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Machine enamels - any recommendations?
Knowing what practical sorts are likely to visit this group, I'd like
recommendations for paint for my new project, a Holbrook Model C lathe - originally it was a shade of Institutional Green, which I may choose not to repeat on grounds of taste (or lack thereof)... At present my plan is to strip the original paint back to bare metal (apparently Mr Muscle oven cleaner is a good choice for this, with less health risks than Nitromors etc.) and clean with thinners, apply a coat of bare-metal primer, fill any obvious pits (Isopon or similar) and sand, before applying further primer and the top (colour) coats with further sanding in between. I've heard scary stories about 2-pack (e.g. epoxy and other) paints and hazardous chemicals, although I'd be brushing rather than spraying if I were to go for such, on the assuption that it's the vapourisation of the catalysts etc. that leads to problems - Ideally I'd avoid them if there's something else that's suitable. I've seen a few favourable comments on "Combi Color" enamels and associated primers, some quite negative ones on Smoothrite etc. and not many on Tekaloid (most of the sites that discuss machine painting seem to be transpondian, with different brand names!), has anyone any opinions on which would be most suitable? The poor thing's likely to have spanners and chuck-keys etc. dropped on it from time to time, coolant (probably neat cutting oil rather than soluble) and smoking swarf all over it, so durability's a major factor (I'd quite like it to look good too, though!) Any rebuilders or restorers of old iron have any suggestions? Thanks, Dave H. |
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On 4 Aug, 02:34, "Dave H."
wrote: Knowing what practical sorts are likely to visit this group, I'd like recommendations for paint for my new project, I've had good results with this: http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/t/TORMACHEN/ Admittedly chosen because I was already buying £40 quid of stuff from them and wanted something to take it over the £50 free shipping. Good range of colours and it's around half the price of comparable products. Use their magic thinners with it. Johnstones machine paint is good too, and reasonably easy to find. I've bought it from our local farmer's merchant. The stuff's never cheap, and often comes in 5l cans that are more than you want and one hell of a price! It makes the regular eBay trade in Myford touch-up cans of 250ml look affordable, and at least the stuff's good. For lathes you can get away with nearly anything. Mills that are spraying cutting fluid around are a much more severe test of paint. |
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Machine enamels - any recommendations?
"Dave H." wrote in message news:Bs36o.40653$zT3.39812@hurricane... Knowing what practical sorts are likely to visit this group, I'd like recommendations for paint for my new project, a Holbrook Model C lathe - originally it was a shade of Institutional Green, which I may choose not to repeat on grounds of taste (or lack thereof)... At present my plan is to strip the original paint back to bare metal (apparently Mr Muscle oven cleaner is a good choice for this, with less health risks than Nitromors etc.) and clean with thinners, apply a coat of bare-metal primer, fill any obvious pits (Isopon or similar) and sand, before applying further primer and the top (colour) coats with further sanding in between. I've heard scary stories about 2-pack (e.g. epoxy and other) paints and hazardous chemicals, although I'd be brushing rather than spraying if I were to go for such, on the assuption that it's the vapourisation of the catalysts etc. that leads to problems - Ideally I'd avoid them if there's something else that's suitable. I've seen a few favourable comments on "Combi Color" enamels and associated primers, some quite negative ones on Smoothrite etc. and not many on Tekaloid (most of the sites that discuss machine painting seem to be transpondian, with different brand names!), has anyone any opinions on which would be most suitable? The poor thing's likely to have spanners and chuck-keys etc. dropped on it from time to time, coolant (probably neat cutting oil rather than soluble) and smoking swarf all over it, so durability's a major factor (I'd quite like it to look good too, though!) Any rebuilders or restorers of old iron have any suggestions? Truck Enamel, purchased from any good refinishing products company. Sprays on in one coat, multitude of colours, glass like finish and hard wearing. Probably cheaper than most other products "Designed" for machinery and the like AKA Tractor Enamel... Like http://www.promain.co.uk/category/Tractor_Enamel_id748 |
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Machine enamels - any recommendations?
