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I've got a 4.5 metre long spinnaker pole that has been pretty well flogged over 5 years. It seems to be structurally and operationally ok but it looks terrible.

There are no anodizing shops on my island that can re-do it and even if they could that wouldn't do much for the various dings and gouges.

Does anyone know if powder coating is a viable option?

The local powder coater will acid dip, rinse, sandblast, chromate coat and powder coat all for about $150 - not a bad price but I don't know if it will work on a spin poll that gets knocked about by shackles and has lines chafing over it.

Any advice would be most welcome.