Hello Jack,
I got my Eagle lift late last year.
It was supposed to be powder coated. I'd almost bet it isn't.
It came with a lot of the "coating" (read: paint) scraped scratched and scuffed. It was so thin in places you could clearly read the original steel tubing markings through the paint - it was that thin. The steel seemed to be inadequately cleaned prior to painting.
When I brought this up to Eagle (Mark?) I was told to spray the skinned places with the can of spray paint that was packed in with the lift. I did that and the sprayed places look quite similar to the "powder coat" that I supposedly paid the extra $400 for.
Live and learn...
After teething problems with hydraulic hose length and wrong cable lengths (and wrong "technical" advice from Eagle about how to compensate for the wrong cable lengths) etc etc I got it working.
I find it a bit touchy in the safety stop release area, but I've let it train me about exactly how and where to hold that lever when I'm letting it down.
I very much enjoy being able to get under the car for any excuse whatever including cleaning the wheels and waxing the lower body.
Any lift will do what this one does I am convinced.
I'm also convinced that having a lift is a really good thing!
Whatever you end up with I predict you'll enjoy it too!
Tom