Wadkin Paint

[mr.alan.]

Hi Folks
I wonder if anyone can help - I am just refurbishing my wadkin Panel saw - I estimate it to be around late 60s early 70s. I am trying to find a supplier for the original paint. Its a ight green hammer finish. Intrestingly - my Dewalt band saw and Planer Thickneser - are the same colour . I have all ready called wadkin (Daltons) but they can only issue me with the later colour code ( Dark Green) I think it was something like 6011.

Thanks In Advance.

 

[mr.alan.]

Anyone???

 

[Andy RV]

I can't help you but someone here;
https://forum.canadianwoodworking.c...ower-Tools&s=b0529916a53405a6b41b8dd13b67d33f
might be able to.

 

[Shrubby]

6011 is the RAL paint code for Reseda green. It's a very common colour for machinery. Try industrial paint suppliers like Smithandallen for the hammer finish version
Matt

 

[mr.alan.]

6011 is the RAL paint code for Reseda green. It's a very common colour for machinery. Try industrial paint suppliers like Smithandallen for the hammer finish version
Matt

Cheers Matt- called them - and same as everybody else- they can mix the colour no problem- BUT not in a hammer finish - I think my search is now coming to a end and finally have to given in to a "near enough colour" I am totally gobsmacked why none of the big boys do not have this paint specially made - as far as I know none does this colour in hammer finish a- world wide! and yet so many manufacturers used it- Wadkin - Dewalt - and when you think of the amount of machinery they produced..... oh well Im afraid the paint brush is coming out this weekend to splash Coo-Var light green !

 

[Andy101]

You could try some silicon in the paint to produce the hammered effect
Just try a small amount of the paint and silicon mix first before committing to the whole tin
Andy