The last batch...

[TexasGrunt]

This should be the last batch of powders I test. I'm pretty sure I've tried every powder I own.

185619

From the top.

Tropic Night Blue
Candy/Psycho Lime
Midnight Navy Blue
Transparent Purple Copper*
Blue Glitter*
Silver Pearl Metallic

*These have glitter in them and it doesn't seem to stick to the lead very well.

[Walter Laich]

Now that you've done your testing where do you go from here?

do you have 'winners and losers' or what did you learn?

[TexasGrunt]

Not sure. There are a couple of the colors I like. Others not so much. I don't have any orange powder and want to pick some up. I did learn that some containers crack way too easy. I'd also like to try some good purple and green.

[rancher1913]

maybe a list of what worked good and what did not, as well as supplier, for those wanting to try the shake and bake.

[Beagle333]

Get Smoke's sample pack. I do know that his yellow/green tumbles good. I use his orange a lot, but I spray it. It should tumble well too though, it sure sticks great when spraying. Usually the better they spray for me, the better they'll tumble too.

His yellow/green... tumbled:
http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt214/shutupandjump/PowderCoating/sized002a_zpsaf8ad3e7.jpg

[TexasGrunt]

All but one powder I tested came from Rosey's Powder Coating. Some of those powders are only $3.25 a lb. His Safety Blue and Electric Blue both worked like champs and are available at $3.25 a lb right now.

Doing shake and bake here in N. Texas is always a **** shoot due to the humidity. That being said I had some really good results. I'll go through and compile a list of what worked and what didn't.

That green looks good. I'm looking at doing an order from Prismatic for some green, orange, purple and dark brown.

[Walter Laich]

I did some tumbling earlier this week. It was raining and the humidity meter said 71% with temp of 61° under the shed roof.
tumble coating went without a hitch.

[clum553946]

Rosey's Black Chrome works really well tumbled w/ the bb's. The color is awesome. Just did some & it passed the smash test.