Currently de-rusting and restoring (where needed) an Atlas 10F lathe, with a view to eventually converting parts of it into CNC.
What paint do people use for painting old machine tools? I don't want to go down the hammerite route, and ideally I don't want to primer.
The original paint on the Atlas was some mid gray (battle ship type colour), so looking for a close'ish match to this, if possible.
I've seen some fantastic restorations on this site, but I can't seem to find any mention of the actual paints used.
What paint do people use for painting old machine tools? I don't want to go down the hammerite route, and ideally I don't want to primer.
The original paint on the Atlas was some mid gray (battle ship type colour), so looking for a close'ish match to this, if possible.
I've seen some fantastic restorations on this site, but I can't seem to find any mention of the actual paints used.