[Kermit]

I have some bullets that have had Lee Liquid Alox applied to them. I'd like to melt these down and recast them, but what about the alox that is on them? What happens to it? Is it going to make a huge mess in my melting pot? Information on how to deal with this would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Cheezywan]

It will burn off. Be careful of it. Kind of a flare-up when it gets ignited.

 

[unclenick]

I was reminded recently there is a warning by Lee not to use it as a mold lube because in that instance it leaves some kind of varnish behind. That will likely burn in the pot as Cheezy described. If you don't like the idea of flammable smoke, it dissolves in mineral spirits. Clean enough of them with the same small quantity of mineral spirits and you might be able to apply it all over again? Be some bother, though.

 

[Doc J]

I have some bullets that have had Lee Liquid Alox applied to them. I'd like to melt these down and recast them, but what about the alox that is on them? What happens to it? Is it going to make a huge mess in my melting pot? Information on how to deal with this would be appreciated. Thank you.

I have put some bullets back into the pot after they were coated with Liquid Alox.
If I rember, the doss turned gold, then bronze, the blue. skimming the top and re-fluxing seem to clean it up. ( wonder if LA was the cause? or I just had it too hot?)
Also I did note that my pot ( bottom lee ) needed cleaning more often. ie: empty it and scrape it clean...

 

[miestro_jerry]

You will need to clean out your pot after puttinr Lee Alox coated bullets in it. I use a small plastic putty knife for such things.

Are these bullets mal formed or defective? If they aren't bad, load them up and have fun.

Jerry

 

[unclenick]

If it gums up the pot, then cleaning the bullets off first in mineral spirits is the way to go.

 

[Cheezywan]

My experience was from turning a coffee can of alox coated bullets to ingots(came from an unknown maker in a diameter I could not use).

All floated to the top and ignited when I stirred with a paint stick. It burned-off fine and made good bullets when cast into something I could use.

I'd say it worked well as a "flux" as I observed it. Kept oxygen off of the melt when molten. Kept oxygen off of the melt when it lit up!

Was a big flare-up when I disturbed the surface of that melt. Be careful of that!

Cheezywan

 

[gmd3006]

Yup. Just burns off like any other lube or oil or grease...

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