CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
Humidity has proven to be such a small issue for me. I Powder Coat in my garage and too many times I do so in the heat if the summer ir days it rained. YES it makes a slight difference but truthfully give it a second thought.I don't use dessicant. It's humid as heck here much of the year and my shop collects moisture due to lack of soffit vents. When I run a batch it's usually raining and outside chores are on hold. If the powder doesn't want to stick I shake harder, never had a problem except with matted or the colors generally known not to coat well with the shake/bake method of application.
I maintain that static electricity isn't the principle mechanism at play to adhere the powder, it is physical impingement that embeds powder into the bullet's surface, then more can easily adhere to the base coat via static cling. The longer I shake, the thicker the coat. If I just swirl the bullets they get dusty but not really coated.
Periodically I will sift out the bbs and dump the residual powder/lead dust/copper flakes out and start fresh. I do this about every 15-20 batches.
KEEP THE RAW POWDER DOUBLE BAGGED AND SQUEEZE OUT ALL AIR.
USE SMALL AMOUNTS IN THE "shake container" (LESS IS MORE)
After a few uses dump it out and clean container and start over.
I cast and coat ALLOT. It really isnt a issue for me. WHEN IT IS, I see its something I have done or changed. Sometimes ta need to swirl/shake a little longer.
Ya need remember NONE OF THE POWDERS are i tended to work like this. ALL are designed to be sprayed. So some are better then others. Also as noted some colors are just a problem like Yellows and Pinks. Tge Blue Purple Green seems much better across the board. Also sparkled "apples" and Metallics can be problematic.
Good luck,