Best Cheap PC?

[tbpollard]

I've used eastbrook and harbor freight; I seemed to have better luck with the HF, but what are some folks favorite cheap PC?

[charlie b]

It is all cheap when you consider how little it takes to coat 1000 bullets.

I stick with Eastwood or Smokes'

PS I tried HF powder. Waste of money for me. Tossed it in the trash and bought the Eastwood.

[Shawlerbrook]

Hard to beat for price the HF price especially with the 20-25% off coupons.

[Traffer]

If you like HF ...use it. I still use it. My Powder coating experience is that here in Wisconsin humidity make ALL the difference. Harbor Freight works fine when powder coating works. It makes a thinner coat but it is thick enough and a person can always put on another coat.
I use other stuff also. Smokes...I use the clear and the translucent copper. I find that the clear put's on about three times the thickness of HF. That is neither bad or good...I just have to allow for the thicker coat.

[elginrunner]

it depends on how much aggravation you enjoy... i don't so I bought some eastwood. Stick to the hi gloss and you should be pleased....

[Tripplebeards]

Smokes!

[Coopaloop86]

Cheapest? I don't know, I value my time and resources too much. Smokes is the best quality and easiest to use that you can get. The clear works so well I have dry tumbled without BBs in a Florida rainstorm and it turned out perfect.

[reddog81]

Smokes works great and it's not like the stuff is expensive. $30 in PC will last much longer than $30 of lead, powder, or primers. The cost per bullet is measured in fractions of a penny.

[AndyC]

the cost per bullet is measured in fractions of a penny.
ding-ding-ding!

[parson48]

I have some of Smoke's that I really like. Prior to that I used HF red; never tried their other colors. Always had good coverage with it. As other have said, cost per bullet in very minimal.

[Kraschenbirn]

Looking for 'cheap'? Remember that you (usually) get exactly what you pay for. I started with HF because it was available OTC just down the road but soon switched to Smoke's and haven't encountered any cause to change. So far approx. 15-1600 boolits from last pound of 'Clear Gloss' I purchased and still have 3/4 of a pt. Mason Jar left.

Bill

[45workhorse]

Smokes!

What he said!

[oley55]

Smokes clear gloss with a pinch of black. Nuff said.

[high standard 40]

Smokes clear gloss with a pinch of black. Nuff said.

That looks good. Very nice. I'm not much of a fan of the gaudy colors.

[oley55]

exactly. I bought a pound of white and 1/3 samples of clear, black and blue. 2:1 white and another color makes for some purty fancy/gaudy bullets, but I'm thinking the clear and a pinch will keep the "hey, what's that, how did you do that?" folks mostly away. Haven't tried a pinch of other colors yet, but assume it will still work and provide enough color for gun/loads coding.

A note on the pinch of black. Any flaws or tiny wrinkles seem to attract the black in what I thought had already been inspected bullets. Not sure if that's a plus or a minus.

[plainsman456]

I got 2 sample packs of powder from Smoke and it does go a long way.

[Tripplebeards]

I stopped using colors a year or two ago. Bought a bunch and normally just use smokes clear because it coats evenly year around.

[crackers]

Powder Buy The Pound
Sort by price then move upwards looking at attributes. $9 a pound is all it takes for perfection - assuming the color contributes nothing to the function.

[Burnt Fingers]

https://roseyspowdercoating.com/collections/all-products/products/ink-black

$9 a lb. It's an awesome black. I use it all the time. Also the Astatic Red. It's a bit more money.

[markmars]

As others have said you get what you pay for. I had some HF white that I never got to work. I have some eastwood black that works better then the HF but Smokes blue work great the first time. I'll stick with Smokes.

[Onebad06vtx]

Well smoke does not sell it cheaper then where he gets it.
So I would have to say powder by the pound.

[Huskerguy]

https://roseyspowdercoating.com/collections/all-products/products/ink-black

$9 a lb. It's an awesome black. I use it all the time. Also the Astatic Red. It's a bit more money.

This is an interesting site. You say you have used the ink black? Did you shake and bake it or spray? I am looking to add two new colors to my current Flame Red, Carolina Blue and Clear from Smoke. I haven't got far enough in to see what they charge for freight.

[flyingmonkey35]

If you want drit cheap pc. Find a local powder coat company.

Ask if you can have some overspray.

That stuff is useless to them. They normally sweep it up and trash it.




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[stevo1911]

A little bit a powder goes a looooooooooong way. I have many brands: Cardinal, RAL, Eastwood, Tiger Drylac, Dupont, Sherwin Williams..... These all work, some better when mixed. Experiment and have fun. I have purchased from Grmps ($), Smoke ($) and Eastwood ($$ store is local) all good values. Smoke's Sampler is great way to get 3 colors to start...

[David2011]

I started by ordering a 3 color sample pack from Smoke’s. After coating a lot of boolits I still have a lot of all 3 colors. The material is very inexpensive even if you buy the best.

[OS OK]

I'm not sure you can use the parameters 'cheap & best' in the same sentence regarding 'quality'.... :bigsmyl2:

https://i.imgur.com/wtmZ6fZ.jpg

Spend the $'s for the 'best' & it'll last so long that you'll forget when you bought it. Hmmmmm, I guess you could call that 'cheap'!

[David2011]

I'm not sure you can use the parameters 'cheap & best' in the same sentence regarding 'quality'.... :bigsmyl2:

Spend the $'s for the 'best' & it'll last so long that you'll forget when you bought it. Hmmmmm, I guess you could call that 'cheap'!


Exactly what I thought when I read the title of this thread. “Cheap” and “best” are generally mutually exclusive.