A method for coating an elongate metallic tubular article, comprising: (a) heating the elongate metallic tubular article; (b)applying a fusion bonded epoxy coating to the elongate metallic tubular article; (c) applying a coating composition to the fusion bonded epoxy coating; (d)optionally, curing the coating composition, wherein the curing preferably comprising heating the coating composition with an infra-red heater; (e) optionally, applying a top coat to the coating composition coating, preferably a polyester top coat; wherein the coating composition is a melted blend of: (i) an epoxy master batch, (ii) a filler master batch, (iii) a polyolefin, and, optionally (iv) an adhesion promoter; wherein the epoxy master batch is in a solid form and comprises, in admixture: a curable epoxy resin in solid form; a polyolefin containing component comprising of at least one of (i) a compatibilizer polymer that is a modified polyolefin or (ii) a mixture of a polyolefin and a compatibilizer polymer that is a modified polyolefin; said modified polyolefin containing functional groups reactive with the curable epoxy resin in solid form; and wherein the epoxy master batch is free of curing agent; and wherein the filler master batch is in a solid form and comprises, in admixture, a filler powder component; a polyolefin containing component comprising of at least one of (i) a compatibilizer polymer that is a modified polyolefin or (ii) a mixture of a polyolefin and a compatibilizer polymer that is a modified polyolefin; said modified polyolefin containing functional groups compatible with and/or having affinity to the filler component; a curing agent capable of curing an epoxy resin; and wherein the filler master batch is free of epoxy resin. (a) heating the elongate metallic tubular article; (b)applying a fusion bonded epoxy coating to the elongate metallic tubular article; (c) applying a coating composition to the fusion bonded epoxy coating; (d)optionally, curing the coating composition, wherein the curing preferably comprising heating the coating composition with an infra-red heater; (e) optionally, applying a top coat to the coating composition coating, preferably a polyester top coat; (i) an epoxy master batch, (ii) a filler master batch, (iii) a polyolefin, and, optionally (iv) an adhesion promoter; a curable epoxy resin in solid form; a polyolefin containing component comprising of at least one of (i) a compatibilizer polymer that is a modified polyolefin or (ii) a mixture of a polyolefin and a compatibilizer polymer that is a modified polyolefin; said modified polyolefin containing functional groups reactive with the curable epoxy resin in solid form; and wherein the epoxy master batch is free of curing agent; and a filler powder component; a polyolefin containing component comprising of at least one of (i) a compatibilizer polymer that is a modified polyolefin or (ii) a mixture of a polyolefin and a compatibilizer polymer that is a modified polyolefin; said modified polyolefin containing functional groups compatible with and/or having affinity to the filler component; a curing agent capable of curing an epoxy resin; and wherein the filler master batch is free of epoxy resin.