I'm restoring a Jet jointer/planer that was produced in the early to mid 90's. The problem I'm running into is matching the paint. Anybody know of a paint that matches the old Jet Blue color?
The closest color I can think of is the new light blue colored chevy pickup truck that are are out now.
Find a spot that was un-touched. You can usually find a bit of the original color under the beds, behind machine batges and in other hidden spots. Then take it down to your local paint store and have them color match it. My local Sherwin Williams store hasn't let me down yet. Otherwise, paint colors were rarely, if ever, consistent across machines and differed slightly from batch to batch - so 'close enough' would be pretty accurate.
Take a chip or piece of the machine to the Sherwin-Williams store near you. They have a computer that color matches and does a rather remarkable job doing it.
I would guess you would want an oil based machinery paint, but they can color any of their products.
Woodchuck that bandsaw looks great! What kind of paint did you get, what did you cut it with for it to spray, what size needle did you use in the gun? Usually put either lacquer or polyurethane through my gun, never tried a paint before.
Not like I have a bunch of questions, just don't want to have to a lot of goof ups when I start.
Oggie, thanks for the info, I'll give my local Napa place a phone call. Might wind up doing this instead of getting the gun out.
Woodchuck that bandsaw looks great! What kind of paint did you get, what did you cut it with for it to spray, what size needle did you use in the gun? Usually put either lacquer or polyurethane through my gun, never tried a paint before.
Not like I have a bunch of questions, just don t want to have to a lot of goof ups when I start.
Oggie, thanks for the info, I ll give my local Napa place a phone call. Might wind up doing this instead of getting the gun out.
As I mentioned, I only painted the riser block and long blade guard on the left. I used a brush, but it leveled out nicely. This is the paint I used. The guy even named the paint for me hahaha. Oh, and the paint is not Fridgidaire. Lol
If there is even one spot of rust on the piece the water based finish will allow it to flourish. I tried latex on my baseboard heaters which were scuffed and rusty. The rust came back in months. The oil based paints have not suffered that problem.
Oil-based enamel is the way to go. Take a sample to a good paint store and tell them what it's for. If they're worth their salt, they'll give you the right paint and tell you how to cut it and spray it.
The riser block and plastic guard were already painted, but in the current "JET" white color. I merely scuffed them up a little and then painted over them. If it were bare metal, I definitely would have used enamel paint. I think it'll be ok.
Wound up going to Lowes and getting them to color match the Valspar Armor Guard paint. While you're there, pick up some acetone and the Valspar gloss hardener too. If you're going to spray, mix it 4 parts paint, 2 parts acetone, and one part hardener. Spray on the paint in several very light coats. I probably have 7 or 8 coats of paint on the tool.
I actually took the entire jointer apart, cleaned off the rust, repainted it, greased and or oiled the exposed surfaces, and put it all back together.
Nice glider under that planer and beaut of a paint job…..
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