Stripping paint and refinishing/repainting/powdercoating a bike

That could've been me - before I had the money to buy a compressor and gun I used to spray bikes (and other things) with rattlecans, and I wrote it up on retrobike and bikeradar whenever people asked. I could go and find the thread and copy it but I can't be bothered right now - getting a few books out of the library and practising will teach you far more than any post on a forum.

Basically it all depends on how much work you put in. You can get professional/better-than-factory finish with rattlecans, but you have to do a hell of a lot of prep and wetsanding.

Cans chip very easily though, and there's not a lot you can do about that.

Any idea what it would cost to do it yourself.....inclding stripping prep, cans & top coat? It must be quite satisfying I would imagine to do the whole thing yourself.