Picking A Powder Coat (1-10)
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There are different opinions about powder coating your bullets, I believe that the number one reason is affordability, the expense of getting set up with lube/size machine, also dies, and punches are costly. powder coating takes away most of that cost is the fact that simple size dies with punches are available from Lee. So, all you need to make quality cast bullets is the mold, the size die punch combo, the Powdercoat, and a second-hand toaster oven. anyone with the desire to make bullets can do this without a lot of playing around trying this and that. Plus, if you like your gun to stay cleaner while shooting, powder-coated bullets don't leave a waxy film on your firearm. Good series Elvis -Dave
Hey Thorsaxe... hard not to love powder coating! 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
For sizing, look at Lee's new APP press. Once you have it, you can switch to other sizes for less than 10 bucks per size diameter you want.
Hey there Elvis Ammo when’re to my Eastwood location in Alsip Il. and they had no clue what bullet casters do with there product. After a little explanation they understood and were excited you and Fortune Cookie were making u tube vids. Eastwood really liked the advertising. Thanks again for another great vid.
Ford Light Blue ... Best thing since sliced bread!
I'm so glad to see you videos popping up in my notifications again. God bless you brother.
Thank you for all your shared knowledge Elvis Ammo! Your energy is infectious... WELL HEY YOU TUBE ITS ELVIS AMMO HERE! Always cracks me up
Man Elvis, you were paying some careful attention to these coating sessions, in order to grade the bullets like you have. That's awesome, because it helps others eliminate some of these "fussy" powders, without having to to buy them. We get to learn from your actions. Thank You. I'm just getting into this bullet molding and PC'ing thing, as I want to save money training, without leading up my barrels. This is also a super good way to make and store ammo for a rainy day... or SHTF..
Many out here appreciate you ...
Thankya sir… you will love it. Shoots great, shoots straight. And it gives us more control of the process! 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
the clear coat gives the most original look from leadbullets . i like that..
Yes sir it is a desirable coating for sure...
The Eastwood dark green looks just like powder by the pounds mirror green and that is my go to powder coat color. I adore it.. covers easy and coats so well. I am going to have to buy that purple powder it looks so good.
That green is awesome 👌
Just cast my first bullets,Eastwood mirror red,coated really well,maybe easier that ford light blue did for me,
Eastwood squirrel gray is another smiley face. No fuss whatsoever.
Thanks for that!!! I love viewers feedback...👍👍👍
I second that. I have used it with great success. I was hoping it would look more like lead. It doesn't, but it is nice to use.
@@ligngood3787 I mix it with Cardinal silver metallic to get a look that's close to lead. Are you in the Discord server for the Reloaders Network?
@@eddieb1766 What a great idea to mix colors! I'm also trying to find a powder coat that looks like FMJ bullets. I ordered a gold metallic but haven't tried it yet. Any ideas? I don't know what the Discord server or the Reloaders Network are but I'd love to find out!
Thanks Elvis, based on your recommendation I went with Eastwoods Ford light blue and my first try turned out excellent.
I love the Ford light blue but have also had excellent results with the Eastwood light green.
Thumbs up always Elvis. Find your vids alwsyd very helpful.
Awesome job! Thanks for the temperatures and bake time!
Thanks Elvis, I saved your notes for reference. Great job.
Elvis Ammo...thank you so much for this vlog 👍👍👍...I learn so much and totally enjoy your delivery! Keep them coming Brother 😎😎😎
Thank you sir!!
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Thanks for testing these. When I test new powders I will do the hammer smash test to check adhesion under stress.
Thanks for taking the time to do this Elvis. I wasn't sure if I wanted to try this, until I watched your videos. My reason for trying PC, was leading. I shoot/reload 40 45 and 45 LC. I bought HF Red and Yellow. Cheap I know, Don't Judge Me!! LOL Tried them out and had zero leading. I size my cast bullets before PC. Since HF doesn't make red or yellow anymore, tried white and black. I did read HF black just wouldn't work. Still I tried it and yep wouldn't work. My last couple of batches I tried mixing the Black with the red, yellow and white just to use up the black. Red didn't mix well. Yellow was sort of usable, but the mix of white and black came out what I would call battleship grey. I used a couple of tablespoons of white and maybe a teaspoon of the black.
You are awesome!!! You took all the work out of experimenting. Thank you so much!!!!
Thanks man. May try a couple of these myself.
This was great information for old and new powder coaters . A big thumbs up .
I think this is fantastic I love everything about what you do very informative thank you
I like that Eastwood powders sell a minimum of 8 ounces in bottle and costs less than some of the other companies. This allows me to order more colors on a budget. It would be great if Columbia Powders offered this option too. 😊
Elvis...I haven't got to the point where I cast and powder coat my own projectiles yet, but this video series was super helpful for me. Thank you for doing what you do and keep the videos coming. Really appreciate you taking the time that you do!!
