first PC boolits.

[jkcerda]

so I decided to cast. thse are NOT mine, a good peep sent me these cast bullets to try out, so I figured I might as well go all in & start powder coating them instead of using lube.
first try


before powder coat



second coat worked like a charm, I need to make them this good on the first coat.


now I need my dies so I can re-size.

[Meety Peety]

Cool man, they look good. HF PC with the tumble method? How much did running two coats add to the diameter of the bullet?

Here is my last batch

[stilly]

Those are not bad at all for first PC. Two coats though eh?

I had issues trying to do more than 1 coat, but I have changed materials thougha nd I think I about have it down a bit better now.

Peety, what brand of powder are you using? My primary powder is Tiger Drylac.

[jkcerda]

Cool man, they look good. HF PC with the tumble method? How much did running two coats add to the diameter of the bullet?

Here is my last batch

free powder from our guy where we get our parts PC'ed. not sure of brand.
I am at .454-.456, I need to re-size them. hoping to figure out how to do them in one coat VS 2

[jkcerda]

I need to order some Zombie green



I need to figure out HOW the ones below are mixed.

[Grunt81]

OP, like Stilly said, you should measure the diameter of the bullets. I've found that more than one coat often makes the bullet so large in diamter, that you'll pretty much have to put it in the scrap lead pile if you try to resize it.

After 2-3 coats, some of .356 bullets had grown to .380. For those bullets, I decided I would measure them prior to attempting to resize. If I'm putting them through a .356 sizing die, I won't attempt to resize them if the diamter is larger than .362".

Here's another tip I've learned. If you go to home Depot and spend $8.50 on a can of lacquer thinner (in the paint section), then use it to wash and tumble the bullets in a plastic container, then decant the excess and allow the bullets to dry on a paper towel, the bullets get clean and shiny. Without touching them, put them into your powder coat container. I guarantee you'll get better 1st coat adhesion and won't need to do a second coat.

A guy on here named Pablo 569 or something also suggested to rotate the container slower and slower like folding a flag. This allows the excess powder to buildup to the point where you need to knock off the excess powder. You can do that by bumping your tweezers or stethoscopes on the side of the container.

Another thing I'm going to try is to shake the BBs in my container before adding the bullets. I'm hoping that building up some static electricity before adding bullets might also yield better results.

Overall, your bullets look good, but the real question is can you resize them without damaging them.

[Grunt81]

By the way, OP, where'd you find that metal screen? I've been looking for one.

The nonstick foil I bough apparently isn't nonstick.

[Citadelgrad87]

Can I ask a stupid question? Does the thickness of PC come into play.?

I know, at least I think I know case bullets are pushed through a sizing die. Does the PC require a smaller projectile, even is only fractionally so?

[Grunt81]

Can I ask a stupid question? Does the thickness of PC come into play.?

I know, at least I think I know case bullets are pushed through a sizing die. Does the PC require a smaller projectile, even is only fractionally so?

Tha'ts a valid question.

IMO, if the mold is listed as the same size as your sizing die, then with one coat of PC, the bullets should size easily. Any more than one coat, and a sizing die diameter larger than mold diameter should probably be used. Then again, it's a matter of what the barrel slug tells you.

Keeping it simple, a .356 mold, one coat of PC, and .356 sizing die, everything is harmonious. Just need that lacquer thinner wash to ensure first coat adhesion and coverage.

[jkcerda]

By the way, OP, where'd you find that metal screen? I've been looking for one.

The nonstick foil I bough apparently isn't nonstick.

DOLLAR Store. I unfolded them, they were in the shape of a "U", in the stationary aisle.

Can I ask a stupid question? Does the thickness of PC come into play.?

I know, at least I think I know case bullets are pushed through a sizing die. Does the PC require a smaller projectile, even is only fractionally so?

I size after I powder coat, no problems unless the coat is really thick, I got it down to one coat, the ones pictured measure .460-.462, I size them to .451 with no problems

[Fordtrucks]

They sell those aluminum grill plates at Walmart so the veggies don't fall through the BBQ. They work great.

[stilly]

Fixed it for OP...

Okay, maybe not... **** me.

I asked that guy how he did those bullets and do you know what he told me?

NOTHING because he ****ing ignored my e-mail so I think he got them on a jig and hit them with all black, glossy black prolly and half cured it, then from the bottom going towards the top with various colors to give them a directional spray and that was the final coat unless he then hit them with a glossy clear. The middle pill that looks like it has swirls in it has me slighly baffled though.

You can make some good looking pills with an ES gun but if you are using an ES gun then you had BETTER make some good looking pills. It is harder to dry tumble and look good but for those of us that can do it, more power to us... just keep practicing.

Here is an idea... I was thinking of taking freshly tumbled white pills then rolling them over a patch of powder that is the same length of their circumfrence and seeing if that patch of powder can transfer over the same pattern...

When you just sprinkle powder on top, it LOOKS like it was sprinkled. When you roll the bullets through a powder patch, it looks a bit more mixed up.


As for Peety, I think those pills are coated with Candy Raspberry from PBTP. Are they?

[jkcerda]

Fixed it for OP...

Okay, maybe not... **** me.

I asked that guy how he did those bullets and do you know what he told me?

NOTHING because he ****ing ignored my e-mail so I think he got them on a jig and hit them with all black, glossy black prolly and half cured it, then from the bottom going towards the top with various colors to give them a directional spray and that was the final coat unless he then hit them with a glossy clear. The middle pill that looks like it has swirls in it has me slighly baffled though.

You can make some good looking pills with an ES gun but if you are using an ES gun then you had BETTER make some good looking pills. It is harder to dry tumble and look good but for those of us that can do it, more power to us... just keep practicing.

Here is an idea... I was thinking of taking freshly tumbled white pills then rolling them over a patch of powder that is the same length of their circumfrence and seeing if that patch of powder can transfer over the same pattern...

When you just sprinkle powder on top, it LOOKS like it was sprinkled. When you roll the bullets through a powder patch, it looks a bit more mixed up.


As for Peety, I think those pills are coated with Candy Raspberry from PBTP. Are they?

the pic is not showing up bro.

[stilly]

the pic is not showing up bro.

Yes.

Thus the: "Okay, maybe not... **** me."

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[jkcerda]

Yes.

Thus the: "Okay, maybe not... **** me."

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got it, I can see you also tried by seeing the pic in your sig.