powdercoat option

skizzums · July 19, 2014, 10:58 PM

hey PCers, i would like to know names of companies or individuals that you have bought powdercoat from, having a tough time google shopping for it

i have only used harbor freight and ready to spread my wings and get some colors, one thing i really wanna try is clear

links please if you have it, thanks

Beagle333 · July 19, 2014, 11:42 PM

Just scroll through the pages here and you'll find lots of names, addresses, and hotlinks to powder sellers. Ebay is expensive! I got my first several packs of powder there and then found other places that were better/cheaper.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-powders-don-t

skizzums · July 19, 2014, 11:50 PM

thanks for the quick response beagle

do the powder buy the pound colors shake & bake okay? i see that most are still spraying, hard to tell

^^^nevermind, i just needed to read a little deeper, looks likke by the last page everyone is dry tumble, glad to see that people having good luck with the black

Beagle333 · July 20, 2014, 03:22 AM

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looks like by the last page everyone is dry tumble

Everyone isn't dry tumble..... but it did bring a LOT of people into this who were hesitant to buy the equipment for spraying. You still can't beat the coverage that you get with ESPC... but tumbling gets you 95% and it works great and is cheap.

Yes, PBTP powders shake well. I'd say they are the #2 place I'd buy if I wanted more than HF red/black. The first is this guy.... and he's cheap too. His powders are ultra fine and fluffy and all coat very well with tumbling. Smoke4320's powders
Although guncheese is posting beautiful pics and I believe his source is http://www.thepowdercoatstore.com

skizzums · July 20, 2014, 10:37 AM

okay, i sent an order for blue and black to smoke

Beagle333 · July 20, 2014, 10:42 AM

I have not yet seen any bad reviews of his powders. They work very well for me. I haven't even ESPC'd any of his yet, because they tumble so completely.

mikld · July 20, 2014, 10:48 AM

Powder By the Pound is a reputable dealer with good product. I tried The Powder Store with very poor results/customer service.

skizzums · July 20, 2014, 08:10 PM

i need to stop taking days off on the weekends, i have ordered 3 lbs of powder, the 22 bator mold, 358 sizing dies and a bunch of 357/38 brass, not a ton of $$ but still

i least i bought enough junk to keep me busy next weekend

A pause for the COZ · July 20, 2014, 10:42 PM

Any one try any Copper color powder that works well tumbled?

skizzums · July 20, 2014, 10:44 PM

i thought about it, but i read on one of his threads that it has metal in it, he said it doesnt affect the barrel, but i still would rather not mess with it

skizzums · August 21, 2014, 09:04 AM

I finally got around to using that powder I got from Smoke on castboolits(on beagles advice), I really like it, coats well, it could of don better, but I was being lazy and picking them up from under bb's and stuff. but even still, a great finish

gloss black on LEE 230gr 300BLK

Beagle333 · August 21, 2014, 09:41 PM

If you're gonna tumble, you just can't beat Smoke's powder. He also now sells black AirSoft BB's. $3/1000.

'Wish he'da been sellin' em back when I bought that huge jug of em at Wally World.

skizzums · August 22, 2014, 04:54 AM

Yup, but know that I have several colors, I'm kinda glad to have the big jug. I have four cool whip containers and they all have there dedicated color, still have half a jug left though

Beagle333 · August 22, 2014, 01:02 PM

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four cool whip containers

You done went all perfesshunal grade and all!!

Shotgun Slim · August 22, 2014, 03:08 PM

I'm curious guys-what changes in bullet diameter have you seen with the coatings?

Beagle333 · August 22, 2014, 08:44 PM

Electrostatic spraying adds about .002" in diameter. Tumbling depends on how thick you get the coat and how many times you tumble. Sometimes the powder sticks evenly and you get the same .002" and sometimes it glops up (humidity dependent, I believe) and you might get .004"

Either way, it sizes back down effortlessly with a Lee push-thru sizer die.

skizzums · August 22, 2014, 09:50 PM

when your tumbling, the size can be pretty inconsistent, I learned the hard way that sizing after coating is 100% necessary, I loaded about 300 rounds that wouldn't go into battery

luckily it wasn't too big of a deal, I didn't have to pull all of them, just had to remove the decapping pin and run the loaded round through the sizing die. im rambling again, amyways...it doesn't really matter the size increase, because you need to size them anyways, which is effoerless after the powdercoat and doesn't remove the coating at all.

