If you are going to go through the hassle of stripping the frame down to powder coat it, then buy a gusset kit for the frame and have the gussets welded on before getting it coated. There are several weak points on the frame like the front shock mounts and the subframe. Also wouldn't be a bad idea to find out if it has an aftermarket water pump. The stock plastic impeller likes to snap a fin off, lodge the impeller, the temp light tends to not come on, the quad overheats, and the piston tends to get a quarter sized hole in it. Or so I've heard