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Tim - funny you should mention Accessories Plus. I googled them and spoke with Boyd. Sounds like a good alternative and a fair price.

One thing that threw me off is that Peter at ERA mentioned that his ceramic coating guy coats in silver, and if you want black he paints the silver ceramic with black VHT paint. So it doesn't appear that there is much of an advantage to this approach vs just painting. But when I spoke with Cap's in Fresno (good reputation) and Accessories Plus, they indicated they use a black ceramic coat that doesn't require any painting, and is more durable. I suppose there are two or more alternative processes.

Right now I'm leaning toward just getting the headers and sidepipes unfinished and having the black ceramic done locally - either at Accessories Plus or Cap's.