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In today’s competitive marketplace, wheel manufacturers are
constantly looking for ways to make their products look better,
last longer and fulfill OEM requirements, all while meeting
increasingly rigorous environmental mandates. That’s why,
when it comes to wheel coatings, many of the world’s top
manufacturers count on PPG.
Whether you coat wheels for cars, light-duty and heavy-duty
trucks, motorcycles, buses or ATVs – if they roll, PPG single-
source solutions can make your company and your products
stand out from the competition.

Technology. Service. Solutions.

Your customers demand the latest technologies and top-of-the-line service. At PPG,
we help you deliver. As a leading coatings supplier to the automotive, aerospace,
transportation and heavy-duty equipment industries, we have the products, experience
and technical capabilities needed to address almost any coatings challenge you face.

Colors and Chrome

Are your wheels designed for function or finish? When you work with PPG, you don’t have
to choose one over the other. Select from our broad color palette or choose proprietary
“super-chrome” coatings technology, which produces exceptionally bright aluminum flake,
to give wheels a luxurious chrome-plated, liquid-metal appearance.

Full Spectrum of Coating Technologies

Liquid, powder, electrocoat and pretreatment products. PPG manufactures products for
both aluminum and steel wheels, each customizable to your application equipment.

Established OEM Relationships

PPG supplies surface coatings to OEM manufacturers and their tier suppliers on a global
basis. As a result, we know their products and work with many of the companies in their
supply chains. That gives us the know-how to help wheel manufacturers navigate the
most complex supplier networks.

Standing OEM Approvals

Because of its long-standing partnerships, PPG has earned OEM approvals for almost
every type of coating vehicle manufacturers use. That can mean one less obstacle to
getting your company’s products OEM-approved and specified.
Aluminum Wheel Coatings Systems

Premium Powders Leading Liquids

Powder coatings are increasingly favored for many applications
because of their durability, finish quality and environmental
friendliness. PPG offers premium powder coatings for all three
layers of a wheel coatings system, including:
Primers
Envirocron® powder primers by PPG are available in
three high-quality formulations, including hybrid-polyester,
conventional polyester and super-polyester compositions.
Ultra-smooth and durable, Envirocron powder primers offer
deep coverage, even in windowed areas, and provide a
superior base for achieving high-quality finishes.
Basecoats
PPG’s super-durable, polyester bonded metallic powder
coatings are made in a full range of metallic and straight-shade
colors. They offer excellent coverage and are compatible with
virtually any application technology.
Clearcoats
Enviracryl® acrylic powder coatings are formulated
to provide excellent smoothness and flow characteristics
during production, and superior clarity and weatherability
as a finish coat. Often acknowledged as one of the world’s
top automotive powder clearcoats, Enviracryl coatings are
designed to meet the most stringent OEM specifications for
wheels and other vehicle surfaces.
PPG makes liquid basecoats and clearcoats in a full range
of metallic finishes and custom colors. Every formulation is
compatible with Envirocron powder primers and PPG liquid
and powder clearcoats, enabling PPG to deliver a seamless,
single-source supply of wheel coatings for every station
on your coating line. In addition to being user friendly, PPG
liquid coatings meet or surpass performance specifications
for OEMs in every part of the world.
Solvent-Borne Basecoats and Clearcoats
There are four Spectracron® solvent-based acrylic coatings
formulations designed for application to aluminum, steel and
plastic substrates. Originally engineered for use with Spectracron
liquid clearcoats, they also can be used in combination with
Envirocron powder primers and Enviracryl powder clearcoats to
deliver superior protection and color quality.
Water-Borne Basecoats
Aquacron® water-based coatings by PPG are formulated
in four acrylic and acrylic-urethane compositions. Based
on highly advanced liquid coating technologies, Aquacron
coatings combine excellent durability, tough weatherability, high
corrosion resistance and a broad color palette. Even better,
environmentally advanced Aquacron coatings are HAPs-free
and emit virtually no volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Steel Wheel Coatings

A Durable Mix of Pretreatment, Electrocoat and Liquid or Powder

Steel wheels last longer and look better with a PPG three-layer coatings system. PPG offers a
variety of advanced pretreatment products that include CHEMFOS® zinc-phosphate coatings and
X-BOND™ and ZIRCOBOND® zirconium-based products.
The second layer includes POWERCRON® electrocoating products. As the industry’s pioneering
electrocoating technology, Powercron e-coats set a high standard for superior corrosion resistance,
edge protection and finish quality on automobile surfaces of every type. When your customers
demand excellent steel wheel coatings, the only choice is PPG.
The steel wheel is finished with a monocoat of Spectracron or Aquacron liquid coatings, or
Envirocron powder coatings, delivering both durability and superior appearance. Formulations are
designed specifically for steel wheels.
Customer-Driven Research
PPG maintains one of the industry’s most extensive research and development capabilities. Driven by input from everyday
interaction with customers, PPG continually works to address the coatings challenges they face every day, whether they’re
related to color and aesthetics, manufacturing and production, or the need to satisfy increasingly strict environmental mandates.

A Global Partner
No matter where your products are made, PPG has the global capabilities to ensure that your coatings look and perform the same
in every plant and with every application. Consistent raw material supply in every region of the world delivers added peace-of-mind.
PPG provides a full range of customer support services – provided by knowledgeable sales, technical and manufacturing
personnel trained in multiple coating technologies – from strategic locations throughout North America, South America, Europe
and the Asia/Pacific region.
For more information about wheel coating technical and consulting services, such as on-site orientation, training, technical
support and troubleshooting, contact one of our sales offices listed below or visit www.ppgindustrialcoatings.com.

Regional Headquarters

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PPG Regional Headquarters

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1.888.774.2001

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