Multiple powder coat colors

[mjkonopka]

How does everyone stay organized and stop cross contamination of different colors? My original plan was to get each one of these for each color I have, 1. Storage container 2. Container to actually shake with powder and boolits 3. Sifter to separate BB's 4. Catch pan for under the sifter 5. Funnel to pour BB's and excess powder back into shake container.
Am I being too OCD here? Or is this the right way to keep 15 colors separate?

[Reddirt62]

Glad container with lid, one per color keep extra powder in original container.

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[Loudy13]

yup one container with BB's for each color, keep the bulk powder in airtight containers I get from Mills fleet.

[mjkonopka]

Original container is a zip lock bag. I didn't want to keep the powder in that.

[rancher1913]

ziplock's are just as airtight as tupperware. store mine just how smoke ships it, on ziplock inside of another.

[Reddirt62]

Yeah, Eastwood is also a heavy Ziploc. Works fine for me.

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[Smk SHoe]

Mason jars for storage of each color and rubber maid flat containers for shaking each color. much tighter top seal and stack nicely on the shelf

[runfiverun]

I simplified.
I got 2 colors.
I mix them together at a 3-1 ratio.
no problems.

[BUCKEYE BANDIT]

SLACKER .

I simplified.
I got 2 colors.
I mix them together at a 3-1 ratio.
no problems.

[DerekP Houston]

Uhm...I have 2 different tubs devoted to powder coat. One is pretty blue color...the other is mixed remains of whatever! They all shoot fine so I don't care. Everything will most likely get tossed in the move, I don't want powder on everything in the box.

[mjkonopka]

This is what I ended up going with for organization.

[bbogue1]

Dollar tree: 3 containers for $1 buy 2 sets. pour powder into containers, squeeze some air out when you seal. Have a cool Whip container to mix and coat in. When done gently brush the Cool Whip container out what is not used. BB's have so little on them it wont matter. Get a color wheel and buy only the three primary colors plus white and black. All colors come from these 5. Use the KISS principle ---- Keep It Simple Stupid and the simpler it is the less mistakes will be made.

[Walter Laich]

as I use up the powder I just add another color as I go. Get some interesting mixes and, let's face it, it's the PC protection I'm going for not the color...

except for the zombie green--you always gotta have some loaded rounds with zombie green bullets

[Grmps]

Don't get to aggressive with the dollar tree containers, they tend to crack and you get powder all over.

[fredj338]

Don't get to aggressive with the dollar tree containers, they tend to crack and you get powder all over.

Even the pricey ziplock screw lids will crack eventually. I use separate containers for each color.

[Walter Laich]

Even the pricey ziplock screw lids will crack eventually. I use separate containers for each color.

+1
quicker in cold weather

[BILLYBOB44]

For the long term Powder Coat I use empty (And Cleaned) Smokeless Powder 1# containers. I securely tape the Paint company label, with instructions on to the outside of the container..Bill.

[BILLYBOB44]

On my last batch, I used 1 Tablespoon "Vibrant Red", 1 Tbs. of John Deere Yellow, and a little over 1/2 Tbs. of "Slick Black".
The color going into the oven was kind of a Honey Mustard..Color coming out of oven was a dark ButterScoch...This amount of paint does 6-700 158 grain .358" bullets with a little paint left over..Bill.

[mold maker]

Unless you have a secret code that the colors ID, why so many? KISS, with as few colors as possible and keep them separate all the way to the oven.
You'll accidentally mix more than is wanted but try, as best you can, to segregate them. I keep the sandwich bags of powder in a plastic shoe box storage container, ever since I dropped a baggy and the seal released.

[bwframe]

I mistakenly allowed powder coat to get into the grooves on the zip locks, compromising the seals on the bags. Went with canning jars for storage since I had them on hand. Avoiding any grooves to get PC in the seal was the goal.