It was only with the influx of foreign electronics companies that RAL gained a foothold. No self respecting British company would use anything other than British Standards. I suggest you should forget any connection with RAL colours (German standard) and concentrate on BS 381. That company would match any colour which was asked for. It was sold as a 'system' of primer, filler and top-coat. A lot of work had gone into achieving a level of oil resistance, hardness and the high gloss which was preferred. It was indeed air drying but most companies used what was termed conventional spray. I can assure you that the formulation was not 'nothing more than an air drying brushing enamel'. Its not as bright as Aqua but not as bland as Myford grey.įor what it's worth, (very little) at one time I worked for the paint company that for many years supplied almost every machine tool manufacturer in Britain. I'm just embarking on an ML7 refurb which will be painted in RAL 5021 Water Blue, which is the colour used for electic motors. If your customer can find the nearest RAL number and it will satisfy his needs he can have, as I do, a litre of the stuff mixed up for less than half the price "MYFORD" charges for a 250ml tin. Hi Steamer, the myford paint is nothing more than an air drying brushing enamel which was colour mixed to be just off the standard RAL codes. I suspect that he can have some mixed a lot cheaper than Myford's prices and also wouldn't have the carriage costs. This was for one of my customers in Germany. HTH.ĭid I really put 2 c's in specially? Bloody man fingers. The blue, green and grey are shown on their website as available. I suspect that the Myford Blue was speccially mixed, and is possibly/probably not a standard colour. Does anyone happen to know the NCS paint code for the Myford Blue (Aqua).
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