Working on my T-26 for the Eastern Front campaign - I'm at the painting stage, and am wondering about the external muffler on the T-26. I am assuming that the heat would cause the paint to flake off, and the muffler itself would begin to rust/oxidize, similar to a care muffler? Or where these treated or wrapped in some way (like the T-70 muffler)?

TIA

Grant

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