[GreenKeys] black M28ASR ?

Mon Nov 17 21:09:32 EST 2008

Powder coating can be expensive but it looks great and protects much  
better than just paint.

Don

On 17 Nov 2008, at 3:09 PM, wa2hwj at att.net wrote:

Gil,

I would think it would be a major job to completely strip off the
original paint coating. I'd just give it a good cleaning and then
spray it. Larry, K2JIA, had a few 28's painted at a body shop...
I'm not sure if they stripped the cabinets or not.
You want to get a nice low-gloss coating, otherwise the
glare will annoy you!
There were something like two dozen paint options for the 28's.
I think there was a smooth black, too.

Jack

-------------- Original message from gil at baudot.net: --------------

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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