Dave H. wrote:
Knowing what practical sorts are likely to visit this group, I'd like recommendations for paint for my new project, a Holbrook Model C lathe - originally it was a shade of Institutional Green, which I may choose not to repeat on grounds of taste (or lack thereof)... At present my plan is to strip the original paint back to bare metal (apparently Mr Muscle oven cleaner is a good choice for this, with less health risks than Nitromors etc.) and clean with thinners, apply a coat of bare-metal primer, fill any obvious pits (Isopon or similar) and sand, before applying further primer and the top (colour) coats with further sanding in between. This page has some stuff: http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/quorn/quorn.html scroll down to "Finishing the Castings" I don't suppose there's a lot of practical difference between a new casting and a newly stripped casting. BugBear |
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On 4 Aug, 02:34, "Dave H."
wrote: Knowing what practical sorts are likely to visit this group, I'd like recommendations for paint for my new project, a Holbrook Model C lathe - originally it was a shade of Institutional Green, which I may choose not to repeat on grounds of taste (or lack thereof)... At present my plan is to strip the original paint back to bare metal (apparently Mr Muscle oven cleaner is a good choice for this, with less health risks than Nitromors etc.) and clean with thinners, apply a coat of bare-metal primer, fill any obvious pits (Isopon or similar) and sand, before applying further primer and the top (colour) coats with further sanding in between. I've heard scary stories about 2-pack (e.g. epoxy and other) paints and hazardous chemicals, although I'd be brushing rather than spraying if I were to go for such, on the assuption that it's the vapourisation of the catalysts etc. that leads to problems - Ideally I'd avoid them if there's something else that's suitable. I've seen a few favourable comments on "Combi Color" enamels and associated primers, some quite negative ones on Smoothrite etc. and not many on Tekaloid (most of the sites that discuss machine painting seem to be transpondian, with different brand names!), has anyone any opinions on which would be most suitable? The poor thing's likely to have spanners and chuck-keys etc. dropped on it from time to time, coolant (probably neat cutting oil rather than soluble) and smoking swarf all over it, so durability's a major factor (I'd quite like it to look good too, though!) Any rebuilders or restorers of old iron have any suggestions? Thanks, Dave H. Never came across it previously but the stuff was going really cheap (the cans were rusty) so I bought a bootload of ex-military, 2 pack, white epoxy, from Anchor Surplus in Nottingham. Turned out to be the bees knees for coating just about everything from kitchen woodwork to tooling to cars and to outdoor use. The paint mixes up like thin cream so minimum prep' is needed and one painted coat does the job. It self levels with no sinking due to solvent evaporation, is extremely durable and areas I did ten years ago still haven't yellowed. Had been willy-nilly using the stuff for 5 years before reading that the nice Almond smell it gave off was actually Cyanide and according to elf and safety I should be dead as I didn't use certified distance breathing kit, gloves, disposable overalls, blah, blah, ect, ect, ect ect. ******** to 'em. It's all used up now now and I'm looking for some more. I would have suggested using a basecoat colour of your choice and finish with a hard 2 pack Polyester lacquer (for cars, Ebay) but it's pricey and yet again elf and safety are determined to scare the hell out of casual users. |
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On 4 Aug, 02:34, "Dave H."
wrote: At present my plan is to strip the original paint back to bare metal (apparently Mr Muscle oven cleaner is a good choice for this, with less health risks than Nitromors etc.) and clean with thinners, Thanks, Dave H. Dave We recently spent too much time/money trying different paint strippers to get all the chipped gloss paint off all the internal woodwork in the house. Most of them are rubbish, except Wickes own brand Paint and Varnish Stripper. Much better than all the other more expensive products. Needs to be used with care - burns a bit on skin and the fumes are a bit strong but really does wonders on the paint. Comes in a screw top tin and can be applied with a brush. Somehow some got splashed on a commercially painted small petrol tank which you'd expect to have a pretty tough paint and it took that off far too easily. Might be worth a try, cheers Toby |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Dave H." saying something like: I've heard scary stories about 2-pack (e.g. epoxy and other) paints and hazardous chemicals, although I'd be brushing rather than spraying if I were to go for such, on the assuption that it's the vapourisation of the catalysts etc. that leads to problems - Ideally I'd avoid them if there's something else that's suitable. I've seen a few favourable comments on "Combi Color" enamels and associated primers, some quite negative ones on Smoothrite etc. and not many on Tekaloid (most of the sites that discuss machine painting seem to be transpondian, with different brand names!), has anyone any opinions on which would be most suitable? The poor thing's likely to have spanners and chuck-keys etc. dropped on it from time to time, coolant (probably neat cutting oil rather than soluble) and smoking swarf all over it, so durability's a major factor (I'd quite like it to look good too, though!) Use Tractor Enamel or Highway paint (not the stuff that's used in lines, but for plant and equipment). |
