Quote Originally Posted by 1gary View Post
Thanks Roger.I'll take a peek.I would take the sub frame to a company in SYR,NY that has a oven big enough to handle the sub frame.So it would be pro applied if powder coating is the route I take.They told me most of the costs is the set-up so to add pcs really doesn't cost that much more.
Gary, it may be nothing, but if I heard those words I would run the other way, fast! As some of the other guys have said, the key is in the prep, and that's also the biggest part of the cost - manhours to media blast, de-grease, and clean, clean, clean before the powder application. They indeed try to get several jobs with common color (only one color can be sprayed in the area at a time) to maximize their efficiency and use of time, but that process saves them money, not the customer. I would be fearful of anyone that says "bring me more pieces and I can just slide them in to bake at the same time." The only break a customer might get is a small share of the oven time - still has to be prepped right or it will not hold up. Just my opinion, and I'm with Steve & Trjohn57 on this issue. Coat things you won't mind taking off to be fixed later.