§1What this business is

Base oils and additives are blended, filled into aluminium cans, fitted with valves, crimped and gassed with propellant, then leak-tested in a hot water bath, weight-checked, fitted with nozzles and caps, coded and packed. Sprays are used on locks, hinges, chains, tools, vehicles and machines. Buyers are hardware, auto-parts and bike shops, workshops and industries.

Capacity: Not printed in units; year 1 runs at 25% of capacity, rising to 45% in year 5.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

An auto-parts or hardware distributor who can push a brand and run a safe filling line.

Who it is not for

Someone without safety systems for pressurised gas.

Advantages

  • Wide use in homes, vehicles and industry
  • Automatic line gives consistent fill
  • Low break-even in the report
  • Same line can fill other aerosol products

Drawbacks

  • Pressurised flammable cans — fire and safety risk
  • Many licences (fire, pollution, BIS as listed)
  • Strong international brands
  • Can and valve supply mostly from a few makers

Skills you need

  • Lubricant formulation
  • Aerosol filling and leak testing
  • Fire safety
  • Dealer network selling

Why difficulty 4/5: Pressurised filling, safety and many approvals make it demanding.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Hardware and auto-parts shops
  • Two-wheeler and car workshops
  • Factories and maintenance departments
  • Households

How it sells

  • Distributor and dealer network
  • Online marketplaces
  • Industrial supply orders

Good to know

  • The report lists uses on car door hinges, locks, seat-belt guides, rubber seals, sunroof rails, tools and blades.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Lubricant spray making plant (can arranging, rotary liquid filling, valve inserting, rotary sealing and gas filling, automatic weight checker, water bath, nozzle and cap pressers, inkjet printer, packing table)1₹10,00,000
Miscellaneous equipment1 lot₹4,00,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Lubricant Spray (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Base oils and additives (petroleum or vegetable oil, silicone, graphite)formulation depends on penetrating, silicone or dry type
  • Aluminium cans, valves, nozzles, capsnamed in the report
  • Propellant (petroleum gas or compressed gas)filled after crimping
  • Printing ink and packing materialpackaging ₹0.73 lakh in year 1

From: PMEGP sample project report — Lubricant Spray (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

In our raw material database

Lubricant base oil →

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST
  3. Fire safety NOC and State Pollution Control Board NOC
  4. Trade licence
  5. Factory licence (optional, as listed)
  6. BIS certification (as listed in the report)
  7. Trademark

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP fits; MUDRA covers loans up to ₹20 L; CGTMSE; Stand-Up India for SC/ST or women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Samadhan report: plant and machinery ₹14.00 L (lubricant spray making plant ₹10.00 L + miscellaneous ₹4.00 L), other assets ₹1.50 L, working capital ₹4.21 L = ₹19.71 L. Premises rented, not costed.

Working capital: Oils, chemicals, cans, valves, nozzles and caps cost ₹61.50 L in year 1; working capital ₹4.21 L (bank ₹3.79 L).

Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export

3403Lubricating preparations (classification depends on petroleum-oil content; confirm 3403 or 2710)
  • Confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Fire or can bursts
  • Brand competition
  • Can and propellant price rise
  • Regulatory non-compliance

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

  1. Days 1–30: Visit a working lubricant spray (aerosol) unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
  3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

§11Who to connect with

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§12Watch

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Lubricant Spray (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.