And how many fan bases do this exactly ? Greenstreet was just a movie mate <| sep |> Cerakote is ridiculously resilient , you would literally need to store this bar in a vat of hydrochloric acid to get the shaft to corrode . However , for the usage that a barbell normally sees , plain stainless steel is more than good enough to resist corrosion indefinitely even without maintenance . So , even though the Cerakote will likely survive a nuclear blast , it seems a bit overkill for a barbell . For me , it comes down to handfeel . Since no one has made a Cerakotefinished barbell before , you aren ' t going to find a lot of people with experience on how it feels in hand until the bar has been around for a while . It seems to have a cool matte texture to it that may help grip , but that ' s just my speculation . This is just a big unknown right now . They still do offer their plain stainless steel Elite power bar for those that don ' t want the finish , but it ' s not on sale right now and pricy . I kind of miss the old Super Power Bar with the heattreated higher strength steel .