Yeah, after spending 10 years and waaaay more money than I care to remember on this project I bit the bullet and took it to a local shop before final assembly for powder coat. They cut me a bit of a deal for blast and powder coat because they thought it was really cool, but it was still spendy. I picked the two color job and built the bucket later so it got some tractor supply implement paint (blue) I had around instead, but it goes ok with the rest of it.