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On 6 Aug, 00:26, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote: Use Tractor Enamel or Highway paint (not the stuff that's used in lines, but for plant and equipment). It would be OK if he wants it red, yellow or white! |
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"1501" wrote in message ... On 6 Aug, 00:26, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: Use Tractor Enamel or Highway paint (not the stuff that's used in lines, but for plant and equipment). It would be OK if he wants it red, yellow or white! A red lathe won't show the blood! Steve R. |
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, 1501 writes On 6 Aug, 00:26, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: Use Tractor Enamel or Highway paint (not the stuff that's used in lines, but for plant and equipment). It would be OK if he wants it red, yellow or white! Ford do a fetching shade of blue or perhaps Claas green? Oh no. That's what he is covering up! regards -- Tim Lamb |
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"Steve R." wrote... A red lathe won't show the blood! My thoughts exactly - Fire Engine Red (RAL 3020) appeals to me, the base will be in dark (holly leaf?) green though, so *serious* bloodflow will be noticeable by contrast... As it looks like I'll need to fill the castings a bit (a few blowholes, some "cleaning up" scrapes and snipes from when it came out of the sand), what would be a suitable filler to take Tractol / Tekaloid metal primer over the top? I don't want to have to scrape it all off again if the paint and primer bubble after a reaction to the filler! Thanks all for the input, Dave H. |
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Dave H. wrote:
"Steve R." wrote... A red lathe won't show the blood! My thoughts exactly - Fire Engine Red (RAL 3020) appeals to me, the base will be in dark (holly leaf?) green though, so *serious* bloodflow will be noticeable by contrast... As it looks like I'll need to fill the castings a bit (a few blowholes, some "cleaning up" scrapes and snipes from when it came out of the sand), what would be a suitable filler to take Tractol / Tekaloid metal primer over the top? I don't want to have to scrape it all off again if the paint and primer bubble after a reaction to the filler! Thanks all for the input, The factory solution was basically autobody filler aka Bondo (tm) The Burkes had a deep layer of it all over the castings Pinhole filler in the tube unless it's got big voids. |
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On Aug 6, 4:18*pm, "Dave H."
wrote: "Steve R." wrote... A red lathe won't show the blood! * My thoughts exactly - Fire Engine Red (RAL 3020) appeals to me, the base will be in dark (holly leaf?) green though, so *serious* bloodflow will be noticeable by contrast... As it looks like I'll need to fill the castings a bit (a few blowholes, some "cleaning up" scrapes and snipes from when it came out of the sand), what would be a suitable filler to take Tractol / Tekaloid metal primer over the top? I don't want to have to scrape it all off again if the paint and primer bubble after a reaction to the filler! Thanks all for the input, Dave H. For biggish flaws I use car body filler (P38), rubbed down with production paper. Follow up with spray putty, then rub down with wet and dry paper used wet. Apply Tractol, and your final finish will be A1. Mike |
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"Tim Lamb" wrote in message ... In message , 1501 writes On 6 Aug, 00:26, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: Use Tractor Enamel or Highway paint (not the stuff that's used in lines, but for plant and equipment). It would be OK if he wants it red, yellow or white! Ford do a fetching shade of blue or perhaps Claas green? Oh no. That's what he is covering up! regards -- Tim Lamb No, it has to be RAL 1007 JCB Yellow. Hearty endorsement for tractor paint. I made a riddle bucket for the JCB 3CX and gave it a single coat of tractor paint with no undercoat - sieved about 300 tons of mixed earth and rubble, and the vast majority of the paint is still on - only the paint on the central bars having been erroded. AWEM |
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In message , Andrew Mawson
writes No, it has to be RAL 1007 JCB Yellow. Hearty endorsement for tractor paint. I made a riddle bucket for the JCB 3CX and gave it a single coat of tractor paint with no undercoat - sieved about 300 tons of mixed earth and rubble, and the vast majority of the paint is still on - only the paint on the central bars having been erroded. Photo or full description, please. regards -- Tim Lamb |
