Tonto
12-26-2013, 04:20 PM
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My first attempt, I powder paint lots of jigs, spinners and buzz baits using the heat and dip method (heat gun). I've been following this technique and thought I would give it a try. Hopefully two photos attach to show the results. My technique was low tech. I put about half a teaspoon of Harbor Freight red into a small Rubbermaid container and added twenty cast 30 caliber boolits and rolled it around in my hands for about five minutes, checking to see how things were going every minute or so. It seemed I had too much powder so I transferred the boolits to another, clean container (same size) and rolled for another couple of minutes. I then placed the powdered projectiles on their base on a piece of parchment paper on my toaster oven tray. I cured at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes. I tried aluminum foil first, bad idea....parchment paper was perfect, no sticking. I used tweezers for the take out and stand up exercise, it did rub a little powder off in spots but I avoided the driving bands. I coated four different boolit styles, the two NOE 311247 and 311365, the LEE 230 Blackout style and LEE's 165 RD style, I powder coated both PB and gas check bases without the checks. I hope to load in Blackout brass soon then to the range when it is a little warmer here (above 10 above). Now I wonder if glow powder will make a poor mans tracer.
My first attempt, I powder paint lots of jigs, spinners and buzz baits using the heat and dip method (heat gun). I've been following this technique and thought I would give it a try. Hopefully two photos attach to show the results. My technique was low tech. I put about half a teaspoon of Harbor Freight red into a small Rubbermaid container and added twenty cast 30 caliber boolits and rolled it around in my hands for about five minutes, checking to see how things were going every minute or so. It seemed I had too much powder so I transferred the boolits to another, clean container (same size) and rolled for another couple of minutes. I then placed the powdered projectiles on their base on a piece of parchment paper on my toaster oven tray. I cured at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes. I tried aluminum foil first, bad idea....parchment paper was perfect, no sticking. I used tweezers for the take out and stand up exercise, it did rub a little powder off in spots but I avoided the driving bands. I coated four different boolit styles, the two NOE 311247 and 311365, the LEE 230 Blackout style and LEE's 165 RD style, I powder coated both PB and gas check bases without the checks. I hope to load in Blackout brass soon then to the range when it is a little warmer here (above 10 above). Now I wonder if glow powder will make a poor mans tracer.