POWDER COATINGS; A CUSTOMER ANALYSIS

Powder is widely accepted for use on bicycles, fitness equipment, barbecue grills, golf carts, snowmobiles, playground apparatus, boat parts, and other types of recreational equipment. Tubular construction of many of these products makes them particularly suitable for powder coatings. Even football helmet face masks and baseball bats are powder coated. Many smaller companies are installing powder lines or using custom coaters.

Coatings practices by sports and recreational equipment manufacturers, powder suppliers, and types of powder used are all topics of discussion in this section. Interviews with twenty seven manufacturers of sports and recreational equipment are recorded. Over 2,400 sports and outdoor product manufacturers are identified with address and phone number in this 94 page report.