One coating that I like and often pondered on its suitability for my pillars is Niflor. I don’t know if anybody else is familiar with it? Not normally used as a cosmetic finish but a very specific industrial process that offers super wear, corrosion and friction resistance amongst other things. It’s hard and even repels water. It’s an electroless nickel PTFE composite coating with a colour very similar to my current satin silver/beige painted pillars. It’s very uniform and to the touch its silkier than a cashmere codpiece.
