Thanks,I know where your talking about It just didn't click until you said Stuarts Draft. I used to live in Waynesboring.
I have been thinking of using heavy equipment paint its tough, cheap aka free I have some from a place I used to work, and is easy to touch up. I'm keeping my options open though. Powdercoat is tempting but its not as easy to touch up and will suck if I decide to make changes down the road.