Refinish Paint on Lathe - Crackle effect and factory paint color

[NKmachinist]

Hello All, I have two questions.

1. How to replicate black crackle effect as in the first head stock ? I believe Crackle effect is not same as the hammer paint effect. Please let me know if I’m wrong.

2. What will be closest paint color I should go for to replicate the color for the second headstock ? Both are Derbyshire. Both of them show bare metal now after removing rust so want to prevent further damage. TIA..

 

[francist]

I believe you can still buy crinkle (sometimes called wrinkle finish as well) paint, at least I’m seeing some pretty current ads for it from places like Sherwin-Williams. Also a DIY version here http://build-threads.com/general-car-stuff/diyhow-to-wrinkle-texture-paint/ that seemed to turn out pretty nicely. I’ve not done it myself, mind, so take the suggestion for what it is. Let us know if you get a good result though…

-frank

 

[FOMOGO]

Used to be available from Harley for cylinders, but there are many sources now days. Mike https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wrinkle+finish+black+spray+paint&t=newext&atb=v360-1&ia=web

 

[markba633csi]

GC used to offer it for electronics panels- check Mouser and Digi-Key

 

[NKmachinist]

Thank you for all your recommendations. Am going with VTG wrinkle plus paint. I went through the blog post and found it very useful. I will keep everyone posted on how it goes. Any recommendation for the grey blue paint for the second headstock?

 

[NKmachinist]

Update - completed the project.
1945 Derbyshire Magnus 10mm Cone bearing lathe and screwing tail stock. I got the year of manufacturing from the date written on the collet box. I originally didn’t have plans to get the lathe and only wanted the 10mm Derbyshire hardened collets. Seller did not want to split the items. After all the work, it looks and runs great now. Planning on ordering new oil cups for the headstock which will complete it.

Things done..
1. Derusted the lathe components. This took two weeks.
2. Stripped the entire paint and tried to restore to factory wrinkle paint. It took two attempts to get it right
3. Pulley edges had minute chips. It has been sanded and polished like new
4. Brass dust cover would not stay on and most likely worn out. (It is not the slit kind which is the usual one). This has been repaired by pushing the material inwards and it worked.

 

[NKmachinist]

Still looking for help to identify the paint color for this other 8mm Derbyshire lathe. Any help with be much appreciated..

 

[7milesup]

Excellent work!

 

[7milesup]

Still looking for help to identify the paint color for this other 8mm Derbyshire lathe. Any help with be much appreciated..

If you want to get a perfect/nearly perfect match, I would take it to any paint store that has color-matching capabilities. My preference is Sherwin Williams, only because I know the manager there, and she does a great job matching the colors. An industrial enamel such as a DTM (Direct To Metal) might be the ticket. I do know that there are many options for paint and maybe someone else will chime in on the best type to use. Considering it is for a watchmakers lathe, I would think that the durability would not be a huge concern.

 

[Pevehouse]

Still looking for help to identify the paint color for this other 8mm Derbyshire lathe. Any help with be much appreciated..

+1 for color matching at sherwin Williams. Looks to be close to the smoke gray that rustoleum sells. Here’s a pic of that color after drying