First of all Stephen,

i really appreciate the compliment. i've seen lots of your stuff on here, and frankly, coming from you that's a big pat on the back. thanks!

as for the color/finish, i applied a rust proofing paint to it called "rust bullet." stuff works pretty awesome. i didnt do any particular colors since the customer's wife is pretty picky on what shade of green, etc. so i rust proofed it and left it up to them.

thanks again!