Powder Coating Stainless Steel Exhaust

The powder paint will melt off.

Powder coating stainless steel exhaust. Normally we apply polyester powder coating for stainless steel as corrosion is not a danger. We do however also use glass beads to get an anti glare effect on the stainless steel. 304 stainless is the highest quality stainless steel used in the automotive world and it is most often found in exhaust tips clamps bolts and other small exhaust components where strength is very important. I m currently trying to figure out the cause of blistering under our paint system on an exterior stainless steel grade 304 rejected car part from taiwan.

Heavy applications can lead to reduced coating life. The normal operating temp of your exhaust is somewhere around 1200 degrees. Blisters between stainless steel substrate and powder coating february 24 2016. A superb material for powder coating.

304 grade stainless is tough and nearly impervious to rusting because it has around 20 chromium and 10 nickel content in the alloy. This is definitely a case where more is not better. Powder coating wont last. For blasting we can use either corundum or glass beads.

It gets baked on at 400 degrees. Hi everyone we are a painting company from the uk coating mainly automotive parts interior exterior. The coating will completely dry within 24 hours. Powder coating an exhaust sysem won t work.

Powder coating stainless steel. Looking to have a newly purchased flowmaster american thunder 409s stainless steel cat back exhaust powder coated black to match the rest of my jeep.