Best Purple PC?

[pdgoutdoors]

Well, the wife is requesting some purple boolits for her 9mm. I was going to try Smokes purple when it comes in stock. Until then, what is the best purple PC?

[Hickok]

I take Smoke's purple and mix it 1/1 with Smoke's black and get a cool "plum crazy" purple,...looks like the color on the Dodge/Plymouth muscle cars of 60-70's.

[MarkP]

I mixed some red and blue powder I got from work. Once cured it resembles black cherry jello fluff. Jello mixed with cool whip. Has a purple mottled whitish appearance.

[GBertolet]

I like Smoke's Traffic Purple.

[mehavey]

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[Mr Peabody]

I like Smoke's Traffic Purple.

me too

[pdgoutdoors]

me too

Unfortunately he is not offering it anymore, that’s why I’m looking for alternatives.


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[Shuz]

Unfortunately he is not offering it anymore, that’s why I’m looking for alternatives.


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Did Smoke give a reason why he's not carrying Traffic Purple any longer?
Traffic purple and JD Green are the best powders for covering that I have found in Smokes line of powders.

[pdgoutdoors]

Did Smoke give a reason why he's not carrying Traffic Purple any longer?
Traffic purple and JD Green are the best powders for covering that I have found in Smokes line of powders.

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The thread is here. Price increase from the supplier.


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[Finster101]

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That's pretty cool.

[P Flados]

A while back I decided to try Prismatic. At the time, I did not find anything for less and I found no complaints for Prismatic.

I got RAL 4005 Purple (https://www.prismaticpowders.com/shop/powder-coating-colors/RAL-4005/ral-4005) and Ford Dark Blue.

The purple worked great. Very easy to get full coverage with ASBB shake & bake.

The blue kinda worked some, but getting coverage was hit or miss. I can get some use out of it by mixing with the purple. I recommend avoiding the blue.

[brassrat]

I got purple and green and had to double coat everything with Prismatic

[P Flados]

I got purple and green and had to double coat everything with Prismatic

I am not sure about which Prismatic purple you got, but when I use the RAL 4005 Purple, it quickly picks up enough powder for full one coat coverage.

[Onebad06vtx]

Powder by the pound has the same traffic purple you are seeking as thats where his stuff comes from.
RAL 4006 is item number.

[pdgoutdoors]

Powder by the pound has the same traffic purple you are seeking as thats where his stuff comes from.
RAL 4006 is item number.

Awesome, I appreciate it


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[Firesubie]

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Sinbad Purple from Prismatic

[pdgoutdoors]

That one is not bad at all, how does it coat?

[Smoke4320]

OK got some preliminary sample of 2 colors in the running to replace Traffic Purple
did a quick and dirty hard core test batch of each to see worst case scenario coating capability
NO BB's, approx 45 degrees in an unheated room, humidity approx 50%, on Bullets cast about 2 years ago and did NO surface prep before shaking. Baked at 400 degrees for 30 Minutes .
These are 45 cal 230 GR HP's
Signal Violet came out pretty great


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Purple Violet not as good. It made a thicker coating when shaking and I did not tap enough to remove much of the excess
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Hopefully in the next couple of days I can do another batch with BBs and heat the room well before shaking and post results
Right NOW I am thinking signal violet might be the best candidate to replace Traffic Purple

[Smoke4320]

Powder by the pound has the same traffic purple you are seeking as thats where his stuff comes from.
RAL 4006 is item number.

Sorry but no... not where my powder comes from

[pdgoutdoors]

OK got some preliminary sample of 2 colors in the running to replace Traffic Purple
did a quick and dirty hard core test batch of each to see worst case scenario coating capability
NO BB's, approx 45 degrees in an unheated room, humidity approx 50%, on Bullets cast about 2 years ago and did NO surface prep before shaking. Baked at 400 degrees for 30 Minutes .
These are 45 cal 230 GR HP's
Signal Violet came out pretty great


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Purple Violet not as good. It made a thicker coating when shaking and I did not tap enough to remove much of the excess
Click image for larger version.

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Hopefully in the next couple of days I can do another batch with BBs and heat the room well before shaking and post results
Right NOW I am thinking signal violet might be the best candidate to replace Traffic Purple

That looks great! Let me know when it’s gtg and I’ll be your first order of signal Violet


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[Firesubie]

It coats easily. Swirled in a cool whip bucket for about 30 seconds and 15 minutes at 400°F to get the results in the picture. It's listed as a high gloss which seem to coat best for me with any of the powders.

[Smoke4320]

That looks great! Let me know when it’s gtg and I’ll be your first order of signal Violet


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Will do.
I want to do a few more batches throwing in a couple variables before I declare a winner and get a batch ordered.
Just like to be absolutely sure powder works like it's supposed to before investing a good sum of money and then issues crop up.
Seen too many that don't work or only work under certain conditions. Leads to seller AND customer issues.

[Onebad06vtx]

Thats wierd because all your color sample ral numbers that you have posted match with powder by the pounds numbers,which tells me something.

[Smoke4320]

Ral is an industry standard color code.
So any mfg can ,if they want to, mfg a particular color it will match the same color.

The MFG can call it whatever color they want but as long as the RAL number matches the color is supposed to match MFG to MFG

The big thing is any MFG can come up with their own formula and or ingredients (which is where the issues arise with our application method ) as long as again the color matches the industry std color code IE the RAL number