paint to protect against anodizing fumes

[blackcote]

I'm putting in a larger ventilation fan (previously used a range hood fan). The acid fumes got the best of the old one, but lasted probably a 1-1.5 years anodizing on most weekends only. So I was thinking about the metal casing on this one and was hopping that maybe a good coat of paint on exposed areas might help keep corrosion down and keep it from falling in my ano tank. So does anyone know if there is a particular type of paint that might help best with this theory? I'll probably paint it no matter what and I know I can't keep the fumes out of the motor, but I'd like to take any additional steps I can.

[CarWiz]

IIRC, there's a diagram in the manual of a fan setup that is out of the air flow of vapors. I can't remember if it's an air jet or fan but either will work. The principle uses air injected into the exhaust piping causing a vacuum to occur at the other end. This draws the fumes into the pipe and expells them.

I have your setup but have been planning to make the change over to the air vent. In the mean time, an epoxy paint should do the trick.

[sswee]

Like Carwiz said, an epoxy paint would be first choice and a good polyurethane would be second.
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