Lance, great looking job on the gear. I saw the powder coat system at Harbour Freight - about $69. Can you tape off the areas you don't want coated? You didn't have to scuff the aluminum or use a self etching primer? On one of the posts it was said to do this. Also, I have been told to bead blast the parts first. Was your gear raw or finished(like Skymasters) when you soaked them?

Richard