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Old October 26, 2012, 12:16 PM   #11
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Yes, Stainless steel will keep it's corrosion resistant properties as long as the finish is applied correctly. An air dryer in the air line used to spray the finish will keep moisture from getting "mixed in" with the finish. More attention to detail is required while abrasive blasting the Stainless steel surface that's getting the new finish. Normally, you can see where the abrasive blaster stream is hitting due to the old finish, rust, scale, etc. being blasted off and showing nice clean metal. Stainless steel won't show the same way. It's more a matter of holding the part in the light while blasting it to see where the shine is. If it shines, it hasn't been blasted. Abrasive blasted Stainless steel will have a very matte surface.

Coating Stainless steel without abrasive blasting it, is a waste of time. The new finish won't stick. Just "degreasing it and spraying the new finish on" as one manufacturer suggest will just result in a mess. Keep yer powder dry, Mac.
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