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Another helpful asset is Delstar ® single stage acrylic enamel from PPG. it offers the texture and color of older vehicle and aircraft finishes with the flexibility of optional urethane additives, beneficial when working on artifacts of varying age and construction. "there are many different substrates they have to paint," Randy explains. Museum aircraft have surfaces made of wood, fabric or metal. "And our products work well over all of them." if you'd like to see the smithsonian's restoration team in action, you soon can at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar. this new facility, part of the steven F. udvar-Hazy Center, has a viewing gallery so visitors can watch the artifacts being restored for museum display. it's a great way to see how working with history can be a hands-on career. To learn more about the Smithsonian's aviation collection, visit the National Air and Space Museum at www.nasm.si.edu. TAKING 11 YEARS TO COMPLETE, THE ENOLA GAY, THE BOEING B-29 THAT DROPPED THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB, WAS THE LONGEST RESTORATION PROjECT EVER AT THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM. THE CENTER SECTION AND CENTER WING PANELS WERE SPRAYED WITH A SILVER PPG COLOR CHOSEN TO REPLICATE THE ORIGINAL FINISH. THE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE NEVER REACHED OUTER SPACE, ITS MAIN PURPOSE BEING GLIDE AND LANDING TESTS. REFURBISHED IN 2004, THE VEHICLE'S FINISH FOR THE SIDEWALLS AND CARGO DOORS WERE ROLLED ON WITH PPG Desothane ® POLYURETHANE BY PPG AEROSPACE. ENTERPRISE WILL BE MOVING SOON TO ITS NEW HOME AT THE INTREPID SEA, AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IN NEW YORK CITY. A STALWART FOR THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II, THE HAWKER HURRICANE EARNED ITS WINGS AS A FIGHTER IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. PPG Delstar WAS SPRAYED AS A MODIFIED URETHANE ON METAL SURFACES AND AS AN ACRYLIC ENAMEL, USING A FLExATIVE INSTEAD OF A HARDENER, ON FABRIC SURFACES. HAWKER HURRICANE ENolA GAy 13