidation, corrosion, loss of gloss and shine, scratches, and increased drag due to rough, degraded, unkept surfaces. This is why it is so important to protect your aircraft’s painted surfaces with Permagard. When you leave your aircraft unprotected from all of these hazards, you run the risk of incurring potentially very expensive paint repairs in the future. And if the paint is neglected for years, you can potentially encounter corrosion from serious paint degradation. Preemptively prevent these issues for your small aircraft and protect it with Permagard to grant yourself peace of mind. That’s why paint protection for small planes is more than a luxury. It’s a preventative investment.
Permagard Preserves Value and Performance
Permagard is a handmade, aviation-grade, aircraft paint protection coating designed specifically for aerospace environments. Unlike automotive-grade ceramic coatings, Permagard is approved by all major aircraft OEMs, and is safe for use on all aircraft substrates (including composite surfaces). Permagard is also non-invasive, meaning it does not interfere with paint inspections and repairs or future maintenance tasks. Permagard will even make aircraft cleaning and maintenance easier and more efficient to save time and costs. By applying Permagard paint protection for small planes to your small aircraft, you get long-lasting gloss and shine that makes your aircraft look newly painted for many years to come. And by doing so, Permagard will also protect the treated aircraft against harsh environmental factors and oxidation to preserve the structural integrity of the paint and clearcoat.
The Sooner, The Better
The best time to Permagard your aircraft is upon accepting delivery or when it has received a new paint job. The reason why is because in such cases, Permagard will protect 100% of your aircraft’s paint thickness for as long as you own the aircraft and properly maintain its Permagard coating. This is extremely important since your aircraft paint’s primary role is to protect the substrate from corrosion. By protecting 100% of your aircraft paint’s thickness, you protect the full integrity of the paint covering your aircraft, so that it can successfully carry out its primary role. The second most important reason to protect your aircraft with Permagard is by protecting 100% of the aircraft paint’s thickness, you protect its original depth of shine. This guarantees to achieve the famous Permagard “wet-look effect”, that so many of our customers love. Protecting 100% of your paint’s thickness equals a deep depth of shine, which brings richer contrasts and more vivid paint colors. Each time paint correction is carried out on your aircraft’s paint, you remove a layer of paint or clearcoat, reducing its overall thickness. This is why we only recommend carrying out a paint correction when the Permagard pretreatments aren’t sufficient enough to rejuvenate the dull or scratched painted surfaces. If you have Permagard applied to your aircraft’s paint on day one, you will never need to paint correct the aircraft for long as it is protected and maintained with Permagard, guaranteeing 100% paint thickness over the lifetime of the aircraft. This decision will impact if you ever have to face a costly paint repair in the future. If your aircraft is used, don’t worry! Permagard can be applied after a paint correction. And after one of the Permagard pretreatments has been applied, followed by the Permagard coating, your aircraft will look better than new. In this scenario, Permagard will fully protect whatever paint thickness is left for as long as the aircraft remains in the Permagard Maintenance Program.
It’s Not About Size, It’s About Investment
Whether your aircraft is a 1976 Cessna 172 Skyhawk or a 2025 Dassault Falcon 10X, it represents a serious financial investment. Protecting your aircraft investment shouldn’t depend on its size. Permagard provides small aircraft owners with the same professional-grade protection trusted by operators of Dassault Aviation aircraft, Gulfstream aircraft, Textron Aviation aircraft, Embraer aircraft, and Bombardier aircraft around the world. Environmental hazards don’t discriminate against the size of your aircraft. If your large or small aircraft is left unprotected from elements that can damage and attack its paint, you will end up paying the very large costs of paint repairs in the future. If the paint is left neglected and untreated for years, corrosion can begin to form and it will compromise the structural integrity of your aircraft, leading to substantial repairs costs and potentially structural failure. This is why it is so important to protect your aircraft with an OEM-approved paint protection product, such as Permagard, to ensure these issues never arise.
Certified Application Matters
Permagard can only be applied by Permagard-certified installers at Permagard-certified locations. This ensures that every Permagard product is applied correctly and in accordance with the Permagard brand’s high standards. Permagard would simply not have the reputation or standards of today if we sold to the general public. For the last 27 years, we have crafted positive business relationships with all of our certified installers to keep their Permagard market share successful, while simultaneously keeping the Permagard brand exclusive to the detailers that fit with our core values. If you’re considering a paint protection coating for your aircraft, Permagard is the best choice. Permagard has been tested for over 27 years. We are approved by all major aircraft OEMs. Our products are handmade and 100% manufactured in the USA, under a strict adherence to ISO 9001’s quality management system, and we do not sell to the general public in a large, mass-produced capacity. Permagard is an aviation-grade, effective system that has been built from the ground up specifically for the aviation industry and market.
Protect Your Small Planes With Permagard Today
If you own a single-engine plane or a personal turboprop, Permagard paint protection for small planes is essential to preserve its value and maintain its peak performance.
Don’t let the size or age of your aircraft determine the quality of care it receives. Permagard isn’t just for brand new large jets. It’s for any aircraft (no matter its age) that deserves to look its very best, fly efficiently, and retain its resale value over time. Small aircraft, big protection. That’s a Permagard standard.
If you would like to learn more about how Permagard can protect your small aircraft, contact us at info@permagard.com or give our Permagard Headquarters office a call today at (305) 662-5070, Monday thru Thursday from 9 AM – 6 PM and Friday from 9 AM – 5 PM.
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