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choochoo_baloo	04/01/2017 16:04:49
282 forum posts 67 photos	Hello all, I need to buy some Myford grey to repaint a few parts of my original 1950s ML7. Since after a quality paint I'm going to buy from Paragon paints. http://www.paragonpaints.co.uk/Myford-Lathe-Grey.html However I'm struggling to decide whether the original factory paint was either gloss or semi gloss. I would say semigloss - but obviously would be great if others could confirm either way. Thanks in advance.
JA	04/01/2017 19:35:52
1605 forum posts 83 photos	I don't know if this is of any use to you but I bought a factory reconditioned Super 7, newly refurbished, in about 2000. The lathe, made in the late 1950s, had been freshly repainted. The photograph below was taken in about 2005 using the flash of an early Canon digital camera. I have no idea whether the grey was the same as they used in 1958 although if someone said they never changed the grey I would believe them. I am afraid I have to leave you to decide whether the paint is gross or semi-gloss. I should add I no longer have the lathe. JA
Michael Gilligan	04/01/2017 19:48:15
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	My ML7R [somewhat later than your ML7] has paint flaking in some areas ... You're welcome to a small sample for forensic purposes, if you think it might help. MichaelG.
Simon Birt	04/01/2017 19:58:26
9 forum posts 5 photos	Craft master paints can probably help. They seem to have a match for most things.
Martin King 2	04/01/2017 20:03:40
1129 forum posts 1 photos	I have used ordinary grey gloss from Brewers mixed to RAL7100 for an excellent job. Martin

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