The bullet got some kind of contamination. Could be a sweaty hand or some kind of mold release.
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
The bullet got some kind of contamination. Could be a sweaty hand or some kind of mold release.
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Anxiously awaiting pictures of silver.......
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Try to find some of Hi-Tek Joes Aqualube. Good stuff!
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Just add about 25% more bullets to your normal batch and squirt a little acetone on the top edge of the thicker coating that is stuck on the bucket. The extra bullets will be high enough to help...
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In my experience(about 40,000,000 bullets coated) you can have the oven temperatures too high. If I hit 430*F I would get some flaking when smashed. If they're coming out darker than they should...
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Yes, it's a commercial powder coating type of oven. I'm sitting on several hundred thousand that need to be coated, and can't coat them fast enough to keep my crew going! I think we are going to...
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I'm looking into walk-in type ovens, that are safe for solvents. Similar to this: http://fobinc.com/product/Ovens/Walk-In/Walk-In_Oven/7310
They move a lot of air and do vent to the outside. ...
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Is anybody out there using a natural gas or LP fueled oven?
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Thank you! This forum is one hell of a resource!
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I liked to mix up the gold liquid at least 4 hours before I used it. It tended to look like grape koolaid with glitter in it at first, but it will change significantly after sitting for a while.
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Try turning your oven down to around 390. I've found that too hot can lead to failures... and I've coated millions!
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |