Well, the stainless problem isn't the end of my problem here. I was informed this past week that on top of the stainless pipe getting marred we are about to get in some kind of high alloy pipe that cannot touch ANY kind of metal including eachother. Each pipe, after it comes off the production lines, has plastic "doughnuts" installed around the outside of the pipe to prevent it from even touching other pcs. of pipe of it's like. Poly fork protectors don't come in the length I need (97") so we're looking at nylon Forksoxx. I'll let you know how it works out.