Thank you
Thank you all for your input. I've been doing quite a bit of research into the differences in the processes, and the power supply will be the biggest expense. I almost got one off eBay (60V and 100A) for $340, but it was a 440V set-up and the expense of trying to get the other electrical support (not to mention the inherant danger in working around 440V, which I used to have to do while working as an apprentice electrician) was enough to convience me for now to start out with type II anodizing and chroming, which I should be able to hopefully do with my new power supply (a Kepco JQE15-50, 15V 50A power supply) and then IF the customer I mentioned still wants me to also do type III work for him, then as long as he wants to front the money for the additional equipment as a deposit on work to be done, then fine. But otherwise, it may be more expense than the work it produces would justify, especially for what is starting out as a small garage-based hobby-business.
Have any of you had any luck using a clear powdercoating over a type II anodized surface, to give it an extra degree of protection from rock chips, etc.? Might not be AS tough as type III, but might it be a good compromise? Or not?
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