Good to know thanks man, hopefully Eastwood or the other companies see your work and send you a bunch of powder. thanks , helps to know which one to start with, think I'll try the Ford light blue
I just did my first 50 bullets. Lee REAL 250gr .50 cal muzzleloader bullets. I used Eastwood hotcoat ruby red in an old tums bottle (#5 plastic) and a $20 toaster oven. My first coat was thin, i should have added more powder, i did a 2nd coat and it worked great. Not bad for a first try. I'll have to try the ford light blue and super satin green and see how it compares.
Another great video,I truly appreciate all the effort you put into your videos,guess I will haft to try some different colors,I kinda got lazy and just stuck to the ford light blue,can’t wait to see some of your results after you shoot some.
This was fun to watch. It's nice to compare side by side during the process. Great series Elvis! I binged watched.
Just thought I would throw out there, that I ran a bunch of Cadillac blue powder,by Eastwood paint, on some .45 acp. On your "fussy" scale, I'd give it a 0-1, as the stuff coated with no effort, and came out gorgeous when baked. I have to chuckle, as in the ammo case they look like a bunch of blueberries,but the contrast against the brass and silver colored cases is really nice. I wish I could post some pics on here
That sounds like one I need to try! 👍👍
I just tried Eastwood OD green, so far I am really liking it.
Love your videos, Elvis. Keep up the good work!
As always love the video Elvis greetings from Norway
Hey there Norway!!!!! Greetings.. 👍
If you don't get good coverage with a powder just redo it with a powder that coats well.It will take. No need to throw them back for melting. If you want good results pre-heat the bare bullets In your oven at 200 for 5 mins.and let sit for another 5 mins.after the one minute tumble. You will be ahead of the game.
Great series brother Elvis! Appreciate it. I was having a bit of trouble and wondering if I was doing something wrong. I think I just need better powder
Yep... there are some stubborn powder out there!
Hi Vince, the powder I was using worked great!! than I tried to coat some on a cold day and it didn't want to stick. I put the powder and bullets by the heater and warmed them up and the powder work just fine.
I have yet to try Eastwood I really need to get some. Great job Elvis for showing different colors and brands 🇺🇸👍
Excellent video Elvis, could you please add the information you have written down on paper to the drop down information under your video, I cant see the writting on tablet well enough to see the manufacturers name and other info. you listed on each powder.
Im interested in trying a couple of the powders you listed and tested myself.
Thank you for making a video that could potentially save people a lot of trouble and extra expense when trying to get a good powder for there bullet coating.
I’ll get by the end of the day.. sorry bout that
Try Eastwood battleship grey. By far the best PC I’ve used
Elvis ammo, powder king!
I tried powder coating yesterday for the first time. Seemed to be working well in the toaster over that I got at a thrift store. I had it set at 400 and went into the house for some leftover thanksgiving pie. When I came out the bullets had gotten soft and a couple melted leaving the powder coat shell left on the screen. The oven thermostat didn't work correctly. It was kind of funny but stunk up the area a lot. I'll try it again with a different oven. Thanks for all the tips. I used the Eastwood light ford blue too.
Nice work El.
Strontium Aluminate - Glow Powder. activated by heat as well as light
pretty sure these safe non burning tracers will work even brighter now.
I love this video. Helped a lot. I looked on the Columbia website & saw an "Alien Green". I wonder how that will coat.
Have you ever used the glow in the dark powder coat paints? Do you think they would work like a poor mans tracer ammo? 🔫👍
The problem with glow in the dark powder or paint in general is the source. The strongest that I know of is a strontium based. Brighter glows are obtained with larger pieces. For best effect you'd want a light color (White is usually best) and you'd have to mix/coat it with a clear coat powder mixed with strontium glow powder of decent sized particle. Fortunately it's a little softer than copper so I would think it unlikely to damage barrels at least. The only time you're going to have a chance to see any kind of tracing effect it would have to be at night. Otherwise you'll see nothing different about them all. I wouldn't think any other glow options would be worth it personally but in fairness I've not tested it in this kind of application.
