Well, cermaic coating is basically don to control heat. If you don't have a heat issue your tying to control then its probably cheaper just to have it powder coated. There is even a chrome paint now that looks about perfect. I do my own polishing so I don't know what the costs are, and since none of the options are compairable I've never done a cost anylisis. Probably similar since about the same labor is involved for all the above options, except chrome paint which is pretty expensive.
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