Ken,

I bought my kit without powdercoating - I think it is a lot easier with it; but, my reasons for not getting it was primarily economic and I do have sandblasting equipment so it was no big deal to sandblast, epoxy prime and aerothane the parts. A simple matter of sweat equity. If you do not have a way of sandblasting the parts - I would recommend staying with the powdercoating. The other thing sandblasting did was to satisfy my curiosity about the welds so I could inspect each weld before painting.

Everything said on this forum about preparation prior to either powdercoating or painting is true. It all has to do with the prep.

Sincerely,

Dave S