The ipa is a mini mash kit. The folks who wrote the clonebrews book own a shop in CT, got the kit from them.
The drip tray is the 14incher. Works perfect with 4 taps. It appears to be very well made, and there are few welded joints. Its mounts with three screws making it sturdy for this application. NB doesn't make them, theres a small logo that says "krome dispense"
For the chalk paint i very lightly scraped and sanded any imperfections. Cleaned thoroughly with a degreaser. Two coat of kilz brand primer. ( i was worried about adhesion to a metal surface). 3 coats of paint applied with foam brush/ roller. This was because you are painting black over the bright white primer.
You must follow the directions for priming the surface with chalk before using otherwise you can ruin the finish.