Where do you live? Powder coating can be a good business, but it only takes one mistake to cause problems for an otherwise good business. You might want to consider starting out by doing some things for your friends for a very low price. This way you can develope your skills and have someone pay for you to practice time. As you get better you can begin to charge more and advertise locally to get more business. I'm a dirtbike rider and can tell you that word does travel very fast as people see your work out on the trail and the track. You really do need to be careful about how you conduct your business. Two things to remember are..."you're only as good as your last job" and "One scew up can cancel out a thousand attaboys". I would say the best way to start is to get some old junk parts and work on them first. Then take a few parts off your bike and work on them. When you're confident that you've done a good mix of parts tell your friends that you'll do some things for them for the price of the powder and a few bucks for your head. As they show off their newly powder coated parts they will be doing your advertising for you. Then you can begin to charge a little more for your work. This will also help to develope your skills and also give you some cash to buy a better oven and other equipment. Make sure you continuously read the posts on this site.


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