Typical powder coatings used for furniture are based on polyester resins which also are the most important binders for most powder coatings applications. Polyester powder coatings have a long history in the market, they have been used since the 1960s. Curing then takes place by a esterification reaction between carboxyl groups from the polyester resin and hydroxyl groups from another polyester resin with such hydroxyl groups or the quit commonly used bisphenol A based epoxies to get a hybrid coating. As in all powder coatings the reaction is initiated by heating and melting the powder on the surface of the ...