only issue I have is on rifle rounds when the case mouth isn't getting flared, the case will shred off some of the coat, so I have to chamfer al the cases really well, pistol its a non-issue

July 19, 2014, 10:58 PM	#1
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	powdercoat option hey PCers, i would like to know names of companies or individuals that you have bought powdercoat from, having a tough time google shopping for it i have only used harbor freight and ready to spread my wings and get some colors, one thing i really wanna try is clear links please if you have it, thanks __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

July 19, 2014, 11:50 PM	#3
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	thanks for the quick response beagle do the powder buy the pound colors shake & bake okay? i see that most are still spraying, hard to tell ^^^nevermind, i just needed to read a little deeper, looks likke by the last page everyone is dry tumble, glad to see that people having good luck with the black __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed Last edited by skizzums; July 19, 2014 at 11:58 PM.

July 20, 2014, 10:37 AM	#5
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	okay, i sent an order for blue and black to smoke __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

July 20, 2014, 10:42 AM	#6
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I have not yet seen any bad reviews of his powders. They work very well for me. I haven't even ESPC'd any of his yet, because they tumble so completely. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 20, 2014, 10:48 AM	#7
mikld Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2009 Location: Southern Oregon! Posts: 2,891	Powder By the Pound is a reputable dealer with good product. I tried The Powder Store with very poor results/customer service. __________________ My Anchor is holding fast! I've learned how to stand on my own two knees...

July 19, 2014, 11:42 PM	#2
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Just scroll through the pages here and you'll find lots of names, addresses, and hotlinks to powder sellers. Ebay is expensive! I got my first several packs of powder there and then found other places that were better/cheaper. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-powders-don-t __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 20, 2014, 08:10 PM	#8
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	i need to stop taking days off on the weekends, i have ordered 3 lbs of powder, the 22 bator mold, 358 sizing dies and a bunch of 357/38 brass, not a ton of $$ but still i least i bought enough junk to keep me busy next weekend __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

July 20, 2014, 10:42 PM	#9
A pause for the COZ Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2012 Location: Braham, Minnesota Posts: 1,314	Any one try any Copper color powder that works well tumbled?

July 20, 2014, 10:44 PM	#10
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	i thought about it, but i read on one of his threads that it has metal in it, he said it doesnt affect the barrel, but i still would rather not mess with it __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

August 21, 2014, 09:04 AM	#11
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	I finally got around to using that powder I got from Smoke on castboolits(on beagles advice), I really like it, coats well, it could of don better, but I was being lazy and picking them up from under bb's and stuff. but even still, a great finish gloss black on LEE 230gr 300BLK __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

August 21, 2014, 09:41 PM	#12
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	If you're gonna tumble, you just can't beat Smoke's powder. He also now sells black AirSoft BB's. $3/1000. 'Wish he'da been sellin' em back when I bought that huge jug of em at Wally World. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

August 22, 2014, 04:54 AM	#13
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	Yup, but know that I have several colors, I'm kinda glad to have the big jug. I have four cool whip containers and they all have there dedicated color, still have half a jug left though __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

August 22, 2014, 03:08 PM	#15
Shotgun Slim Senior Member Join Date: March 9, 2014 Location: Va Posts: 291	I'm curious guys-what changes in bullet diameter have you seen with the coatings?

August 22, 2014, 08:44 PM	#16
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Electrostatic spraying adds about .002" in diameter. Tumbling depends on how thick you get the coat and how many times you tumble. Sometimes the powder sticks evenly and you get the same .002" and sometimes it glops up (humidity dependent, I believe) and you might get .004" Either way, it sizes back down effortlessly with a Lee push-thru sizer die. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

August 22, 2014, 09:50 PM	#17
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	when your tumbling, the size can be pretty inconsistent, I learned the hard way that sizing after coating is 100% necessary, I loaded about 300 rounds that wouldn't go into battery luckily it wasn't too big of a deal, I didn't have to pull all of them, just had to remove the decapping pin and run the loaded round through the sizing die. im rambling again, amyways...it doesn't really matter the size increase, because you need to size them anyways, which is effoerless after the powdercoat and doesn't remove the coating at all. only issue I have is on rifle rounds when the case mouth isn't getting flared, the case will shred off some of the coat, so I have to chamfer al the cases really well, pistol its a non-issue __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

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