Thanks for the reply jtagger19. I figured that the guy I was talking to was full of something when he said it took 5+ lbs of powder to do a frame, 1 coat that is.
As for the oven I might have something in the works for that. I am a sheet metal worker so I should be able to come up with enough spare "scrap" steel to make the oven And the hunt for a few scrap ovens for their inners is also in the works. I all ready have a sand blaster and can make a temporary bigger cabinet to fit the frame in to get it blasted. So that part in covered. I can make up a spray booth from spare wood that I have in the garage and I already have a big enough compressor to run a few sand blasters at one time.
The main reason for asking was that I am finding it difficult to find a place that does PC in my area that has a big enough oven to fit the quad frame, and if they do, they want a ridicules amount of money to do it. I have been quoted any where from $400 to $850 just to do the frame in a two step candy coat. For that kind of money it is cheaper to go in on it with a few friends of mine and start doing it ourselves!
Not counting the cost of a gun or the powder I figure we can build the oven for around $100 bucks out of pocket. Add on the cost of a starter kit, $100 or so and figure around $100 for powder and plugs and what not and we could be PCing for $300 or so. A whole lot less than the 450-800 I have been quoted for a one time deal!!!!!
The only real problem as I see it right now is the fact that I will be trying some rather difficult coating technique's right off the bat.
I will probably do some small things on the bike first to get a feel for it first though.
Oh well it looks like I will be trying my hand at it after all! Again thanks.
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