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On 06/08/2010 16:18, Dave H. wrote:
"Steve R." wrote... A red lathe won't show the blood! My thoughts exactly - Fire Engine Red (RAL 3020) appeals to me, the base will be in dark (holly leaf?) green though, so *serious* bloodflow will be noticeable by contrast... Anyone red/green colour blind wouldn't notice it though :-) And there are a lot of us about :-( Dave |
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"Tim Lamb" wrote in message ... In message , Andrew Mawson writes No, it has to be RAL 1007 JCB Yellow. Hearty endorsement for tractor paint. I made a riddle bucket for the JCB 3CX and gave it a single coat of tractor paint with no undercoat - sieved about 300 tons of mixed earth and rubble, and the vast majority of the paint is still on - only the paint on the central bars having been erroded. Photo or full description, please. regards -- Tim Lamb http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s...ddle%20Bucket/ AWEM |
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In message , Andrew Mawson
writes "Tim Lamb" wrote in message .. . In message , Andrew Mawson writes No, it has to be RAL 1007 JCB Yellow. Hearty endorsement for tractor paint. I made a riddle bucket for the JCB 3CX and gave it a single coat of tractor paint with no undercoat - sieved about 300 tons of mixed earth and rubble, and the vast majority of the paint is still on - only the paint on the central bars having been erroded. Photo or full description, please. regards -- Tim Lamb http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s...ddle%20Bucket/ Right. Dry soil and lots of bucket shaking? My biggest spare backacter bucket is only 2'6" but I'll remember the idea. Thanks. I like the trencher. We successfully used something similar to bury a long run of electric supply cable here. The possible GSHP job would be in water at 18" so I plan to mole the pipe. regards -- Tim Lamb |
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"Tim Lamb" wrote in message ... In message , Andrew Mawson writes "Tim Lamb" wrote in message .. . In message , Andrew Mawson writes No, it has to be RAL 1007 JCB Yellow. Hearty endorsement for tractor paint. I made a riddle bucket for the JCB 3CX and gave it a single coat of tractor paint with no undercoat - sieved about 300 tons of mixed earth and rubble, and the vast majority of the paint is still on - only the paint on the central bars having been erroded. Photo or full description, please. regards -- Tim Lamb http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s...ddle%20Bucket/ Right. Dry soil and lots of bucket shaking? My biggest spare backacter bucket is only 2'6" but I'll remember the idea. Thanks. I like the trencher. We successfully used something similar to bury a long run of electric supply cable here. The possible GSHP job would be in water at 18" so I plan to mole the pipe. regards -- Tim Lamb Needless to say the trencher was an ebay purchase - I've 700 metres of water pipe to bury - it's on the surface at the moment feeding stock troughs and not only is in danger of freezing, but looks unsightly and it's easy to catch it with tractor implements. AWEM |
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"Dave" wrote... the base will be in dark (holly leaf?) green though, so *serious* bloodflow will be noticeable by contrast... Anyone red/green colour blind wouldn't notice it though :-) And there are a lot of us about :-( Dave That's the beauty of the plan - red blood over green paint would absorb pretty much all of the light falling on it, so you'd see a dark streak and wonder what it was! A CB rig doctor I knew once upon a time was red/green colour blind, which made identifying electronic components by their colour codes pretty tricky - he had a pair of glasses made with one red, one green lens (like 3-D glasses, really), by closing each eye in turn he could work out whether a colour was reddish or greenish ) Dave H. |
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On 07/08/2010 15:24, Dave H. wrote:
"Dave" wrote... the base will be in dark (holly leaf?) green though, so *serious* bloodflow will be noticeable by contrast... Anyone red/green colour blind wouldn't notice it though :-) And there are a lot of us about :-( Dave That's the beauty of the plan - red blood over green paint would absorb pretty much all of the light falling on it, so you'd see a dark streak and wonder what it was! A CB rig doctor I knew once upon a time was red/green colour blind, which made identifying electronic components by their colour codes pretty tricky - he had a pair of glasses made with one red, one green lens (like 3-D glasses, really), by closing each eye in turn he could work out whether a colour was reddish or greenish ) I'm not as bad as that. When I first started dabbling in radio and electronics, the resistors were large enough for me to read the value bands. Now they have got so tiny, I have to get my magnifying glass out so my eye gets as much colour information as possible. When I look at a strand of sewing cotton, I can't tell much more than if it is light or dark. Give me the real of cotton and I am fine. Dave |
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