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Originally Posted by gat0r
I have powders that are clumping and some that don't clump at all. All stored in the same place (a cabinet inside the house in our utility room). I'm curious what I've done that has caused some of the powder to clump and some not to. And what I can do with the "clumpy" powder to make it useable again. I've sifted a lot of it with a sifter but come back the next day and it's clumpy again. The result is you get paint that melts onto your jig way too thick in places. I to the point of wanting to throw it all out and buy powder again. Problem is I've got a couple pounds of a couple colors doing this. Frustrating so I appreciate any help here. For the record I always seal my paint in either their original bin or in screw tight plastic containers for dipping. I shake vigorously and flip the container just before dipping to get the loosest powder on top. But a few of my colors is just doesn't matter.
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Gator, I have several hundred pounds of powder at home, and I have never had any clump up. I have heard this happen before. There were some posts on this awhile back. Somebody said to use the moisture packs to pull moisture out of the powder. I am assuming that it does work, but I can't say. Try a search to see if you find it. One thing for sure don't heat the powder. Heat acivates the powder for adhesion, too hot, and you will throw the powder away. You can take your powder in a bowl and crush it like the old time pharmacists used to do. BTW what brand of powder is it? Just curious. That's about all the help I can give you. Maybe someone else can chime in with their experience on this.
