Problems with Powder Coating? When the basic handrail metal has not been prepared correctly, the powder coating finish will soon “chip or flake” when the handrail is in use. This WILL NOT happen with Stargard, PVC sleeved handrail Stargard, with its 4mm (4,000 microns) thick PVC sleeving WILL NOT “chip or flake”, and will resist knocks and bumps. (Powder Coating is approx. 110 microns thick.)…