I apreciate you and your business,and have already stated that ceramic coating is a great way to go, but please dont insult my integrity by twisting the numbers to make my advice look bad. Thank you.
Johnny, I didn't twist anything or say a word to insult your integrity. (Integrity is something that's earned, and nothing I say will change what other people think of you.) Your advice didn't look BAD at all! Heck, I'd even consider buying Eastwood's new ceramic coating too at fifteen bucks a can. Who wouldn't want to save money in this economy??? Especially if the stuff works.
The blasting estimate (with the question mark afterwards) is based on actual market values in the profession if you had to pay someone to clean your used manifolds. Every area of the country is different, but that's what they charge around here (+/- $50 an hour, and I personally know used manifolds take a considerable amount of time to blast clean enough to coat them).
The FABO members are intelligent enough to make their own decisions based on their individual level of skill, equipment on hand, budget and time line. DartSportGreg asked for opinions and we gave them to him.