Having tried to get gloss paint mixed to match a (Myford) lathe in a DIY shed
I would warn that the colour may only be an approximation to the sample you
bring in. In my case, I had to do some significant trimming of the colour,
about 5% extra white and 3% extra yellow in order to get the colour even close
to the sample.
What this means is that one mighty get a colour that looks ok if you are
painting the entire mill, but you'd never get a match close enough to paint
over scratches.
Do Hardinge sell Bridgeport paint?
Mark Rand
RTFM
It might be worthwhile to look for a place that has a computerised
color matching machine to get a tin matched up. All they need is a chip
or sample to match too, and they are quite accurate. Not available
everywhere, though.
FWIW the local paint guy color matched the Myford casting that I
brought in to him. He did it by eye and I am pleased enough with the
results.
It's not a new lathe, and I am none too concerned over the very slight
mismatch. I was more interested in covering the burns from my welding
the cover back together, and now have a half pint tin of enamel paint of
known, matchable color should I get enthused about a makeover on my
Myford at some point.
Custom matched spray cans can be got, but at a price, or you might
consider one of the refillable, air charged spray cans that are out
there if you gotta have a spraybomb of paint for touchups.
Cheers
Trevor Jones
I would go to a real paint store, not the BORG and talk to the guy there. I
bet they could set you up with a nice industrial enamel that would be a dead
perfect match.
I would also consider brushing rather than spray. With a little Penetrol in
the mix the paint will flow out without any brush strokes, assuming of
course you use a good brush and avoid dry brushing. The advantage is you
get a much thicker paint film and there is not any big hassle with turning
your shop into a spray booth.
In my case, it _was_ with the so called computerised colour matching machine
(Dulux). It's a lottery because they only cover about 3000 combinations and
there are a lot more paint mixes than that out there.
Or maybe I'm just picky :-)
Mark Rand
RTFM
On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:15:24 +0100, with neither quill nor qualm, Mark
Rand quickly quoth:
If one were picky, one wouldn't paint a nice machine ANY shade of
butt-fugly GRAY!
Back in the day we would buy paint directly from Bridgeport. Went on
like honey (brush) and looked as good as new.
Many manufacturers do not make a secret of their paint mixture formula.
No skin off their nose. I'd suggest giving Bridgeport a call.
dennis
in nca
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