I'm loving that chrome. I have to start getting picky because I have more powder then I will ever use 8n my lifetime. I still have .452's in the harbor freight red that I casted when I started. I did that before you found the ford light blue. I believe you were only using harbor freight powders then. I went on a casting frenzy and made 4,000 or so of them. I am almost out of them thank God. I wanted to use them all up before I started to cast more. I want to get a SWC HP mold for .452 and .358. I like the design. Great video I like the green and purple. I'm just going to have to buy a half pound. That should last my nephew untill he is 40 years old. He is going to get my reloading room when I kick the bucket. He seems to enjoy the process plus he likes the antique firearms. He would rather shoot my M1 carbine then my AR-15'S. That makes me happy. I hope all is well with you after my hand and elbow surgeries are done then in going to get to making videos on a more consistent schedule. Now it's whenever my hands want to work. I'm having some difficulties in typing now. Happy Safe Shooting.🇺🇸💪
Thanks for stopping by! Best of luck to ya!
My favorite is the dark green.
I always seem to go green for my powder coat. It's evolved into being trademark of my bullets. If you see green bullets they are usually mine. I like Powder Buy The Pound olive green the best, but any shade of green is game.
Hi elvis: So I did some more powder coating the last couple of days. I tried the dark PC that I got from you. I couldn't get it to stick again for full coverage. I then tried the light blue again and it woks great. Then I mixed blue and the dark and it worked pretty good. The more blue the better. I also did the low temp cook and it worked well too. At 200 it takes about 12 to 15 minutes to get good and shiny. Keep those tips coming :) L8R, Bri
I just started using eastwood rally blue. Its meant as a top coat but coats really easily.
I love Eastwood (Copper Penny) power coating. Lite coat goes a long way. Looks like lee’s tumbling lube.
Elvis, darn it! now I got to try this ! powder coating thing and Ijust subbed! take that Elvis. howsit feelthat you got a 73 yo ladythat shoots to sub?
Good video and information Elvis, I have 14 powder colors all Eastwood. I find the Ford light and dark blue, dark green and maroon are the easiest to work with. The others especially the translucent colors all require 2 coats to get the look I want. I have Eastwoods Single Stage Reflective Chrome on the way so I am wondering how it's going to be to work with. I do have some colors that I probably won't be buying again but that's how I find out what I am going to like is by just trying them. I use the shake and bake method and it works well for me. I do size all my bullets with the Lee sizer kit, inexpensive and works great. Thanks for taking the time to make the videos!
Great little series man!
Maybe the fussy powders need more static charge to stick.
Maybe the secret is to find the right container to shake or roll
the bullets in. Maybe roll the container on a piece of wool. Thank
you for the great videos.
What about powder coating on a budget? Can you do a video on the harbor freight powders. I think the yellow and red are now discontinued. They only have white and black.
Elvis needs to answer some viewer questions. Powder coating is something of an art and a lot of questions need straight forward answers from an expert.
Hey Elvis you mentioned that you might do a vid on fabricating the screen tray for the oven. Please do. Mine turned out crappy, sharp as all get out, lousy corners and generally just a PIA. Thanks in advance
Well Hey Elvis again!
Couple of other notes/ideas:
1. I have been "heat treating" my boolits and man they are a LOT harder than not treated.
2. Also looking into home-made gas checks. I bet we can get near full power 223 with them!
I would be interested in the next video if you could do a smash test, I hit my bullets with a hammer a couple times to check my new powders to see if they chip or stick.
Eastwood Aqua Blue, Maroon, Light Violet and Sea Blue coat well.
I nominate you for having the MOST OBNOXIOUS video entries in existance.
Great video Elvis. I have candy purple from the powder coat store. It’s a transparent or top coat powder coat. My instructions says it works best with a silver base coat. Because raw lead is very similar to silver color, I powder coat them as cast. I have similar results as you. But projectiles are very well coated but appears thin. I’ve played around and have double coated them but the high gloss goes away as a result. I’m sure you know but I’ll say it anyway...when I get powders that don’t coat as well as I hope...I use that powder as a mixer. Thanks for sharing. Great series.
thnk you for all your dedicated service with this process❤❤👍👍👍👍
Id love to see them be put to the test! Lol and im new to this so id also love to learn about the test🤣🤣🤣
Stay tuned brother👍👍👍😁
Enjoyed the video, thanks. It would help considerably if you identified the company where each powder was purchased. Thanks
On the fussy scale sheet it identifies.. company’s name, Columbia, Prismatic, Eastwood
I've been around firearms and ammo my entire life (over 70 years now) and I've never heard of anyone so 'puffy' as to paint their bullets (except during the 26 years I was in the Air Force Munitions Career Field where we hand dipped 20 mm Aircraft Ammo to color code hits on aerial targets.
Cute designer ammo you reload there - I just use the Au-Natural cast lead grey and it seems to work well in everything I shoot from .22 to .50 cal round ball.
Good luck
i was mostly frame and body but sprayed a few cars, some of these colors would look awesome on some roll cage and frames, never thought id be loading candy color bullets lol ! 😃👍
the powder that dont stick, what works for me is just a tiny tad of acetone and a small amount of powder to cover all the boolits.
