I use measuring spoons. One level measuring spoon of powder and 6 measuring spoons of acetone. Works like a charm and is enough to double coat a big pile of boolits.
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I use measuring spoons. One level measuring spoon of powder and 6 measuring spoons of acetone. Works like a charm and is enough to double coat a big pile of boolits.
Trying to type on a cell phone is maddening.Originally Posted by Love Life
Sorry...let me correct. The first pic above is is first coat done Friday night. The second pic is after first bake Sunday night, and the third pic is after second coat Sunday night. I haven't baked it a second time yet. I'll do that Tuesday night.
That's 48 hours drying time for each coat. If Hi-Tek is right, I'll know Wednesday
Why would someone PC if he can tumblecoat?
I have no idea, so I´m just asking.
Last edited by jayjay1; 08-25-2014 at 03:04 PM.
Beetmagnet, your coating looks fine to me.
Only thing that I don't understand is why the bases aren't completely coated?
48 hrs is overkill. If coated properly the acetone will evaporate within 30 mins.
Don't like being hammered by the Cast Boolits Staff, then don't be a nail.
The rules are simple to follow.
Overkill indeed. That was because of my time constraints. I just haven't been home.
I just mixed up some DRY POWDER "BLACK 1035" HI-TEK
(black with gold speckles) from Gateway Bullets.
I used Ausglock's suggestion and weighed out on a digital scale 20 GRAMS, not grains and added
100 ml of Acetone measured with large 60 ml syringe into a plastic COKE bottle (8 oz bottle).
Shake/Shake/Shake, then wait 5 minutes and Shake/Shake/Shake some more.
I coated 3 POUNDS of 115 grain pills and 3 pounds of 135 grain pills with 3/4 teaspoon
(3.7 ml) of mixed coating per each 3 pound batch of projectiles.
I SWIRLED in a plastic Cool-Whip container for 20 seconds then
poured them out onto my drying racks.
The projectiles are from 9 MM molds by HARDLINE INDUSTRIES and have NO LUBE GROOVES.
I will dry overnight, BAKE, then recoat, bake/size then load this weekend.
For looks, I'm loading some into NICKLE CASES,
the Black and Gold Speckles should shine.
I may try to WATERDROP after the second bake, the alloy is made up Lyman #2.
Brinell hardness with Cabine Tree tester is currently 15/16.
My oven is a BREVILLE convection "SMART OVEN".
I also have some DRY POWDER "ZOMBIE GREEN" to try next.
water dropped about 1500 358156 after the second bake yesterday.
coffee can in the back seat of my car.... tipped over....
i dug about 500 out of crevices in the seat and under the seat. won't do that again. i hope whoever buys my car likes to reload, because they're going to have plenty to work with
on a brighter note, the bullets coated and cast last night look awesome. lots of sampling showed no issues with coating at all
does anyone have some pictures of the black 1035? i would love to see some nice quality pics of how it comes out. i think thats going to be the next color i order
Glad you have had success.
The Black 1035 is Texas Tea.
OMJ should have some stock, and am wondering if he has any photos of coated alloy.
May be you can ask him.
This colour has a black coating with Gold bright flecks embedded. Very nice colour.
a buddy of mine ordered some from gateway a little over a week ago. can't wait to see it when he gets it in.
i might have to steal some from him ; )
It may be prudent if you let him do the coating and baking and then take the finished product, and, you can tell him/her, that you are taking it for trials and approval.....lol...lol
good point.... i'll tell him they need to be inspected and fired by someone with more experience with the product than a mere NOOB like himself. of course it would take several thousand to really test the highs and lows of it all.
good idea.
HI-TEK Joe,
Was just wondering if you have used a magnetic stirrer like they use in labs to combine the ingredients and if it would be good for that purpose? I can pick one up for about $30.
Somebody ask Joe to put up the photo of the Pink he now has. I would. But I don't want to steal his thunder.
It still needs tweeking. But it looks the goods.
Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor.
Australia
They are great and that is cheap.
They are very expensive here, but every thing is.
I have a magnetic stirrer that can handle a 3 inch by 1/2 inch Teflon coated magnet.
I can stir 5 litre liquids in a flat bottomed container.
I paid for it, as second hand unit, $160.00
Just ensure, that when using these, make use that you use flat bottom tightly sealable containers, as you have flammable liquids and potential spark from switches and speed controllers.
The magnet, can also act as a mixer/rattler, like in paint cans.
Great idea.
As requested, here they are.... Pink...... (unfortunately it does not sing... lol lol)Somebody ask Joe to put up the photo of the Pink he now has. I would. But I don't want to steal his thunder.
It still needs tweeking. But it looks the goods.
After cook, it has a slight solvent bleed with test, but insignificant, and passes smash test extremely well.
These are with two coats using new powdered coating version..
Ausglock, now, may be you can "reveal", your detailed test coating procedures.
Pink is not my colour but they do look great, I receive a lot of interest at the club when I open my ammo boxes. I can see this coating taking over from the old lubes, it is funny how few know that the coating is available for hobby use.
Nothing special in the application.
20gms to 100mls Acetone.
250 bullets in the pot 7 mls of coating. shake shake shake.
Let dry bake at 200 Deg C for 12 minutes.
Easy.
There is very slight wipeoff but nothing to worry about. Smash test passes with flying colours.
I think Joe can tweak it by reducing the colour loading in the powder. This should lighten the colour and may prevent the wipeoff.
There is also a grass Green powder too. It also needs tweaking. It needed 3 coats to give good coverage.
Also a new version of the Zombie green. It is more light green and worked perfectly with 2 coats.
The purple also worked when mixed with pure liquid resin. Joe needs to play with this to reduce the colour loading by 75%.l It is very deep purple. Looks sweet.
Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor.
Australia
Coated some more 9 MM this morning with HI-TEK DRY POWDER Texas Tea
(Black with Gold Specks), using Ausglock's method.
20 GRAMS powder weighed on a digital scale, 100 ml Acetone,
SHAKE/SHAKE/SHAKE, WAIT 5 MINUTES, SHAKE/SHAKE/SHAKE.
ADD;
250 pills and 7 ml of mixed Texas Tea, Swirl/Shake 20 seconds, dump on racks.
Love Life is correct, the older liquid mix coats more as a STAIN, the
new DRY MIX coats more as a PAINT, wear your gloves.
Moonman, can you post some pictures of the black powder based coating?
Anybody getting their powder from Bayou Bullets.
Black 1035
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