Epoxy powder clearcoat question...

[Carpkiller]

Thanks in advance....
Couple of questions for people who have fallen down the epoxy/fluid bed rabbit hole.....

If you dip a fresh shiny lead jig in clear epoxy powder, does it come out shiny or just gray? and does it stay shiny...or turn gray over time?

**edit** I have some clear on the way and will do some 'sperimentin'.....

Thanks,

Rob

[William Ritchie]

Have not done jigs etc . for long term brilliance . I do have bullets of the same alloy we traded for a few years back Wheel weight and lino type that have been in storage for over 30 years and still as bright as the day they were cast . I have noted that the sinkers I cast from the same alloy will darken to gray matte finish after contact /use in salt water or extensive handling . Lead Oxide ? The ones that are unused remain bright . I think if you can keep electrolysis from water contact from attacking the surface material with epoxy they should last quite a while . I still have some of the jigs you made up for me back when and the unpainted unused ones are still retaining their bright as cast finish . I think at least with that alloy they would remain that way for longer than you or I will be with the living . Putting a good coat of clear should keep them looking shiny if the is no water intrusion after coating . Just my $.02 . Good luck with the project . WR Add / Edit if you are using pure lead the oxidation may happen more quickly .

[Carpkiller]

Thanks, Bill.

[OOlicon]

contact with a less oxidizable metal (tin or nickel coated steel) and exposure to moisture is a recipe for oxidation and dulling of the lead surface.