Excellent video, I switched to Hi-Tek and it’s nice to see that Someone with a lot more experience validates my process. Used to powder coat but find the Hi- Tek makes for better looking bullet

Great job on the video. Enjoyed the presentation and info.

just plain WELL DONE, Thank You

Awsome. I run hi tek coated bullets in both my 6" long slide 1911 10mm and in my Tanfoglio Limited Master 9x19mm. A friend I shoot 1000yd benchrest with at Williamsport just gave me a bunch of .38cal 158gr SWC hardcast for free for my 6" Security Six 357magnum that are not greased in the groove. I want to hi tek coat them and this video was extremely helpful and straight to the point without the usual irrelevant B.S. you have to sit through on so many videos. Thank you

Excellent video. Thank you

Well done Sir!!!

I don't understand why people think powder coating (PC) is difficult compared to this multi step fiasco. Put 500 9 mm cast bullets into a dedicated spare bowl on your vibratory case tumbler with a couple table spoons of Eastwood PC and run it for 5 minutes. No mixing. No witches brew. NADA! Dump them out into a wire basket and pop them in the toaster oven for 20 minutes at 400*. Dump them out and break up the clumps, and let them cool. Push them through a sizing die in your Star, or a simple Lee push through die and you are done. If you think you need a full on PC static machine or a whip cream tupperware tub, you are doing it WRONG. I've made 1000's of PC 9mm in a single day. And judging from the Magma casting machine behind the work bench, so has this guy!

Nice job! Thanks!

Thank you!!!!! Great video

Great presentation. I think it’s pretty funny how either people love powder coating or using this product. I don’t understand why people have to be either or. I personally use both products. Eastwood powders on my undersized bullets and hi-tek on my bullets that are perfectly sized out of the mold and don’t need resizing. there’s a tool for every job, use what benefit you and if you get to use both of them that’s even better.

Well done thank you

Excellent video and process! This sure beats Eastwood dry powder coating! Just ordered out the Hi-Tek!

Awesome video i have ordered some for my big bore airguns. Hope it works ok

I appreciate your attention to detail with this coating. I've thought about this system, but I started powder coating a few years ago, done a few thousand bullets. Mine pass the hammer test as yours do. I've used three different manufacture powders, one being the Harbor Freight which I used a couple of times, not used any longer. I use powder from Prismatic and The Powder Coat Store, both excellent. No acetone, one coat finish, 10-20 minutes depending on powder specs. Throw the bullets in a plastic container with powder, swirl as you did, I stand mine up individually (not necessary, they're prettier that way) bake, cool and size, done. For me, there is zero benefit to adding more step, chemicals and repetition to accomplish what I already get in half the time.. . I experimented with acetone and powder coat, it produces a similarly thin coating that needed another so that was abandoned. My powder coat costs less than .005 cents per bullet and that's a high estimate. I typically do batches of 300 bullets at once, one coat, though a guy could do many more. Experiment, pick a system you like, have fun.

Very nice, well done. Subscribed, bell rung, commented, upvoted, liked, shared .... may the algorithm gods smile favorably upon your channel friend.

I am a chemist. I heard a potential safety problem. Storing a highly volatile solvent like acetone in a non-explosion-proof refrigerator is a pretty severe safety hazard. The lid will work loose. The acetone will evaporate. The electric motor will spark--and up she will go. I saw an entire lab destroyed by this stunt once. Nobody got hurt, but that was a miracle. They make explosion-proof refrigerators. If I tried to reproduce this, I would only use metal or glass for anything that contacted acetone. You may not know it, but that acetone is extracting chemicals out of those plastics. It could conceivably cause weird problems. There is a reason acetone is only sold in metal or glass containers.

A very nice demonstration of how to use the Hi-Tek coating process. Your bullets looked well coated after the first coat so why the second coat and have you tried the bullets with only one coat? This whole process seems longer than a lube sizer, I have Stars and they are quick to lube and size the bullets.

Great video. I've been using the liquid form of HI-Tek for years..... but it's no longer available. This video is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

Love your channel. I just making sure you coat your pellets and slugs for PCP on all your guns? It’s safe for the gun and keeps accuracy in tact ? Thanks for the response

hope its easier then powder coating.. that shit just isnt working for me at all..nice im going to get some of that and give it a try...thanks for the video..

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they sure do look nice this way, just started with powder coat, we'll see how that goes first, seems a little thick for me, I'm wondering could i thin the powder coat with acetone also if i wanted to try it once?

I live in Denver (Uggg) but plan on moving to a much more humid state that likes the 2A, but wondering on the drying time in high humidity. What is the humidity of your shop or does humidity affect the process in any way? Also, I noticed the coating does not get into the hollow point on some of them. I'm sure this doesn't affect accuracy, but why use HP at all? I like as consistent a process as possible. Thinking some with coating on the inside vs no coating would affect weight, therefor consistent accuracy. I know this is not match grade bullets, but I still like to come as close to perfection as the process allows.

Great presentation video. I just casted my first batch and used the same Hitek powder. After I was done with the coat I realized I used a bit too much for my amount of bullets and the coating was a bit thick. It did pass the wipe test but not the smash test. I guess its time for another batch :). How you like that NOE 135gn mold ? I got some Lee molds to start cheap, but I might be looking at NOE if I find cheap source of lead and want to cast lots of boolits.

Do you prefer 2 or more cavity for your molds? Besides the speed of casting what other benefits the 4-5 cavity molds have ? Do they heat up faster or about the same as 2 cavity molds ? At the moment both 2 and 4 cavity HTC356-135-RF-AH2 molds are available at NOE.

What model Breville are you recommending? There are more than a couple of different models.

So do they leave marks where they stick together on touch the mesh?

Do you resize lead before or after coating?

Soooo, as you are shaking the bullets don’t you damage the bullet bases at all?

What does this coating add to the bullet diameter?

what is the ratio of powder paint to liquid product?

Where do you order your powder from?

Plural of cast is “casts”, not “casted”.

Ummmm... no sizing?!!