Powder coat -- sand blasted and zinc primer - 'Jet Black' this time the others times 'Commecial Black' .
Although powder coating is a bit disappointing in that it does scratch over time from wheeling abuse -- mostly from abrasive mud- it does seems to get into the cracks and crevases quite well.
I used some gravel guard underneath as well and a coat of wax all over - so it will look good untill I get back from Utah.
Now I need to get an air dam tigged on my roof rack. Like my house a "black hole of time and money"