Picking A Powder Coat (1-10) 

Thank you again for some more of your invaluable information. This has got to be one of my favorite Channels To get honest reliable information. Have a blessed day and I will see you in the next video.

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.

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

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.

the clear coat gives the most original look from leadbullets . i like that..

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 ...

That green is awesome 👌

Awesome job! Thanks for the temperatures and bake time!

Thumbs up always Elvis. Find your vids alwsyd very helpful.

This was great information for old and new powder coaters . A big thumbs up .

You are awesome!!! You took all the work out of experimenting. Thank you so much!!!!

Love your videos, Elvis. Keep up the good work!

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.

Thanks for testing these. When I test new powders I will do the hammer smash test to check adhesion under stress.

Thanks Elvis, I saved your notes for reference. Great job.

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.

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!!

Elvis Ammo...thank you so much for this vlog 👍👍👍...I learn so much and totally enjoy your delivery! Keep them coming Brother 😎😎😎

Eastwood squirrel gray is another smiley face. No fuss whatsoever.

Thanks man. May try a couple of these myself.

This was fun to watch. It's nice to compare side by side during the process. Great series Elvis! I binged watched.

Just cast my first bullets,Eastwood mirror red,coated really well,maybe easier that ford light blue did for me,

I think this is fantastic I love everything about what you do very informative thank you

I love the Ford light blue but have also had excellent results with the Eastwood light green.

Great little series man!

Awesome video Elvis!! You are a great teacher brother and I thank you!!! Elvis for president!!!!

I just tried Eastwood OD green, so far I am really liking it.

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.

As always love the video Elvis greetings from Norway

Nice work El.

Thanks Elvis, based on your recommendation I went with Eastwoods Ford light blue and my first try turned out excellent.

thnk you for all your dedicated service with this process❤❤👍👍👍👍

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. 😊

I have yet to try Eastwood I really need to get some. Great job Elvis for showing different colors and brands 🇺🇸👍

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

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

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.

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.

Elvis ammo, powder king!

I love this video. Helped a lot. I looked on the Columbia website & saw an "Alien Green". I wonder how that will coat.

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.

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.

My favorite is the dark green.

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

Have you found any powder give you problems in the barrel (aka fouling ect?) Im still using Habor freight red from years ago ( got quite a bit) still working for me, but wanna get some more colors and "jazz it up a bit". Ps, thank you for all that you have done for us powder coating geeks!

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 really enjoy your videos, I just would have liked to have seen them last year. I got some HF yellow is that any good? I got a thrift store convection toaster oven for $10. I have molds,dies and lead, but have about 3,000 cast 45 apc heads I am reloading right now, so casting and powder coating will be a future project. Also I watched your video on preheating the bullets, and the one on lower temp curing. Are you back to curing at the recommended temp. then water quenching?

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.

Great series. Invaluable info. Thanks, Elvis. So, are you going to replace Ford Light Blue with any of these as your favorite powder?

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 ! 😃👍

Hey Elvis thanks for the all the great info and help. But I think I’m doing something wrong I’ve got Eastwood’s red and it’s not sticking to the bullets at all it’s not smooth Ans looks like the coating is inconsistent around to bullets. What do I need to do?

Hey! Elvis Have you mixed any two of your best powders too make a better hybrid?

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!

Nice video, however my concern is accuracy is it worth the extra time and money? Macabee Speed, hope that’s right, had good results with the FX Hybrids powder coated, but whose having the same results. Could in-coated areas pose a accuracy problem? Just asking. God bless

Elvis Ammo. Luv your powdercoat videos ! My question - Will using powdercoat allow us to use softer lead alloys and rely on the powdercoat for barrel leading protection ? As in using 12 to 15 BHN 44 mag lead powdercoated bullets instead of harder alloy 21 to 24 BHN bullets lubed with standard bullet lubes to avoid leading the barrel ??? Any info or tests done on the subject ? Thanks for any advice

Great! what is the power of your toaster? thank you for the video!

