I wanted to start a thread on what everyone is buying for powder to powder coat bullets.
Not necessarily about how to, or what is Powder coating, that you can jump to this post to read the link to get a background on it
https://www.mdshooters.com/showpost.php?p=6266136&postcount=16
I"m more interested in the powders themselves, where did you get it, what color etc. Why because I"ve found that not all powder coat powders are equal. Some work out better than others and some methods of coating work for certain powders better than a generic swish and dump. Colors can matter cause So far, I have seen different colors from the same vendor come out good or bad.
Please post what powders you are buying and how they work for you and any tricks you need to employ to get them to coat/cook well.
If you can put a link to where you buy it from and what colors/formulas you have had success with.
I'll start out with what JohnFromMD recommended to me earlier this year.
www.powderbuythepound.com
Search for colors by the SKU
So far , these turn out really good
Sky Blue : SK5591
Yellow Green : SK81512
Raspberry Red : SKU210431
I"ve had NOTHING but bad performance out of Harbor Freight powder using the easy method used for powderbuythepound.
This one coats well but is somewhat translucent
Candy Rose Gold SK32221
I'm able to swirl these powders in a /5\ rubbermade container and the bullets basically soak up and coat really well. I will slowly add powder and swirl till they are completely coated with little powder left on the bottom. With this powder, if I put in too much, I need to shake excess powder off before coating.
Note: gray below is Eastwood
Rose Gold
Not necessarily about how to, or what is Powder coating, that you can jump to this post to read the link to get a background on it
https://www.mdshooters.com/showpost.php?p=6266136&postcount=16
I"m more interested in the powders themselves, where did you get it, what color etc. Why because I"ve found that not all powder coat powders are equal. Some work out better than others and some methods of coating work for certain powders better than a generic swish and dump. Colors can matter cause So far, I have seen different colors from the same vendor come out good or bad.
Please post what powders you are buying and how they work for you and any tricks you need to employ to get them to coat/cook well.
If you can put a link to where you buy it from and what colors/formulas you have had success with.
I'll start out with what JohnFromMD recommended to me earlier this year.
www.powderbuythepound.com
Search for colors by the SKU
So far , these turn out really good
Sky Blue : SK5591
Yellow Green : SK81512
Raspberry Red : SKU210431
I"ve had NOTHING but bad performance out of Harbor Freight powder using the easy method used for powderbuythepound.
This one coats well but is somewhat translucent
Candy Rose Gold SK32221
I'm able to swirl these powders in a /5\ rubbermade container and the bullets basically soak up and coat really well. I will slowly add powder and swirl till they are completely coated with little powder left on the bottom. With this powder, if I put in too much, I need to shake excess powder off before coating.
Note: gray below is Eastwood
Rose Gold
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