While I'm waiting for my right arm to start working again following a waterski accident as Christmas, I've decided to do a full restoration of my old Wadkin chain and chisel mortiser to get it going. I've pulled it down to clean and re-paint all the painted surfaces and clean/polish all shiny the parts. There are so many parts!!
I would like to keep it original as possible so following reading many posts here, I am convinced Wadkin grey is the color.
My question is, does anyone know the "code" for Wadkin grey? The original paint is in poor condition so i don't think using it as a sample will work. I plan on using a spray gun.
What type of paint is best suited, enamel, 2 pack, hamertone??
Also, would you try and fix the damaged Wadkin logo on the side? It's a pitty but looks like a huge amount of work to fashion some steel and secure to the machine to repair the W. It was a nice find as it was hidden under the old on/off switch.
Cheers,
Andrew