Myford lathe paint code.

Hello all,

Does anyone happen to know the NCS paint code for the Myford Blue (Aqua).

Thanks and best regards,

Steve

I suspect that the Myford Blue was speccially mixed, and is possibly/probably not a standard colour. However why not just get it from Myford. The blue, green and grey are shown on their website as available. HTH.

Did I really put 2 c's in specially? Bloody man fingers.

Thanks Mike,

This was for one of my customers in Germany. I suspect that he can have some mixed a lot cheaper than Myford's prices and also wouldn't have the carriage costs.

Best regards,

Steve.

Hi Steamer, the myford paint is nothing more than an air drying brushing enamel which was colour mixed to be just off the standard RAL codes. If your customer can find the nearest RAL number and it will satisfy his needs he can have, as I do, a litre of the stuff mixed up for less than half the price "MYFORD" charges for a 250ml tin. I'm just embarking on an ML7 refurb which will be painted in RAL 5021 Water Blue, which is the colour used for electic motors. Its not as bright as Aqua but not as bland as Myford grey.

all the best,

Rick

Rick,

For what it's worth, (very little) at one time I worked for the paint company that for many years supplied almost every machine tool manufacturer in Britain.

I can assure you that the formulation was not 'nothing more than an air drying brushing enamel'. It was indeed air drying but most companies used what was termed conventional spray. A lot of work had gone into achieving a level of oil resistance, hardness and the high gloss which was preferred. It was sold as a 'system' of primer, filler and top-coat.

That company would match any colour which was asked for. I suggest you should forget any connection with RAL colours (German standard) and concentrate on BS 381. No self respecting British company would use anything other than British Standards. RAL in the UK is 'Johnnie come lately'. It was only with the influx of foreign electronics companies that RAL gained a foothold.

Unfortunately that well known paint company fell apart some years ago and was taken over by the Germans. It is still operating in the UK but what happened to the formulations? I don't know.

Jerry

Jerry, thanks for your interesting post. We live and learn. Regarding what happened to formulations if it's anything to do with the EU they have probably been banned. I buy enamel paint from a company called Stokes in sheffield and their paint and certain types, eg Zinc Chromate primer, either no longer exist or have been modified so much they are unrecognisable in comparison. I am currently using a tin of enamel gloss and it's like painting with jelly. It also takes forever to dry, unlike in the "good old days"

Regards,

Rick

BS 16 E 53.