Pig shelter steel coating options for my kids 4H project.

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So I need to fire up the new Trailblazer and get the projects going with one of the first one building a couple tube steel small pig shelters for my kids 4H project.  I wanted to see what you guys would recommend coating the bottom steel in that comes into contact with bedding, piss, shat etc.  Not looking to coat the whole thing as steel in my part of the country lasts forever outside but not in piss pens.  I was thinking por 15 rolled on but am open to suggestions.  Thanks
Reply:Tell the kids good luck with their 4-H pigs. We'll be doing them again now for the 4th year. Lots of good pork left from the ones we bought at the 4-H sale last Aug..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Originally Posted by DSWTell the kids good luck with their 4-H pigs. We'll be doing them again now for the 4th year. Lots of good pork left from the ones we bought at the 4-H sale last Aug.
Reply:rhino coating that is used on pickup truck beds, is super strong and resistant to abrasion that the animals can give it...from kicking or chewing..  http://rd.a9.com/srv/redirect/?info=...kthk_&awt=1&s=
Reply:I would second the Rhino liner. Another option would be cold galvanizing compound.
Reply:Its for pigs.  How long does it need to last, 4 years tops?  Since it sounds like this is a new project to you don't go overboard.  If you like the pigs, you will make changes and improvements.  If you don't like pigs it will be going to the scrap yard.  If the steel is allowed to dry out when not in use the rust will be minimal.  I would expect unpainted raw 11 gage to last several years if allowed to dry out every few months.