Painting stainless steel

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Ignacio49

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Will stainless steel maintain its properties (stain less - being more resistant to rust than steel) if painted with cerakote or duracoat?
 
Metallurgically speaking the duracote can't change the underlying chemical structure of the alloy - it can only affect the surface.
 
If anything, it'll only help with corrosion resistance.

It's adding another later between the steel and air/ water.


Properly painted regular steel is quite good at resisting rusting, so it only stands to reason that painted stainless will be that much better.
 
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