[GreenKeys] black M28ASR ?

[Don Robert House]

Close to original is always better than "what looks good." Black often  
shows scuffs and dirt more than greens and grays.

My opinion (you, of course, may not be interested in my opinion)
Don
K9TTY

On 17 Nov 2008, at 2:31 PM, gil at baudot.net wrote:

Hi Jack, and greenkeys:

It doesn't look like that black 28ASR is quite wrinkle-finish, as I  
would think that it would not have much sheen (but it is far back in  
the pic).

I am wanting to repaint an ASR cabinet, but have not really been  
excited by the choices of grays that are off-the-shelf (we had a prior  
discussion on colors).   This ASR  looks to have been previously  
painted with a different gray than standard, and I want to strip it  
and give it a new paint job (but I can't afford a custom color at a  
body shop).  It has the same subtle texture that my 28KSR has -- is  
that what they call "orange-peel?"

Anyway, I never considered black until I saw this one, but I think a  
nice satin black would look good on my ASR.  Was wrinkle-black the  
only  factory black M28 finish, or was black with that standard-28- 
texture also available?  Barring a proper green-gray, which looks to  
need a custom mix, I am left with a lighter navy-looking gray or  
black, as my Rustoleum off-the-shelf options.

And on a related note:  how can I strip the outer coat of previous- 
owner-added paint without affecting the underlying original 28 paint?   
I want to retain the original texture.  If I can't strip it off  
properly, I suppose I could just give it a good degrease with laquer- 
thinner, and a mild roughing with a scratch pad.

any comments?

thanks,

gil


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [GreenKeys] black M28ASR ?
From: "Jack" <wa2hwj at att.net>
Date: Mon, November 17, 2008 11:11 am
To: <gil at baudot.net>, "'david freeman'" <_dave.f at mail.com>

Gil/Dave,

I noticed the black 28ASR, too. I just recently acquired an
original black wrinkle 28KSR with a Mark I keyboard and printer.
The cabinet paint code is on the inside, verifying its authenticity.
This cabinet is the older type with the open shelf in the bottom,
like a Model 15 table.

Jack K0TTY





From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
] On Behalf Of gil at baudot.net
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:09 PM
To: david freeman
Cc: Green Keys
Subject: [GreenKeys] black M28ASR ?

Hey Dave:

I see what looks like a black M28ASR in the background of one of your  
pics -- was black an original color, or has that one been painted?   
Looks pretty good in black.

gil



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [GreenKeys] TTY Pics - M15 Cabinet & 35ASR
From: "david freeman" <_dave.f at mail.com>
Date: Sun, November 16, 2008 8:45 pm
To: "Green Keys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>

In response to requests for pictures of the two M15 "mailbox" cabinets  
I offer the following. Please let me apologize for the rough pictures,  
I just scooted stuff around just enough to get a shot. You can see  
that the WU cabinet is considerably larger than the Navy cabinet.

http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/01_NavyFront.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/02_WUFront.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/03_NavyOpenFront.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/04_WUOpenFront.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/05_NavySide.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/06_WUSide.JPG


I also had a number of requests for pictures of the 35ASR, Same caveat  
for these...

http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/11_35ASR-Front.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/12_35ASR-Back.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/13_35ASR-CloseFront.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/14_35ASR-Reperf_TD.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/15_35ASR-Keyboard.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/16_35ASR-InsideLeft.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/17_35ASR-InsideRight.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/18_35ASR-CoverOpenLeft.JPG
http://www.ww8s.zoomshare.com/files/TeletypePics/19_35ASR-CoverOpenRight.JPG

W6ESE/Tony, still thinking about shipping this to California???

Regards,
Dave, WW8S


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