Are there many bullet casters here?

[Brickman301]

You guys make this look easy. I did try some PC once and I failed miserably. I think I just did not know what I was doing. I could not get a good coating on them with the tupperware bin method.

Melnic, if at first you don’t succeed try try again!
I messed up more than my fair share the 1st few times. Walked away from it for a while, as I was so frustrated with it. I made messy bullets, heck I even melted bullets, in the toaster oven.

I only use the tumble method, and I seems to work good now.

This is the method that works best for me.
Start with your bullets at room temperature. Put your powder in your plastic container, they said recycle symbol 5 works best. Add some plastic BB’s to the powder, to help build up static. I only tumble them, by hand for a few minutes. Then bake them for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. If the coverage is spotty, due the process all over again, starting with cool (room temperature) bullets. 2nd coat usually makes them look a lot better.

Some people, heat there bullets 1st, this gave me bad results, but others swear by it.
There is no wrong or right way to do it, only the way that works best for you.

Don’t give up on it!

 

[MG in MD]

1st time trying to mix two colors. I’ve always just flicked another color on top of another to get a different/ desired look.
For a 1st attempt, I’m very happy with the results. I did these in two small batches, and learned the 2nd batch comes out looking different than the 1st batch. Both look good, to me.
The bullets are a 330 grain hollow point 45-70 bullet., that I plan on using for deer hunting. I went with black and green to make the bullets camouflaged so the deer wouldn’t see it coming.

LOL

I’ll have to try white with some brown/black specks for hunting in the snow...

 

[MG in MD]

Lube them with essential oils and charge the brass with glitter.

Haha!! I’ll use some of my granddaughters glitter glue to seal the primers...

 

[MG in MD]

You guys make this look easy. I did try some PC once and I failed miserably. I think I just did not know what I was doing. I could not get a good coating on them with the tupperware bin method.

Seems like some powder sticks better than others. Definitely don’t give up!

I have tumbled them in a vibratory tumbler for 10+ minutes to help the powder stick.

I did not find that adding the plastic bb’s helped.

Wet application seems promising, but I’m still working out the bugs. I think what might make it doable is multiple coats, baking only long enough for the powder to melt a bit, and only curing fully after the final coat, maybe 3 or 4 coats depending. Also, be careful with the vapors...

 

[Brickman301]

LOL

I’ll have to try white with some brown/black specks for hunting in the snow...

Nice! I’d love to see them, when you make them.

 

[John from MD]

You guys make this look easy. I did try some PC once and I failed miserably. I think I just did not know what I was doing. I could not get a good coating on them with the tupperware bin method.

The most important thing to remember when using the shake and bake method is you have to have low humidity. The process relies on static electricity to hold the paint on the bullet. That is why you shake the tupperware container with black plastic balls to build up a charge. I do most of my PC coating in the fall and early winter when the humidity is low. If I have to do it in the summer, I coat the bullets in the basement when the AC is running.

One last note. It appears that, after you tumble them around, shake them vertically a couple of times and you get a more uniform coat. I can vouch that this does make a difference.

Also, powder by the pound goes on so much easier and more evenly than Harbor Fright paint.

 

[Melnic]

Thx. I may try again. I have a bunch of Cast 9mm still.

My old place I was in the basement and it was at least 50% humidity there.
The new place I'm in a loft and it hovering at 20% and I have to run humidifier to keep my wood from drying out.

 

[MG in MD]

I’ve found that while wet coating, using acetone or lacquer thinner, can help the first coat, it is not good for subsequent coats. Apparently it will dissolve powder coating even if it’s cured...

 

[Maher1510]

I’ve found that while wet coating, using acetone or lacquer thinner, can help the first coat, it is not good for subsequent coats. Apparently it will dissolve powder coating even if it’s cured...

I don’t know anything about wet coating. Are you using the same powder you use to tumble with and mixing lacquer thinner in it or is it another type of powder made to get wet?

 

[MG in MD]

I don’t know anything about wet coating. Are you using the same powder you use to tumble with and mixing lacquer thinner in it or is it another type of powder made to get wet?

Same powder. There’s a few YouTube videos that describe it. Dissolve in acetone or lacquer thinner, then “tumble” till the liquid drys out. Go for a light coat.

 

[PowPow]

I went with black and green to make the bullets camouflaged so the deer wouldn’t see it coming.

That just sent coffee through my nose.

 

[Brickman301]

That just sent coffee through my nose.

You’re welcome.

 

[Maher1510]

Same powder. There’s a few YouTube videos that describe it. Dissolve in acetone or lacquer thinner, then “tumble” till the liquid drys out. Go for a light coat.

I can’t seem to find any of the videos on YouTube. What keeps popping up when I search is either powder coating using the normal shake and bake method and the only liquid powder coating popping up is Hi-Tech. I must not be searching for the right thing

 

[John from MD]

You will get depress seeing this guy's setup but he does know about powder coating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6MoF8u4rHk

 

[Melnic]

You will get depress seeing this guy's setup but he does know about powder coating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6MoF8u4rHk

what also is impressive is the his presentation, speech, camera work and the lighting.

 

[MG in MD]

I can’t seem to find any of the videos on YouTube. What keeps popping up when I search is either powder coating using the normal shake and bake method and the only liquid powder coating popping up is Hi-Tech. I must not be searching for the right thing

Here’s one. There’s another I saw which suggested using lacquer thinner instead, which I like better, but the method is the same.

https://youtu.be/i9MDCMFAJuQ

 

[Maher1510]

Here’s one. There’s another I saw which suggested using lacquer thinner instead, which I like better, but the method is the same.

https://youtu.be/i9MDCMFAJuQ

Thank you!

 

[MG in MD]

You will get depress seeing this guy's setup but he does know about powder coating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6MoF8u4rHk

Just make sure you realize he’s talking about hi-tek coating which is different. I might have to try some though - it looks good!

 

[Brickman301]

Put some test loads together with 3031 powder. Can’t wait to try them out.

 

[Maher1510]

batch #4, got one more batch then I’m done for the day