When cleaning my shop over the weekend one big task was taking care of all the empty aerosol cans. I had 56 Rustoleum primer and semi-gloss black cans, 4 bed liner cans, and then some engine and exhaust paint/sealer.

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This got me to thinking that is probably $600 worth of paint and probably 30 hours of work (cleaning, hanging, painting, etc). At first I didn't mind doing it but now I'm kind of tired of process. Should I do another build in the future I think I would look to fit all of the aluminum as step one and then send it to powder coating at one go. I was wondering for those that have done that what was the ballpark cost? With so much into paint and time I would think powder coating wouldn't be much more if you gave them everything at once. Additionally it would be more durable. Are any draw backs to this way of finishing the panels? Maybe I just went overboard in painting everything....