Originally Posted by
HI-TEK
Just a few questions;
1. How long did you soak in acid the "mystery" alloy? You say no visible reaction.
(There may have been no visible reaction)
about 20minutes
2. Did you try and coat the "mystery" alloy after washing and drying it?
I didn't. I thought that not seeing any real reaction indicated it wasn't the lead mix that is the problem, that maybe it was something else that I'm doing
3. Did you use the Galvanized bucket to acid wash? If not what did you use?
definitely not. The best thing I could think of was an ldpe bucket. I will try coating in a plastic bucket and see if that helps
4. What was acid mix, (water and Acid)?
1 HCL:2 Water
5. Did you closely examine surface of acid washed (mystery) alloy?... and was there any change in surface appearance?
yes. The surface of all the bullets become a very uniform dull grey. They didnt feel as smooth as when they were fresh cast. Almost like they had been lightly sanded.
6. I again ask, why did you acid wash the foundry alloy, and, in what container did you do the acid wash of the foundry metal? I don't think that you would have seen any change in foundry metal after acid wash.
Please advise with more details.