Jet Off-White Paint?

[Matt Meiser]

I'm going to start building a mobile base for my JJP-12HH today or tomorrow so that its ready when the machine shows up. I usually paint them black but I was thinking if there was a close match available in spray can's maybe I'd go crazy and paint it Jet white. :rolleyes: I don't have anything Jet in my shop right now to compare to. Anyone know of a stock color available at Ace, Do-It-Best, Sherwin-Williams or one of the big box chains that would be a close match? Maybe even a touch up color from Auto Zone or O'Reily though that could get expensive. I want a spray can and its not worth messing with custom--if not I'll just do Boring Black again.

Edit: Well, shoot, guess I should have searched first:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?118084-Jet-White-Paint-formulation&p=1192614#post1192614

[james gerus]

If you choose a brush on paint Ace can match it just take a painted small part from your tool. I did this for my Jet lathe. Jim Gerus

[Tony Zaffuto]

Call Jet! I have a Jet lathe that arrived with the paint pretty knicked up. Called Jet and within 2 or 3 days, I received a can of touch-up spray paint that was a perfect match at no cost.

[Archie Sullivan]

Krylon Ivory 51504

http://www.krylon.com/products/indooroutdoor_paint/

[John Coloccia]

There's a Rustoleom rattle can that's close. I don't remember which one. How can there be so many whites???

edit: I just saw your link, Matt. Canvas White sounds right.

[Matt Meiser]

How can there be so many whites???

On cars most whites aren't even white--more like light gray's that look white. White is too white.

[greg a bender]

The white on my JJP-12 is different than the white on my 1642 Lathe. Both were bought and manufactured this year.
The JJP-12 is a little more yellow'ish.
The white on my Grizzly Polar Bear BS is yet another shade of white.;)

Greg A.

[Joe Leigh]

Isn't White, White? well......maybe not.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwOGVWqHAw

[Matt Meiser]

I could go REALLY crazy and paint it Jet red. There's only one red, right? :D

Actually, now that I think about it one of the guys in our club painted his red after one of our mobile base building workshops. Turns out one was for his Jet jointer--looks pretty cool.

http://semiww.org/forum/download/file.php?id=1606&t=1

[Paul McGaha]

I like that Red One.

Congratulations on the new jointer/planer.

PHM

[Gary Herrmann]

See, now this is where being color blind comes in handy.

I'd take a digital pic of my Jet and send it to you, but who knows if it would turn out correctly due to RGB interpretation. If it were me, I'd go for red or black.

[Matt Meiser]

Red it is. My Do-It-Best only had one of the Ivory and even if they had more it may or may not have matched.

[Van Huskey]

I planned to suggest red, I think it will look great.

[Cary Falk]

[QUOTE=Matt Meiser;1596969]Red it is. QUOTE]


Would that be colonial red, or wine red,or candy apple red, or cherry red, or red sea red, or stop sign red or,........?

[Ryan Baker]

Yeah, I have a couple cans of that Rustoleum Canvas White too and it is a dead ringer for my Jet paint.

[Chip Lindley]

Matt, Sherwin-Williams will mix a quart of industrial alkyd enamel in the more basic colors. I am sure your Jet off-white could be matched perfectly. Instead of spraying, roll it on the outside surfaces of your mobile stand with a foam roller. You will be surprised at the nice finish it gives with slower drying enamel. Of course, some tight places will have to be brushed, but won't be in plain view either.

[Wayne Cannon]

Jet is very good about supplying touch-up paint, so I'll bet they would also be happy to send you standard information on the color [I can't remember the color standards, but when I worked for NASA, we found a car in the parking lot with a color we liked, got the name from the manufacturer for an industry standard database of colors, and took it to a paint dealer who reproduced it for us. It may be limited to automotive paints, but its worth asking.

The local Benjamin-Moore dealer does outstanding color matches given a small sample. The new computer matching at your local paint or chain hardware store (e.g., Ace) works quite well, but a practiced human can do even better.

[Matt Meiser]

I've had S-W match the old, old Powermatic green for me in the past. I too the porkchop for my jointer and they used the underside that had basically never seen daylight. But I was looking for a $4-5 spray can not a $50 gallon. The red will look cool.

Plus I need to get it done--J/P is at the local freight terminal as of 7AM! :D

[greg a bender]

Matt,

The red will look good with the racing stripes on the base of the J/P

Greg A.

[Jaze Derr]

Plus I need to get it done--J/P is at the local freight terminal as of 7AM! :D

Wait...you're supposed to have the tool stand done BEFORE you get the tool?!? maybe that's my problem.... :D

[Matt Meiser]

Yeah, I figure move the 600lb machine once instead of twice!

Turns out today is a holiday for the trucking company so I have to wait until Monday :(

[Matt Meiser]

This should do the trick. Its red red, not orangish as it appears on my monitor.

[Paul McGaha]

Matt,

Looks great. Says a lot for you to have a custom mobile base made and painted before the tool shows up.

PHM

[Phil Thien]

Matt,

Looks great. Says a lot for you to have a custom mobile base made and painted before the tool shows up.

PHM

I think it says "overachiever." :D

Matt, for the record, which red did you use? I had to paint the blade guard on my bandsaw. It had previously been plated but the plating came off. I used Rustoleum "safety red" and I've since found all sorts of other uses for it.

[Matt Meiser]

Do-It-Best brand. I think it was called Cherry Red or something like that. I use theirs frequently for stuff like this because its inexpensive, fast drying, and seems to hold up well. I wouldn't use it outside though.

I'm glad I got it done because I know I'm going to be impatient when it arrives and want it up and running. This way I can move it off the pallet onto the base.

I just went out and snapped the inserts into the open tubing ends so I'm all ready to go.

[Chip Lindley]

I've had S-W match the old, old Powermatic green for me in the past. I too the porkchop for my jointer and they used the underside that had basically never seen daylight. But I was looking for a $4-5 spray can not a $50 gallon. The red will look cool.

Plus I need to get it done--J/P is at the local freight terminal as of 7AM! :D

Just for the record, no need to buy a gallon; at least not from my local Sherwin-Williams dealer. Quarts are $19.99. Enjoy your REDDDD!!

[Matt Meiser]

I'll have to check another store--mine said they could only do gallons of the industrial enamel.

[Justin Jones RDH]

Very Nice! I really wish i knew how to weld :/