Transportation Coatings

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Durable Transportation Coatings

PPG transportation coatings are built for the long haul on the toughest on-road and off-road terrain. We protect our customers' most valuable assets by engineering paints and coatings that extend the life of vehicles through outstanding corrosion protection, enduring color and long-lasting gloss.

With a legacy of innovations, excellent technical expertise and industry-leading color formulations, PPG is the first choice of many of the industry’s best-known makers of buses, rail cars, truck bodies, trailers, motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs and other recreational vehicles.

Featured Products

ENVIROCRON® Powder
Envirocron coatings are a comprehensive range of powder technologies engineered to deliver innovative solutions for every application. Envirocron products are specifically formulated without volatile organic compounds (VOCs), making them the first choice of many OEMs, manufacturers and applicators in various industries around the world.
ZIRCOBOND® Pretreatment
Based on zirconium chemistry and a proprietary blend of additives, Zircobond pretreatment products cut sludge by-product from the pretreatment process by at least 80 percent compared to zinc-phosphate-based products. As an added benefit, Zircobond can be used in existing pretreatment lines.
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SPECTRACRON® Solvent-borne Liquid Coatings
A robust and versatile platform, PPG's SPECTRACRON® solvent-borne liquid coatings provides corrosion protection over a variety of substrates and conditions.
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POWERCRON® Electrocoat
POWERCRON® 6th-generation family of cationic epoxy electrocoats delivers excellent corrosion resistance across a diverse range of markets, applications and complex parts.

Industries

Heavy Duty Equipment
PPG brings a wealth of experience, expertise and innovation to manufacturers of hard-working vehicles like cement mixers and refuse trucks. PPG transportation coatings offer exceptional corrosion fighting protection and high aesthetics under the harshest conditions, across a multitude of metals and surfaces.
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Intermodal & Trailer Coatings
One of the few companies to offer fully integrated pretreatment, liquid, powder and electrocoat solutions, PPG coatings for rail, trailer and intermodal applications deliver exceptional corrosion protection and long-lasting color. Our coatings are widely used on landing gear, chassis frame and shipping containers.