wquiles, just looking at your last set of pics using Smokes JD Green it appears that the bullets just didn't take the coating very well. A couple things can cause this, contaminated acetone if you use the same batch more than once or twice to clean your bullets before coating, powder than has been subjected to heat or excess humidity or just not enough static electricity generated to attract the powder to the bullets or a combination of several of those things.
The powder on some of those bullets also looks pretty thick although you did say you tapped off the excess it still looks to thick for my liking and it looks clumpy as well, I get good coverage and can still see all the fine detail of the bullet with no rough appearance if everything is right. I use both smokes and Eastwood powders, some of the Smokes powders I have tried sample of just didn't give me the coverage I like and or seemed rather thick to my liking but I have had excellent results with the Smokes Yellow / Green, Super Durable Clear, Carolina Blue and Transparent Copper which doesn't quiet give a solid copper look but it's close enough for me.
NOE 30 XCB. ready to size and gas check.
As to baking time I pretty much follow the directions on the Eastwood powders I use which are Silver Vein, Metal Gray and Med. Green. The instructions say to bake at 400 degrees for 20 min. after powder flow out starts, which for me is basically 25 min. in a preheated oven.
How my bullets appear before baking.
Lee 170 gr. FN coated with clear.
NOE 452 230 gr. Cup points.
Silver Vein & Clear coated sized ready to load.
Lee .312" 185 gr. RN coated with Copper Vein & Smokes Carolina Blue sized, checked ready to load.