Thank you for your advice everyone! I decided against powder coated until I’m more comfortable down the road doing spins, and have decided to just get a steel Lil Mynx pole like I am comfortable with. I’m sure I’ll need a brass or powder coated pole down the line, I live in FL so the weather combined with me being a sweater means I need lots of grip aids, but for now this seems like the right choice (: thank you for being so helpful!