Have you tried the polyester powders from Eastwood?
👍🇺🇸👌 thanks for all the help
Hey man, love the channel. I’m not sure how many you’ve done but I think it would be great if you would show some of your boolits in action with some comparisons between different grains,loads, coating etc and what gun likes what ammo. I think it would be fun to watch and help the channel.
Is there a powder coating that has real silver in it ? You know for wolf mans and man-bear-pig.
Would pre-heating help with coating? Just like the old days.. 140 for four..
Great series. Invaluable info. Thanks, Elvis. So, are you going to replace Ford Light Blue with any of these as your favorite powder?
Not sure about that since Ford light blue is durable and a grade one powder. The Columbia chrome is very nice but a twoDashthree. I will learn more as I load and shoot
I'm having trouble finding lead these days. I hate to buy it from retailers but I dont think I have an alternative.
Appreciate the info as always Elvis.
Do you give one or two coats? If one, would it hurt to try 2 for an even coat?
Would the coating be more complete if you sat all the bullets up and sprayed them with a powder coat gun?
Thank you. Is there a best powder for shooting the Covid virus? 🙃
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Interested to see how each coating hold up to long term chemical reactions of powders like titegroup.
The super satin green is nice! What company is that?? East wood?? I tried but never heard you say. Also good job on this & appreciate the time & hard work!👍
Ok ok ok best powder coat color for sure, 100% I got to note those however I am a Fresh Starter on moderns been doing round ball for awhile now, (no coat) Now is there a better Brand of coat? I see Eastwood show cased I know of others Harbor Freight, Cardinal is there a brand that just out performs the others? Hey Elvis Thanks
Elvis Ammo,what causes some powders not to stick and others stick perfectly
Hey! Elvis
Have you mixed any two of your best powders too make a better hybrid?
Always great/ informative videos Elvis.
Where do the HF - Red, Yellow, & White rate on the Fussy Scale ?????
The most fussy!
Great! what is the power of your toaster?
thank you for the video!
Good Elvis, very good, your experiments have given some good bullets, here in Italy I really don't know what powder to buy to get your results.
Have you seen my videos on the copper covering of bullets?
I have now tried to cover some 9 mm bullets with black powder, let's see how they come!
@cwlongshot
I was not talking about powder color but real metallic copper, see my video: th-cam.com/video/oRFd64unCck/w-d-xo.html and other my video: th-cam.com/video/P3dF5h9--EI/w-d-xo.html
I’d like to try powder coating bullets. Can I use regular bullet molds or do they have to be tumble lube bullet loads? Thank you for your assistance!
Anyone you choose! 👍👍👍
I would like to know who sells the Columbia Chrome powder coat?
Great videos Elvis!
Started off with HF powders. Than I ended up with Eastwood and no complaints from those.
I watch Full Lead Taco and he swears by a co. called: Powder By The Pond , have you heard of them ?
I think some of them colors need a white under coat.
Hey Elvis now that we are powder coating why can't we use other soft metal like aluminum. What do you think
Aluminum is definitely not so soft. For barrels anyway....
It's almost casting weather
Good Afternoon Sir I watched one of your videos and I noticed you use a PID temperature controller. I am looking at getting one. Can you tell me where in the the LEE melting pot you put the temperature probe? I am guessing it is between the inside pot and the outer shell but where is it in regards to the heating element? And what is the temperature max for the probe you used?
Have you used "Powder by the Pound" brand. And which of thier colors work best?
Dear Mr. Ammo:
Last night the Columbia website showed the chrome as discontinued... Today however... They show chrome as available with a note that says "Formulation Change - 9/29/20"
And they call it "Chrome TGIC"
Soo... maybe this is good news... but I guess it has to be tested again 🤷♂️ The Eastwood and Prismatic chrome options look interesting but wow they are far more expensive!
So the powder coat doesn’t stick in the barrel? You would think it would coat the barrel pretty bad. I’m just getting into casting my own bullets. And taking any good advice I can get.
Where did you learn how to reload and cast? There seems to be a lot to it. It’s very interesting 🤔
Pick one caliber follow along.. it’s easy! Don’t get caught up in meaningless details. Start collecting now take your time. It is very satisfying. 👍👍
@@elvisammo I’m thinking of a progressive press. Start loading 556 and 300 Blkout. We ll see. Thanks.
I have been watching your videos for a couple of years now and i greatly appreciate your powder coat ones. But I have a question. On your notebook you have Ford Light Blue at 400 degrees for 20 min. I seen your video with you doing the 4140 method. Did you go back to doing 400 at 20 min or are you still using the 4140 method?