Hey...
Does anyone know how to make lead shiny. Like a fresh cut or like how boolits come out of a mold? I swaged up a bunch of boolits to powdercoat then reswage. Would like to use Smokes Clear on them. But tumbled them for a few minutes to get burrs off and round them off a little and now they are very dull. Is there an easy way to get them shiny?
When I cast bullets I return all shiny bullets to the pot. If they are not frosted I won't keep them.
Higher tin content tends to make shinier bullets. Linotype really glitters, but may be too hard for your use.
I assume you’re swaging with pure lead? Pure looks pretty yucky in short order I guess.
Even casting, my low sweetened bullets get ugly after a bit.
Higher percentages of the good stuff keep them pretty longer. I’m guessing that might defeat the purpose of swaging though. I don’t really know the process.
If you’re stuck with using pure lead I wonder if some chemical method could remove the oxidation or whatever it is that makes them ugly with time.
JSB pellets are virtually or 100% pure swaged lead and they stay pretty for a really long time. I wonder what they’re coated with.
Get some 1000 grit diamond polish and some elbow grease and go at it!
I prefer my frosty so the PC sticks better!
banger
this is what I do alsoOriginally Posted by bangerjim
is there a "chrome" powder coat ?
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