Try Eastwood battleship grey. By far the best PC I’ve used

Hey Elvis Ammo, another video full of great information. Have you tried your ultra low heat method with any of these powders that you tested? I have had better results breaking the bullets apart using your low heat method compared to 400 for 20min like you hear a lot of guys doing. Using 400 for 20 method my Ford light blue the bullets tend to stick together and I end up having to remelt clumps of bullets that refuse to come apart. Any thoughts?

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.

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

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.

Strontium Aluminate - Glow Powder. activated by heat as well as light pretty sure these safe non burning tracers will work even brighter now.

Good videos on this, I do have a question I can't seem to find the answer to, or perhaps it doesn't matter. When searching for a PC to use, regardless of color, I notice you have options between, Polyester TGIC, Urethane, Epoxy & Hybrid. any time I see someone mention a color I look it up and it seems to always be Polyester TGIC, is that luck or on purpose? if its on purpose, is there a reason why you pick one over the other? Thanks.

Would pre-heating help with coating? Just like the old days.. 140 for four..

Interested to see how each coating hold up to long term chemical reactions of powders like titegroup.

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?

Eastwood Aqua Blue, Maroon, Light Violet and Sea Blue coat well.

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

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?

Hi there Elvis ammo!. How would you rate Harbor Freight Matte Black / White??. Got a few of them that were on 'Sale' @ local Harbor Freight store recently.

Have you tried the polyester powders from Eastwood?

Enjoyed the video, thanks. It would help considerably if you identified the company where each powder was purchased. Thanks

I would like to know who sells the Columbia Chrome powder coat? Great videos Elvis!

question time .i have been reloading for over 25 years ive in the past had the swage lube thing going on i had began to powder coat bullets but noticed as i seated them after sized and all not much of the coating was left .. shaved off from seating the bullets..i had pulled a few after the loading and noticed just a bit of coating in the lube groove s..on my 300 blk out 230 grn cast boolits..the lube groove on this is not deep any way..so an i missing something else? thanks

Have you ever used the glow in the dark powder coat paints? Do you think they would work like a poor mans tracer ammo? 🔫👍

Always great/ informative videos Elvis. Where do the HF - Red, Yellow, & White rate on the Fussy Scale ?????

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🤣🤣🤣

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.

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!

A new hand model , good luck

anybody shooting Lee TC 125gr in glock 48? What recipe of paint/heat/time do you use? Any paint build up at beginning of lans/grooves at bottom of chamber, if so, what did you do to fix this? Thanks

Elvis, does powder coating take the place of lubing? Im casting 405gr bullets for 45-70. This bullet normally requires messy lubbing.

I love Eastwood (Copper Penny) power coating. Lite coat goes a long way. Looks like lee’s tumbling lube.

I’m having problems with Columbia satin green sticking, any thoughts?

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.

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

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.

👍🇺🇸👌 thanks for all the help

Hello elvis ammo,I know this video is a little old but I need some help, I just recently want to get into powder coating all my cast bullets,9mm,40 Cal,38 and 357,I bought a couple pounds of the Eastwood Ford Blue to use which was highly recommended for powder coating cast bullets, I tried both your methods of using my Lyman Pro tumbler and using a plastic container and I can not get any of my bullets to fully cover they only get maybe at the most a small fraction of the bullets covered I can not seem to figure out why I can not get any my cast bullets to get fully covered. Any advice why this happening? Every one of your videos on powder coating whether its tumbling or using a container your cast bullets always come out fully covered in powder coating. Need help please..Thanks

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.

Have you used "Powder by the Pound" brand. And which of thier colors work best?

I nominate you for having the MOST OBNOXIOUS video entries in existance.

Elvis Ammo,what causes some powders not to stick and others stick perfectly

I wonder if any of the previous powders would make any difference if you preheated the ammo first.. I use Eastwood ford light blue and the green but it's still intriguing..

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.

Do you have the link to the companies to get the powder from . I looking into do some PC and new to it .

Do you give one or two coats? If one, would it hurt to try 2 for an even coat?