The powdercoat is very durable. No cracking or flaking. I coated it purely for looks and because my friend did it labor free.

If ya'll need some powdercoating done lemme know, Cornfed and I are the ones that did this stuff... looks awesome in there bud... I've done a ton of other stuff here's a link to some pix.

www.mazdafc.com/raspy

The powder will hold up fine to engine bay stuff, it wipes off super nicely and I can do good assortment of colors.... scope this link for a list of colors

www.eastwood.com /powdercoating/powders.