Northern Nevada has a rather mild climate.
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Northern Nevada has a rather mild climate.
Love Life,
Sorry, I thought you lived in Arizona or New Mexico.
Buy once. Cry once.
Ausglock/gunoil,
I think that mixing the HI-TEK coating in a 5 Color/1 REGULAR Catalyst/10 Acetone ratio
for the LIGHT FIRST COAT just may help some people out.
(SHORT 1/2 TEASPOON OR SHORT 2.5 ml) per 3 pounds (1.36kg)
of projectile weight) first coat.
At least until the DRY COATING MIXES hit the USA market in a few months.
For the second coat MIX HI-TEK in a 5 Color/1(EXTREME-2 CATALYST)/7 Acetone ratio
and use 3/4 teaspoon (3.75ml) for the second and generally final coating.
Per 3 pounds of projectiles (1.36 kg).
This seems to be working well for me,
especially with the Breville Convection oven doing the baking.
Oven is set at 410 F (395 F inside oven thermometer reading) or 201.67 C.
I don't need near the number of projectiles that COMPETITIVE SHOOTERS or
COMMERCIAL CASTERS needs require per casting/coating session.
Baking 38 Special/9 MM pills for 10 minutes (I may reduce that time just slightly
on the next batch, just to see results).
45 slugs get a 12 minute bake presently.
I'm presently working with ORIGINAL GOLD, new GOLD 1035,
ORIGINAL DARK GREEN, and the NEW BRICK RED.
Waiting for that "ZOMBIE GREEN" dry mix to hit the USA.
Trevor, did the HI-TEK WIZARD, get you some BLUE powder to work yet?
I am old school. I like my 45-45-10 Xlox.
I like the smell of Xlox in the mornings... and a cup of joe.
I don't mind a little smoke and a little fire from my barrel.
I don't have any leading issues and my barrels are mirror clean.
Having said all that ....I just ordered some GREEN HI-TEK coatings:twisted: you bunch of sick back yard chemical cookers! :twisted: God help me. I have crossed over into the crazy crowd.
Mamma's gonna like her new convection oven, however. I gonna steal the old one.
Iam lazy and amature, just bought a kahr cm 9, greased the rails and put 400+ mixed (projectiles) hitek thru it.
It is amazing how clean the barrels stay in the Kahr and glocks and lil' TCP 380. Just brush em out light'ly.
I use militec-1 oil and militec-grease, pistols are dry and clean. I only use grease when breakin- in new pistol.
Wrbjr, glad your here.
"Cooked" last night, after purchasing a thermometer. My old TO was swinging 50+ degrees (F). Got my coupon and stopping at Bed, B &B to pick up a new 800XL.
BMac,
I'm sure you will appreciate the Breville, I sure like mine.
My only problem was, I got the oven and found out
about the online $50 Coupon at a later date, UGH!
I'm still a happy camper though, even paying list.
All water over the dam now, I just a castin' n coatin' fool nowdays.
Wrbjr.
Mate, welcome to the Jungle.
It really is easy to do.
Just follow the steps and don't shortcut it or cheapskate it and you will be fine.
BMac,
She's a GEM isn't she?
I'm running mine right now.
I have the same inside the oven thermo.
I set my oven at 410 F, oven thermo ends up at 395 F.
I checked my inside thermo against others,
Probe Bar-B-Que, N.O.E. probe also.
All were pretty close temp wise.
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Moonman what do you think of the first coat?
7/1/9 400 for 10 minutes
Now... that looks better... But your ratios are all screwed up.
Thanks for your blog.
The ratio of coating to catalyst is 5 parts of coating to 1 part of catalyst. Not as you have indicated as being 7 to 1, (plus 9 parts of solvent.)
You may find, that the coating may not have cured correctly, and is discovered with solvent test and smash test and sizing test after first coat.
Please do the tests first, on your first coat, and before you apply any more coats.
If first coat is not sticking after bake, it is not advisable to apply a second coat, as it wont fix poor adhesion of first coat.
If first coat is not bonded properly, applying coatings on top of first coat will stick to the first coat, but the whole lot will shred off, when pressure is applied such as sizing.
Please advise on your findings.
BMac,
Is that a typo (7/1/9)????
I'm using 5/1/10 Acetone on 1st coat, 5/1/7 Actone on the second coat.
Is that RED/Copper color????
If it is I've never used that.
Bmac. always....Always 5 parts colour to 1 part Catalyst.
The parts of acetone is up to you.
But 5:1 is required!
My bad, multitasking kills.
I used 5/1/9, used 3 ml for 3 lbs (168) baked at 400.
Sorry for the confusion, hate to waste anyone's time.