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Hi does anyone know where I can get the paint code for my older shop smith...its was built in the 1950's....thanks its green and grey in color

Yes it sure does thanks Bob

$11.54 per can?? PLUS Shipping??? I like Shopsmith and their products but come on!! Let's approach reasonable here!

The price sounds reasonable to me, for the convenience of not having to go to a big-box store and search for a matching color, and being able to buy as many, or as few, cans as you need. But we all value our time differently, so what's reasonable for one person may be totally unacceptable for another.

I appreciate that Shopsmith is willing to help us restore 60-year-old products to "like-new" condition. I surely wish I could get ME restored to a "like-new" condition!

Gary

greitz wrote:The price sounds reasonable to me, for the convenience of not having to go to a big-box store and search for a matching color, and being able to buy as many, or as few, cans as you need. But we all value our time differently, so what's reasonable for one person may be totally unacceptable for another.

I appreciate that Shopsmith is willing to help us restore 60-year-old products to "like-new" condition. I surely wish I could get ME restored to a "like-new" condition!

Gary

It does not 'match' all that well.

IMHO rustoleum hammered is preferable(not an exact match either).

I can only speak to the "Gray before 10-01-2001" paint - I bought 3 cans last time I placed a big SS order (and hence the additional shipping beyond the $11.54/can was negligible...matter of fact I don't think adding those items increased the overall shipping at all). I found it to be a pretty darn good match. Yes, I guess at first glance the cost seems high for spray paint but then go to a paint store with a specific color formula and ask them how much they charge to mix the paint and put it in aerosol cans (assuming they even do it - I think only 1 paint store in our area even does this). I'm not sure how close you can come to the original gray color with off-the-shelf paint from the hardware store...seems like they only have a couple gray options, so one is probably relatively close but likely not a match. Also, I found the SS paint and the spray nozzle to be good quality in terms of how well it applied. I was happy to pay ~$34 for enough paint to repaint my MV and know that the color was pretty close to spot on. Of course the price difference also probably is a question of sales volume, as with most things SS sells...I agree that we should be pretty thrilled they are still willing to carry these paints for machines up to 60 years old and I won't complain over an extra ~$5/can.

JPG40504 wrote:It does not 'match' all that well.

IMHO rustoleum hammered is preferable(not an exact match either).

You will NEVER find an exact match. Time, temperature, climate, etc. all affect colors. For that price you can paint it any color you want, even closely match the gray from later machines with primer and a clear coat (of skip the clear coat). This isn't a work of art. If it were, JPG would NOT have painted his Mk. VII in NON-MK. VII colors. Paint it whatever is available. Even if you take good care of it you will never get the value of the machine when you sell it. Never. Think about the last car you bought and sold years later. Your Shopsmith retains better value but not much.

My main point re the color match was that the ss paint for goldies and greenies was NOT hammered. The rustoleum is.

Getting a 'perfect' color match is a futile endeavor for many reasons.