Iain Mac

Is this a hard skill to learn?

I'm bored senseless at work, and think this might be a good business to get into (based on what I've spent on it for my car so far!)

Any info gratefully received.

The DIVA

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You need a powder coating plant first mate........

The job itself is fairly easy but you need lots of large kit including blasting facilities and a big oven...

My mate who does all my coating spent £50k setting up his plant 12 months ago....

Iain Mac

£50k isn't impossible, but I need to do lots of homework first. I'd be giving up a well paid job in the hope of making a living doing something with some satisfaction to it, but need to be sure it will cover my costs and leave a wage at the end.

The DIVA

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I`m sure you could do it with a lot less mate....

Jeff bought 2 new guns at £4k each and built 2 ovens,a run through for batch jobs and a big square oven for awkward stuff..

The running costs are high though you would need a couple of contracts to keep the bills paid,ovens guzzle the gas and the powder aint cheap,coupled with the rent on a suitable sized unit and a couple of staff(more for handling big and heavy items than skills)and a stacker truck for unloading heavy items.....

Dont think it would be viable if you just went for small stuff so you would need to spec a minimum set up suitable for decent sized items..

Fudgey

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as davva said, but p/c itself is a piece of piss