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I’m old school and still lubing my bullets but interested in powder coating, anyone here doing it and can share the do’s and don’ts thanks.

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[Full.Lead.TacoKeymaster]

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A lot of time and testing went into that thread at the castboolits forums.  I read all of it a while back and tested various methods that were used while the thread was super active.  I would say that there is no need to read all 35 pages of testing–just take the best methods that came out of the thread.  The shake and bake method is the simplest and fastest but may not coat the bullets as evenly.  The liquidize and spray or the static spray both work great and seem to coat the most evenly, but take much longer and much more work (and some of them leave the bases uncoated).  Not really reinventing the wheel here, just taking the best ways that came out of that thread.

[Hugh KuhnsParticipant]

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I have been watching this thread for a while now and have decided to jump in head first to powder coating. After reading Mountain Mans posts I was excited to see those red bullets he powder coated and felt I had to make some just like his. I ordered powder online and went in the basement and found the old toaster oven that was scheduled for Goodwill and made a wire basket to fit inside it from hardware cloth from an old rabbit pen. Then picked out several cottage cheese containers from my stash…the stash we all have…nothing goes in the garbage without my approval. So tomorrow I will make bullets for my new adventure in powder coating.

Special thanks to Mountain Man for the inspiration and also thanks to Cornmastah for his posts with all of the “how to” info.

I’m not the best on photos but I’ll try and post something when I’ve made some .

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[Full.Lead.TacoKeymaster]

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I have been watching this thread for a while now and have decided to jump in head first to powder coating. After reading Mountain Mans posts I was excited to see those red bullets he powder coated and felt I had to make some just like his. I ordered powder online and went in the basement and found the old toaster oven that was scheduled for Goodwill and made a wire basket to fit inside it from hardware cloth from an old rabbit pen. Then picked out several cottage cheese containers from my stash…the stash we all have…nothing goes in the garbage without my approval. So tomorrow I will make bullets for my new adventure in powder coating.

Special thanks to Mountain Man for the inspiration and also thanks to Cornmastah for his posts with all of the “how to” info.

I’m not the best on photos but I’ll try and post something when I’ve made some .

Awesome!  Let us know how it goes, and post some pictures when you are done.

[brigettecuneoParticipant]

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I have been watching this thread for a while now and have decided to jump in head first to powder coating. After reading Mountain Mans posts I was excited to see those red bullets he powder coated and felt I had to make some just like his. I ordered powder online and went in the basement and found the old toaster oven that was scheduled for Goodwill and made a wire basket to fit inside it from hardware cloth from an old rabbit pen. Then picked out several cottage cheese containers from my stash…the stash we all have…nothing goes in the garbage without my approval. So tomorrow I will make bullets for my new adventure in powder coating.

Special thanks to Mountain Man for the inspiration and also thanks to Cornmastah for his posts with all of the “how to” info.

I’m not the best on photos but I’ll try and post something when I’ve made some .

Good luck to you Sir. I hope it goes well. 
Since I was explained how to do it by Mr. Cornmastah, I’ve been really happy with the process ( hand mixing dry method). I made a few tweaks for my needs but mostly stick right to how he taught me.  One tip I’ve picked up also is if you do decide to stand your cast boolits base down, a pair of the disposable gloves while handling makes life a lot easier and the powder will not come off. I was using a pair of needle nose pliers at first and some would loose the powder in spots where i grabbed.
Handling them while using the gloves leaves a small residue on your finger tips and helps keep them completely coated. The larger pistol calibers is what I mostly do this way and also my long range rifle loads. The rest I still love the basics of using the wire mesh and just pouring them out, baking, then resizing if needed. For the plinkers, it just can not be beat.
I also now use a silicon mat on top of the metal baking tray. I cut it to fit and place all my higher velocity boolits base down, and I get complete coverage, with no more boolits to separate after baking due to sticking. The extra time for me in standing these up versus the dump and bake is actually not that different. However the quality is.

[Full.Lead.TacoKeymaster]

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Yes, I still need to try the silicon baking sheets!  I’m sure they will be nice when I am standing them up one at a time on their bases instead of using the non-stick aluminum foil.

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I heat the bullets for only a minute before dropping them in the powder coat container and shake maybe 30 seconds.  Coats really great.  Be sure and size first.

[delbertmccordParticipant]

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I always size after I powder coat them. To each their own I guess.

[mikejorgensen]

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Non stick foil is your friend!  Follow the curing instructions that come with your powder but remember the time is for when your bullets are at temp.  10 min @ 400° so your bullets need to be at 400° before that timer starts! 

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