[PROJECT] Bridgeport Rebuild

[Old Minger]

Gents,

While I wait for the one shot lube parts to arrive I'm now thinking a head to the black paint and finish I need for the... Um,well the black bits on the Bridgeport.

I've looked and asked around at various paint suppliers and Googled the what's it out of it but have not yet found a satisfactory answer.

My original Bridgeport black parts appeared to have a matte black finish that was directly applied to the metal. This was mainly on Aluminum parts but also some mild steel as well. It it quite tough and appears to have a textured finish to it. The nearest example I could give you that you may all be able to access is the finish found on Noga magnetic bases for their indicator holders, it might be on other makes as well but I've only ever seen a Noga so that's all I can confirm.

I can't believe the paint is anything special but it's also not straight out of a spray bomb either as I've tried 3 different popular makes now and it's not even close to the original finish.

Any thoughts on what to use or other places to look and ask would be grateful appreciated.

I could post a picture if that helps?

Cheers
John