Patent ID: 8920885

Claim:
A method of forming a gloss exterior surface of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of: formulating a chromium-free, self-priming coating consisting essentially of an oligomer, a monomer, a photoinitiator, a pigment, and a corrosion inhibitor; then applying in a single application the chromium-free, self-priming coating to a surface of the aircraft comprising aluminum or an aluminum alloy to form a single coating that provides corrosion resistance to the surface and also provides a desired color and gloss to the surface; and curing the chromium-free, self-priming coating with ultraviolet light to form the gloss exterior surface of the aircraft wherein the step of formulating the chromium-free, self-priming coating further includes combining the oligomer, the monomer, the photoinitiator, and the corrosion inhibitor to yield the self-priming coating, wherein the oligomer is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyether urethane acrylates, diacrylates, and triacrylates, and aliphatic polyester urethane acrylates, diacrylates, and triacrylates, and the photoinitiator is an acylphosphine oxide.